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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- Annual data, 1974–2025
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.15 % |
| 2024 | 3.1 % |
| 2023 | 3.09 % |
| 2022 | 3.14 % |
| 2021 | 3.55 % |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 3.51 % |
| 2019 | 3.2 % |
| 2018 | 3.19 % |
| 2017 | 3.66 % |
| 2016 | 4.18 % |