Work & Labour in Guatemala 353 indicators covering work & labour for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.4% 2024 up 7.3% 52nd Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 407 2022 — 104th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 56.0% 2024 up 15.2% 15th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 72.9% 2024 up 7.4% 5th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 42.5% 2024 up 40.9% 37th Part time employment, female 61.7% 2024 down 3.8% 10th Part time employment, male 38.7% 2024 down 11.6% 12th Part time employment, total 48.6% 2024 down 4.5% 9th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 6 Co-inventions 2023 down 45.5% 86th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 44.3% 2025 down 9.2% 117th Annual working hours per worker 2,151 hours per worker 2023 up 4.2% 39th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,151 hours per worker 2023 up 4.2% 39th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 15.2% 2024 up 9.1% 32nd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 1.9% 2024 down 30.1% 168th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,151 hours per worker 2023 up 4.2% 39th Incidence of part-time employment 31.56 2025 down 32.8% 40th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,134 2024 down 9.9% 38th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 25.25 2024 down 9.3% 23rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 751.68 2024 down 16.1% 34th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 24.03 2024 down 10.7% 25th Employees 4,394 2024 up 22.3% 44th Unemployment of previously employed persons 115.01 2021 down 12.3% 63rd Number of strikes and lockouts 18 1996 — 40th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 125.6 2025 up 2.6% 43rd Youth employees 1,883 2024 up 13.5% 30th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 3,767 2014 — 48th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 43.01 2025 up 0.3% 24th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 46.5 2025 up 1.8% 12th Average monthly earnings of employees 3,605 2024 up 39.9% 66th Average monthly earnings of employees 3,605 2024 up 39.9% 64th Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 2.02 million 1999 down 27.6% 17th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.424 2024 up 1.7% 20th Median monthly earnings of employees 3,000 2024 up 47.9% 59th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 15.2% 2024 up 9.1% 30th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 39.8% 2024 up 12.3% 28th Median monthly earnings of employees 3,000 2024 up 47.9% 58th Median monthly earnings of employees 3,000 2024 up 47.9% 58th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 6.88 2024 up 15.8% 12th Own-account workers, total 26.2% 2016 down 15.6% 90th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 548.23 2025 up 42.1% 45th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.55 2025 up 40.5% 30th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 663.32 2025 up 107.3% 22nd Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.42 2025 up 64.2% 6th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 213.66 2024 up 1,199.3% 16th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6667 2014 unchanged 46th Labor market, Overall 0.9037 2014 unchanged 4th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.8322 2014 unchanged 19th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 16.32 2025 up 494.8% 13th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,217 2024 up 4,346.6% 13th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 72.91 2024 up 5.7% 64th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 73.86 2024 up 5.3% 69th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 1.28 2024 down 21.4% 78th Informal employment 5,758 2024 up 21.7% 23rd Informal employment rate 75.93 2024 down 2.7% 16th Employment outside the formal sector 5,092 2024 up 21.3% 23rd Share of employment outside the formal sector 67.15 2024 down 3.0% 15th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.33 2025 down 13.9% 76th ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →