Unemployment rate · Egypt

Egypt Unemployment Rate

The Egypt Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Egypt, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

Wichtigkeit
Medium
Veröffentlicht
Quarterly
Nächste Veröffentlichung

Neueste Zahlen

Die letzte Veröffentlichung, für Q2, erschien am 2026-08-14 und lag bei 5.8%. Das ist weniger als 6% beim letzten Mal.

In den letzten 7 Veröffentlichungen lag der Wert zwischen 5.8% und 6.4%, im Schnitt 6.2%. Der Wert ist drei Veröffentlichungen in Folge gefallen.

Feb 2025: 6.4%May 2025: 6.3%Aug 2025: 6.1%Nov 2025: 6.4%Feb 2026: 6.2%May 2026: 6%Aug 2026: 5.8% Feb 2025Aug 2026
Tatsächliche Ergebnisse; der kurze Strich auf einem Balken markiert den Konsens.
VeröffentlichtFürIstKonsensVorher
14 Aug 2026Q25.8%–6%
15 May 2026Q16%–6.2%
15 Feb 2026Q46.2%–6.4%
17 Nov 2025Q36.4%–6.1%
15 Aug 2025Q26.1%–6.3%
15 May 2025Q16.3%–6.4%
18 Feb 2025Q46.4%–6.7%

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Warum es wichtig ist

Full employment is part of most central banks' mandate. A falling unemployment rate means a tighter labour market, faster wage growth and more inflation pressure, which can keep the central bank hawkish; a rising rate is one of the clearest recession signals (the US "Sahm rule" flags a 0.5-point rise in the three-month average).

So wird gerechnet

the national statistics office usually runs a household survey: people are counted as unemployed if they had no work, were available and looked for a job recently. The rate is unemployed ÷ (employed + unemployed). Registered jobless and claimant counts instead count people signed on for benefits. Participation is the labour force ÷ working-age population.

Unemployment rate = unemployed ÷ labour force × 100
Labour force = employed + unemployed

Was Veränderungen bedeuten

  • A lower rate than expected usually supports the the local currency.
  • Check participation: unemployment can fall because people stop looking, which is not good news.
  • Broader measures (US U-6) include part-timers who want more hours.

Höher als erwartet: A higher unemployment rate than expected points to a weakening labour market: the the local currency tends to soften as markets price in lower rates.

Niedriger als erwartet: A lower unemployment rate than expected signals a tight labour market: it tends to support the the local currency and push bond yields up.

Eine kurze Geschichte

Systematic unemployment statistics began in the 1930s Depression; the International Labour Organization's definition, adopted in 1982, is used by most countries today.

Fragen

What is the Egypt Unemployment Rate?

The Egypt Unemployment Rate measures the share of the labour force in Egypt, people working or actively looking for work, who have no job but want one.

What was the latest Egypt Unemployment Rate?

5.8% for Q2, published on 14 August 2026.

When is the next Egypt Unemployment Rate?

On Tuesday 17 November 2026 at 10:30 UTC.

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