Economic policies and the health of the economy influence major and minor life decisions. An important decision influenced by the state of the economy is whether to have children. Past papers have observed a relationship between the state of the economy and fertility at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level. Some papers find a negative strong correlation between the unemployment rate and fertility while others find a positive or no relationship. In this paper, I further explore the influence of the unemployment rate on the fertility rate and birth rate using cross-country analysis for the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using data from the World Bank from 1995-2020, I use regression analysis to examine the relationship between the male and female unemployment rates, fertility rate and birth rate at the national level controlling for tertiary school enrollment rates, female labor force participation rate, real GDP per capita and GDP growth rate. I find a statistically significant negative relationship between female unemployment rate and birth and fertility rates suggesting a procyclical relationship. This analysis is of significance as it provides further evidence on how economic circumstances can impact fertility which influences the population of an economy.