Ecuador — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1974–2030 · 47 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In Ecuador, the unemployment rate reading was 3.59% in 2025, compared with 3.38% in 2024. The period change was +0.21 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1974–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2003–2025
  • Monthly data, 1995–2025
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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20303.5 %
20293.5 %
20283.5 %
20273.6 %
20263.8 %
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20253.59 %
20243.38 %
20233.57 %
20223.8 %
20214.68 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.