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.
Unemployment rate in Guam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.5% | — |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 5.5% | +44.0% |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | -20.0% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +80.2% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 13.2% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -20.6% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +62.2% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.6% | +6.0% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 5.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Guam's 5.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.0%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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.