In January 2009 the International Labour Organization, located in Geneva, Switzerland, released the Global Employment Trends Report, in which it stated that if the economic recession continues to worsen it expects to see a total of 50 million unemployed persons around the world by the end of this year, making for an average unemployment rate of 7.1 % (versus 6 % in 2008).
2009 年元月，位於瑞士日內瓦的國際勞工組織發表了「全球就業趨勢」，報告指出，如果經濟衰退持續惡化，到今年底全球將有 5,000 萬人失去工作，平均失業率將達 7.1 %（2008 年為 6 %）。