Unemployment rate in Central America by country 2024

Published by
Jose Sanchez,
Jun 11, 2025

As of 2024, Panama registered the highest unemployment rate in Central America with 8.4 percent, followed by Honduras, with 8.01 percent, and Costa Rica, with 6.88 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 2024, by country

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Release date

April 2025

Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

2023

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Numbers were not available for Guatemala.

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