Guatemala — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1980–2025 · 46 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 Guatemala, the unemployment rate reading was 2.6% in 2025, compared with 2.61% in 2024. The period change was −0.01 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.53%.
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- Annual data, 1980–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 % |
| 2024 | 2.61 % |
| 2023 | 2.34 % |
| 2022 | 3.05 % |
| 2021 | 2.17 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 2.96 % |
| 2019 | 2.19 % |
| 2018 | 2.28 % |
| 2017 | 2.46 % |
| 2016 | 2.58 % |