Global labour-market intelligence
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Reset viewOfficial market size and labour demand, compared with the active job listings JobLake currently observes across employers, agencies and portals.
JobLake coverage
57
deduplicated active jobs
Updated Aug 2026
Population
51,384,894
Period ending Dec 2025
Labour force
23,393,999
Period ending Dec 2025
Unemployed
642,399
Period ending Dec 2025
Calculated from sources
Unemployment rate
2.7%
Period ending Dec 2025
Vacancy rate
n/a
Not available
Available jobs
n/a
Not available
Coverage snapshot
Listings are deduplicated across sources. The observed-listing ratio compares today's JobLake catalog with the latest published available-jobs measure; it is directional because one available job can produce multiple advertisements, and some are never advertised online.
57
Active jobs
0
Added in 24h
1
Added in 7 days
15
Companies
1
Agencies
2
Job portals
0
Duplicates collapsed
n/a
Listings / available jobs
1
With known salary
Jobs by industry
Main job posters
Recruitment market
Distribution
Sources and methodology
Population
World Bank World Development Indicators / UN
Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation
Labour force
World Bank World Development Indicators / ILO
Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation
Unemployed
JobLake derivation from World Bank/ILO indicators
Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Derived from official data
Unemployment rate
World Bank World Development Indicators / ILO
Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 · Direct observation
Labour-market indicators update on their source's release schedule. JobLake catalog data refreshes hourly, and historical snapshots are retained so coverage can be measured over time.