Sierra Leone — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1974–2025 · 37 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.

The unemployment rate reading for Sierra Leone was 3.15% in 2025. The previous reading was 3.1% in 2024; the period change was +0.05 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 3.38%, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2016–2025

PeriodValue
20253.15 %
20243.1 %
20233.09 %
20223.14 %
20213.55 %
5 earlier values, back to 2016
20203.51 %
20193.2 %
20183.19 %
20173.66 %
20164.18 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.