Unemployment Rate in Ethiopia decreased to 3.30 percent in 2025 from 3.40 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Ethiopia averaged 2.95 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 4.00 percent in 2020 and a record low of 2.30 percent in 2007. source: World Bank

Unemployment Rate in Ethiopia is expected to reach 3.60 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Ethiopia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 3.80 percent in 2027 and 4.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 420.00 420.00 ETB/Month Jan 2026
Population 135.47 132.06 Million Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 3.30 3.40 percent Dec 2025


Ethiopia Unemployment Rate
In Ethiopia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.30 3.40 4.00 2.30 1991 - 2025 percent Yearly
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