Work & Labour in Guatemala

353 indicators covering work & labour for Guatemala.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 2.3% 2025 up 13.9% 161st
Female unemployment rate 3.3% 2025 down 8.2% 149th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 24.6% 2025 up 26.6% 108th
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 35.4% 2025 down 16.2% 45th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 39.9% 2025 up 4.4% 147th
Employment rate, men vs. women 79.8% 2025 down 2.5% 16th
Employment rate 58.1% 2025 down 1.7% 91st
Youth unemployment rate 4.8% 2025 down 14.6% 162nd
Population by labor force status 5.80 million people 2025 down 0.3% 66th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 32.0% 2023 up 2.9% 57th
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 2,200 2025 up 343.4% 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 423.29 Persons 2022 up 18.9% 36th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 188.04 Persons 2022 up 83.5% 74th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.6% 2020 down 0.9% 103rd
Female labor force by age 72,382 people 2024 up 6.6% 78th
Labor force participation rate by age 51.6% 2024 down 0.0% 46th
Female labor force participation rate by age 32.8% 2024 up 0.6% 102nd
Jobs gap 2,408 2025 up 289.6% 15th
Jobs gap rate 23.4 2025 up 160.0% 7th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 2,030 2024 up 341.8% 10th
Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 20.8 2024 up 201.4% 3rd
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 4.6% 2024 down 18.7% 165th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0083 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.3% 32nd
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0044 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.4% 45th
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 2.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.8% 48th
Employment by status 60.7% 2024 up 2.4% 108th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 60.7% 2024 up 2.4% 108th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.7% 97th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0293 units per square kilometre 2023 up 44.7% 97th
Employment 7,583 2024 up 25.1% 56th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -5.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 936.6% 121st
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 936.6% 121st
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 936.6% 121st
Cases of fatal occupational injury 2 2022 113th
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.6% 2025 up 16.2% 99th
Unemployment with basic education 2.0% 2024 down 44.1% 113th
Unemployment with basic education, male 1.5% 2024 down 53.0% 115th
Unemployment with intermediate education 3.1% 2024 down 47.3% 112th
Unemployment with basic education, female 2.8% 2024 down 37.2% 104th
Unemployment with advanced education 3.2% 2024 up 85.0% 91st
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 4.1% 2024 down 35.8% 97th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 6.88 2024 up 15.8% 11th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 6.88 score 2024 up 15.8% 11th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 24.0% 2024 down 10.7% 27th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 2.1% 2024 down 61.5% 116th
Labor force with basic education, female 49.7% 2024 up 23.2% 28th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 35.8% 2024 down 20.1% 10th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 9.2% 2024 up 13.6% 90th
Labor force with basic education, male 83.6% 2024 up 5.2% 7th
Labor force with basic education 65.7% 2024 up 8.1% 16th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 70.3% 2024 up 13.0% 10th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 90.8% 2024 up 8.9% 3rd
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 79.3% 2024 up 9.9% 5th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.5% 2024 up 65.0% 98th
Labor force with advanced education, male 90.0% 2024 up 2.1% 12th
Labor force with advanced education 87.3% 2024 up 9.6% 6th
Labor force with advanced education, female 84.9% 2024 up 20.9% 6th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.4% 2024 up 23.4% 102nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 82.9% 2024 up 1.7% 14th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.8% 2024 up 4.1% 79th