International Labour Organization: Global unemployment rate is expected to be around 4.9% in 2026.

The International Labour Organization released a report on Employment and Social Trends in 2026 on the 14th, showing that the global unemployment rate is expected to remain at around 4.9% in 2026, with approximately 186 million people. The report points out that despite showing some resilience in global economic growth and stable unemployment rates, many workers are still trapped in poverty, informal employment, and exclusion. The report shows that nearly 300 million workers worldwide still live in extreme poverty, earning less than $3 a day. At the same time, the scale of informal employment continues to expand, with an estimated 2.1 billion workers expected to be engaged in informal work by 2026, lacking social security, labor rights protection, and employment stability. Meanwhile, the development in low-income countries seriously lags behind, causing the most disadvantaged workers to fall further behind in employment conditions.