| Rank | Country | Unemployment rate |
150 | Iran |  15.3% (2011 est.) 14.6% (2010 est.) note: data are according to the Iranian Government |
146 | Iraq |  15% (2010 est.) 15.3% (2009 est.) |
143 | Ireland |  14.3% (2011 est.) 13.6% (2010 est.) |
13 | Isle of Man |  2% (April 2011 est.) 1.8% (October 2010 est.) |
55 | Israel |  5.6% (2011 est.) 6.7% (2010 est.) |
99 | Italy |  8.2% (2011 est.) 8.4% (2010 est.) |
133 | Jamaica |  12.7% (2011 est.) 12.4% (2010 est.) |
| Jan Mayen | void |
44 | Japan |  4.8% (2011 est.) 5% (2010 est.) |
17 | Jersey | 2.2% (2006 est.) |
129 | Jordan |  12.3% (2011 est.) 12.5% (2010 est.) note: official rate; unofficial rate is approximately 30% |
50 | Kazakhstan |  5.2% (2011 est.) 5.8% (2010 est.) |
185 | Kenya | 40% (2008 est.) 40% (2001 est.) |
14 | Kiribati | 2% (1992 est.) |
| Korea, North | NA% |
29 | Korea, South |  3.4% (2011 est.) 3.7% (2010 est.) |
190 | Kosovo |  45.3% (2011 est.) 45.4% (2010 est.) |