Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Guam
Guam: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 5.4% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Guam, 2000–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Guam is 5.4%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Guam peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2016.
That places Guam 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.3% | — |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -32.7% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +62.4% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -21.7% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 5.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Guam's 5.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.3%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Guam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +62.4% | 8.2% | 13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 15.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.4% | 13.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More work & labour data for Guam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 103.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 205.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 186.51 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1295 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Guam?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Guam was 5.4% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2016.
- How does Guam rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Guam ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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