Work & Labour in Guyana 305 indicators covering work & labour for Guyana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 78.2% 2025 down 2.0% 87th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 31.1% 2025 up 25.2% 15th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 43.8% 2025 up 32.1% 4th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 15.0% 2025 up 33.6% 48th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 down 98.3% 186th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.0% 2025 down 99.0% 187th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.2% 2025 down 98.0% 168th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 68.9% 2025 up 7.0% 92nd Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 67.4% 2025 up 4.2% 94th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 70.8% 2025 up 10.8% 89th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 31.1% 2025 down 12.7% 96th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 32.6% 2025 down 7.7% 94th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 29.2% 2025 down 19.0% 99th Employers, total (% of total employment) 5.8% 2025 down 0.2% 27th Employers, male (% of male employment) 7.2% 2025 down 4.5% 30th Employers, female (% of female employment) 4.0% 2025 up 34.6% 22nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 1.7% 145th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 1.7% 145th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 25.3% 2025 down 15.1% 101st GDP per person employed 243,175 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 583.2% 3rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 82.3% 160th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 82.3% 160th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.5355 % change on previous year 2025 up 114.2% 125th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.5355 % change on previous year 2025 up 114.2% 125th GDP per employed person 243,175 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 583.2% 3rd Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 20.07 2027 up 504.2% 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 20.07 2027 up 504.2% 1st Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.0% 180th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0015 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 182nd CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 145.98 2025 up 30.8% 56th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 11.3% 2023 down 40.5% 107th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 3.33 2025 up 482.8% 86th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 39.09 2021 — 166th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 39.09 2021 — 166th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 39.09 2021 — 166th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.8% 182nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.8% 182nd Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -5.19 % change on previous year 2023 down 30.1% 168th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 51.19 2021 — 180th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 14.7% 2021 up 37.7% 14th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 12.8% 2021 — 14th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 17.7% 2021 — 18th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 55.69 2026 up 1.5% 36th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 55.69 2026 up 1.5% 36th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 20.04 2027 down 20.0% 27th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 20.04 2027 down 20.0% 27th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 12,600 2027 up 20.0% 163rd Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 23.23 2027 up 9.4% 132nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 43.27 2027 up 6.6% 39th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 8.92 2027 down 33.3% 27th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 25.97 2027 down 24.9% 142nd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 315.01 2027 up 20.0% 163rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 43.27 2027 up 0.9% 7th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 61.82 2027 down 5.9% 138th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.3% 2021 — 150th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.1% 2021 — 166th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 51.2% 2021 — 168th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 39.1% 2021 — 166th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 39.1% 2021 — 166th ← Previous Page 2 of 6 Next →