Guam — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Guam, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Guam was 62.27% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 72.69% in 1990. The lowest was 57.80% in 2007 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.44% per year.
Guam ranks 88 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 47%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 64.35%, so Guam sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 14% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 18 of 29 economies; Philippines (61.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 8% in 2007.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 29th of 187 in 1990 → 46th of 187 in 2000 → 89th of 187 in 2010 → 102nd of 187 in 2020 → 87th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 62.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 62.24% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 62.19% | +2.5 pp |
| 2021 | 59.64% | +0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 59.18% | -3.1 pp |
| 2019 | 62.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 62.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 62.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 62.39% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 62.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 62.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 62.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 62.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +1.2 pp |
| 2010 | 61.4% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 61.7% | +1.9 pp |
| 2008 | 59.77% | +2.0 pp |
| 2007 | 57.8% | -4.9 pp |
| 2006 | 62.7% | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 61.1% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 61.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 62.05% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 62.4% | -3.2 pp |
| 2001 | 65.6% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 67.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 68.31% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 68.82% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 69.32% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 69.81% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 70.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 70.79% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 71.27% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 71.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 72.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 72.69% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guam’s Labor participation in 1991?
72.22% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guam’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -14.3% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 62.27%; 2024: 62.27%; 2023: 62.24%; 2022: 62.19%; 2021: 59.64%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.