ILO-comparable unemployment rate, latest period. Low unemployment signals labour-market tightness — shorter job search, stronger bargaining position.
Drawn from latest World Bank release for each country. Short-term rates are volatile and poor predictors of wage-trend direction over a 3–5 year horizon.
Methodology on the methodology page. Each row links to the country brief with full source attribution.
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