Interactive calculator
Unemployment Rate Calculator
The unemployment rate = (unemployed / labor force) x 100, where the labor force is employed plus unemployed people actively seeking work. Enter the counts to compute the rate, the labor-force participation rate, and the employment-population ratio — and learn who the headline rate leaves out. In this release this page is powered by the closest available interactive widget; a dedicated widget for this topic is planned.
Inflation Rate Calculator
Inflation = (CPI_now − CPI_base) ÷ CPI_base × 100
- Change in the index: CPI_now − CPI_base = 110.00 − 100.00 = 10.00
- Proportional change: 10.00 ÷ 100.00 = 0.1000
- As a percent: × 100 = 10.00%
- Reading: prices rose — inflation.
Illustrative only — a simplified year-over-year example using a two-point CPI series. Real-world inflation measures use the full consumer basket and published index tables from the statistical authority.
How to use it
Enter the number employed and the number unemployed.
Enter the working-age population for participation measures.
Read the unemployment rate and related ratios.
What you will learn
- Compute the unemployment rate.
- Distinguish the labor force from the population.
- Explain the limits of the headline rate.