Unemployment rate women in Guam
Guam: Unemployment rate women was 5.39 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate women in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate women in Guam is 5.39, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Guam peaked at 15.85 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.38, in 1991.
Guam ranks 101st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.38 | — |
| 1992 | 3.69 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 5.15 | +39.3% |
| 1994 | 6.91 | +34.3% |
| 1995 | 7.06 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.3 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 8.43 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 6.7 | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 11.99 | +79.1% |
| 2000 | 13.1 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 11.23 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 9.61 | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 8.8 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 7.76 | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 7.73 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 7.57 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.97 | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 10.02 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 9.88 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9.3 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.85 | +70.4% |
| 2012 | 11.54 | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 10.88 | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.19 | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 6.53 | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.11 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 5.13 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.16 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.12 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.82 | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 5.62 | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 5.1 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 4.99 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.98 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.39 | +8.3% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 5.39 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 5.39 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.01, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +79.1% | 6.7 | 11.99 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.73 | 3.38 | 11.99 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.57 | 7.57 | 13.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.18 | 5.11 | 15.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.32 | 4.98 | 5.82 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More work & labour data for Guam
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 205.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1509 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1134 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1295 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.121 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 6.13 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 103.36 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 102.14 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 186.51 1000 No (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate women in Guam?
- Unemployment rate women in Guam was 5.39 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.85 in 2011.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.38 in 1991.
- How does Guam rank for unemployment rate women?
- Guam ranks 101st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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