Work & Labour in Guatemala 353 indicators covering work & labour for Guatemala. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 187.72 2025 up 38.3% 42nd Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 265.55 2024 up 56.2% 16th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 9.83 2024 up 38.9% 13th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 73.2% 2024 down 5.9% 18th Share of male workers in informal employment 73.2% 2024 down 5.9% 18th Share of workers in informal employment 75.9% 2024 down 2.7% 17th Share of female workers in informal employment 79.5% 2024 up 1.2% 16th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 75.9% 2024 down 2.7% 17th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 23.36 2025 up 202.2% 7th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 75.9% 2024 down 2.7% 19th Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 822.15 2024 up 21.7% 34th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7,880 2025 up 26.3% 30th Employees 4,394 2024 up 22.3% 29th Public sector employees 505.43 2024 up 28.7% 35th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,539 2024 up 38.5% 44th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 6,539 2024 up 38.5% 43rd LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 13.48 2024 up 606.8% 10th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 11.35 2024 up 39.4% 15th Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 253.07 2025 up 66.2% 35th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 42.3% 2024 down 16.2% 102nd Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 28.6% 2024 up 7.7% 99th Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 77.8 2024 down 2.3% 19th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 22.97 2024 up 138.1% 3rd Public sector employment as a share of total employment 6.6% 2019 up 19.2% 74th Trade union density rate 3.15 2019 down 0.6% 84th Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 47.77 2023 down 14.2% 7th Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,694 2024 up 28.1% 33rd Average monthly earnings of care employees 3,694 2024 up 28.1% 33rd SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 unchanged 1st Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 47.77 2023 down 14.2% 7th Informal care employment 502.48 2024 up 33.8% 16th Informal care employment rate 61.12 2024 up 9.9% 8th Care employment outside the formal sector 406.16 2024 up 50.8% 14th Share of care employment outside the formal sector 49.4 2024 up 23.9% 5th Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,758 2024 up 21.7% 19th Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 75.93 2024 down 2.7% 13th Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 5,092 2024 up 21.3% 19th Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 67.15 2024 down 3.0% 14th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 6,757 2024 up 27.3% 26th Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 6,757 2024 up 27.3% 26th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 72 2024 up 1,340.0% 35th Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.39 2024 up 1,200.0% 43rd Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 3,443 2024 up 34.8% 21st Informal employment in STEM occupations 91.95 2025 up 34.9% 12th Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 36.34 2025 down 18.9% 12th Children in employment 320.73 2022 down 33.4% 8th Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 48.52 2025 up 35.1% 12th Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 19.17 2025 down 18.7% 10th Children in child labour 141.17 2022 down 23.8% 12th Share of children in child labour 13.96 2022 down 14.9% 8th Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 13.96 2022 down 14.9% 8th Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 6 of 6