G7 Unemployment Rates 1️⃣ Japan – 2.3% (July) 2️⃣ U.S. – 4.3% 3️⃣ U.K. – 4.7% (Q2) 4️⃣ Italy – 6.0% (July) 5️⃣ Germany – 6.3% 6️⃣ Canada – 7.1% 7️⃣ France – 7.5% (Q2) 🇨🇦 now has the 2nd-highest jobless rate in the G7, only behind 🇫🇷. Hard to sell food when people don’t have jobs.