Unemployment 2024 Upscaling. Ilo's 2024 world employment and social outlook report forecasts the number of unemployed people will rise by 2 million, lifting the global unemployment rate to 5.2% from. Unemployment rates inched up in march 2024 (overall:
3.1%) compared to the previous months but remained within the range observed. To prevent abuse of the system, unemployment benefits could be restricted to those who lost their jobs under involuntary circumstances and not due to poor work performance,.