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├ README.md

https://datahub.io/calcfi/calcfi-world-unemployment/_r/-/README.md

├ data.csv

https://datahub.io/calcfi/calcfi-world-unemployment/_r/-/data.csv

└ datapackage.json

https://datahub.io/calcfi/calcfi-world-unemployment/_r/-/datapackage.json

Key Files

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datapackage.json— metadata & schema

https://datahub.io/calcfi/calcfi-world-unemployment/_r/-/datapackage.json

README.md— documentation

https://datahub.io/calcfi/calcfi-world-unemployment/_r/-/README.md

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1. Fetch datapackage.json to inspect schema and resources
2. Download data resources listed in datapackage.json
3. Read README.md for full context

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data

Field	Type	Format	Description
date	date	%Y-%m-%d	Observation date (YYYY-MM-DD).
value	number		Value as a percent (e.g. 6.36 means 6.36%).
unit	string		Unit of observation (matches manifest).

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Last updated: 19 May 2026
Total rows: ...
Format: CSV
File size: 1.4 kB
Sources: World Bank; CalcFi live page
License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

About this dataset

World Unemployment Rate

Periodic observations of World Unemployment Rate (World Unemployment).

At a glance

Field	Value
Slug	`world-unemployment`
Category	global
Unit	percent
Cadence	annual
Source	World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS)
Source series ID	`WLD:SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS`
License	CC BY 4.0

Live data on CalcFi

Latest value + chart: https://calcfi.app/rates/history/world-unemployment
JSON API (no auth): https://calcfi.app/api/rates/world-unemployment
CSV (this file, daily-refreshed via cron): data.csv

Quick start

# Latest single value from the API
curl https://calcfi.app/api/rates/world-unemployment

# Full history from this repo
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jerehere/calcfi-open-data/main/datasets/world-unemployment/data.csv

import pandas as pd
url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jerehere/calcfi-open-data/main/datasets/world-unemployment/data.csv"
df = pd.read_csv(url, parse_dates=["date"])
print(df.tail())

Source + provenance

This dataset mirrors World Bank (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS) (WLD:SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS). Primary source: World Bank.

Values are pulled daily by a GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/refresh.yml) from CalcFi's read-only data API, which itself pulls from primary sources. No transformations or imputations are applied; values are passed through verbatim.

Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite:

CalcFi (2026). World Unemployment Rate dataset. https://calcfi.app/rates/history/world-unemployment

License

CC BY 4.0 — attribution requested. The data itself is sourced from World Bank; consult their terms for any additional restrictions.