Unemployment rate in Central America by country 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 6, 2024

As of 2023, Honduras registered the highest unemployment rate in Central America with 8.08 percent, followed by Panama and Costa Rica, both with figures around seven percent. 

This indicator describes the unemployment rate which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labour force.

Unemployment rate in Central America in 2023, by country

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Release date

April 2024

Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

2023

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Numbers were not available for Guatemala.

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