Employment rate in Guam

Guam: Employment rate was 58.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
58.8%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.7%
in 1991
All-time low
53.0%
in 2007
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Employment rate in Guam, 1991–2025

02040601991200820251991: 69.7 %1992: 69 %1993: 67.3 %1994: 65.4 %1995: 64.7 %1996: 64 %1997: 62.6 %1998: 63.5 %1999: 58.8 %2000: 57.4 %2001: 56.9 %2002: 55.3 %2003: 56 %2004: 56.9 %2005: 56.8 %2006: 58.1 %2007: 53 %2008: 54.5 %2009: 56 %2010: 56.4 %2011: 54.3 %2012: 54.9 %2013: 55.3 %2014: 57.7 %2015: 58.1 %2016: 59 %2017: 59 %2018: 59 %2019: 58.9 %2020: 55.5 %2021: 56.1 %2022: 58.8 %2023: 59 %2024: 59 %2025: 58.8 %

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

Guam recorded 58.8% for employment rate in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate in Guam peaked at 69.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 53.0%, in 2007.

That places Guam 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 65.0% 58.8% 69.7% 9
2000s 56.1% 53.0% 58.1% 10
2010s 57.3% 54.3% 59.0% 10
2020s 57.9% 55.5% 59.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate in Guam?
Employment rate in Guam was 58.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest employment rate recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 1991.
What is the lowest employment rate recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 53.0% in 2007.
How does Guam rank for employment rate?
Guam ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment rate rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guam data come from?
The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Employment rate
Unit
%
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and older) who are employed.