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Cities with the lowest published unemployment

Harstad, Norway has the lowest unemployment rate of the 30 cities compared: 0.9 % (NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026, 2026-06-30).

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A source-backed comparison of published unemployment percentages, with the geographic scope and date available in each source.

Items compared
30
Countries represented
8
Last checked
2026-09-24

Source-backed answers

Compare each answer with its unit and checked date; the complete source ledger is below.

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Original rankCity or placePublished valueSource and scope
1Harstad, Norway0.9 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
2강화군, South Korea1 %2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
3남원시, South Korea1 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
4당진시, South Korea1 %2026-09-24
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
5인제군, South Korea1 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
6Ourém, Portugal1.03 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
7Chur, Switzerland1.1 %2026-08-04
Source Scope: city · Period: 2022-12-31
8Lillehammer, Norway1.1 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
9Sunnfjord, Norway1.1 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
10단양군, South Korea1.1 %2026-07-22
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
11Tavira, Portugal1.13 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
12Levanger, Norway1.2 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
13Narvik, Norway1.2 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
14Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland1.3 %2026-08-04
Source Scope: city · Period: 2022-12-31
15Vale de Cambra, Portugal1.33 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
16Tomar, Portugal1.34 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
17Billund, Denmark1.4 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-11-30
18Thun, Switzerland1.4 %2026-08-04
Source Scope: city · Period: 2022-12-31
19Ponte de Lima, Portugal1.41 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2026-06-30
20Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom1.5 %2026-08-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31
21Błonie, Poland1.5 %2026-08-05
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
22Kendal, United Kingdom1.5 %2026-08-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31
23Poznań, Poland1.5 %2026-07-27
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-12-31
24Queenstown, New Zealand1.5 %2026-08-03
Source Scope: city · Period: 2023-12-31
25Allerød, Denmark1.6 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-11-30
26Dübendorf, Switzerland1.6 %2026-08-04
Source Scope: city · Period: 2022-12-31
27Gloucester, United Kingdom1.6 %2026-08-05
Source Scope: city · Period: 2018-12-31
28Holstebro, Denmark1.6 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-11-30
29Köniz, Switzerland1.6 %2026-08-04
Source Scope: city · Period: 2022-12-31
30Skive, Denmark1.6 %2026-07-26
Source Scope: city · Period: 2025-11-30

What the numbers say

  • Harstad, Norway leads at 0.9 %.
  • Skive, Denmark sits at the other end with 1.6 %.
  • The middle of this ranking is 1.34 %, across 30 places that publish the metric.
  • The spread between first and last is 0.7 %.

Quick answer

What does Cities with the lowest published unemployment show?

Harstad, Norway has the lowest unemployment rate of the 30 cities compared: 0.9 % (NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026, 2026-06-30).

How this list is built

Every row is a published unemployment rate observation measured in %, ranked lowest first. The values were observed between 2018 and 2026. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify.

  • Compare the displayed value, unit, source date and geographic grain together.
  • A city label does not change a regional observation into a city measurement.
Rows
30 places
Geographic grain
city
Observation period
2018-12-31 to 2026-06-30
Last checked
2026-09-24
With an official source link
30 of 30

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Cities with the lowest published unemployment [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 83fa7b525ba1f96082727095d5e80916]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Cities with the lowest published unemployment},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {83fa7b525ba1f96082727095d5e80916},
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}
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Sources

  1. NAV HL301 — fully unemployed by county and municipality, June 2026Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) · Checked 2026-07-26
  2. 2025 H2 Local Area Labour Force Survey — municipal key employment indicatorsMinistry of Data and Statistics (MODS), Republic of Korea · Checked 2026-07-22
  3. KOSIS Local Area Labour Force Survey — si/gun/gu unemployment rateStatistics Korea (KOSTAT) / KOSIS · Checked 2026-07-26
  4. IEFP — registered unemployment by municipality, June 2026Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional (IEFP), Portugal · Checked 2026-07-26
  5. Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS/FSO), source data SECOdam-api.bfs.admin.ch · Checked 2026-08-04
  6. StatBank Denmark AUP02 — unemployed in per cent of the labour forceStatistics Denmark · Checked 2026-07-26
  7. www.ons.gov.ukwww.ons.gov.uk · Checked 2026-08-26
  8. Statistics Poland (GUS), Local Data BankStatistics Poland (GUS), Local Data Bank · Checked 2026-08-05
  9. Stats NZStats NZ · Checked 2026-08-03
  10. EurostatEurostat · Checked 2026-08-05