Unemployment rate in Guam
Guam: Unemployment rate was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Guam, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Guam stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Guam peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
Guam ranks 83rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 3.5% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 7.0% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Guam
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 83.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Guam?
- Unemployment rate in Guam was 5.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does Guam rank for unemployment rate?
- Guam ranks 83rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.