Guam — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Guam, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Guam was 5.57% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 15.32% in 2000. The lowest was 3.51% in 1991 (about 1.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.37% per year.
Guam ranks 84 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 45%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.05%, so Guam sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 64% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 19%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 29 economies; Fiji (5.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 80% in 1999.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1994. Doubling roughly every 51 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 122nd of 187 in 1991 → 26th of 187 in 2000 → 73rd of 187 in 2010 → 95th of 187 in 2020 → 79th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.57% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 5.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 5.38% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.24% | +0.8 pp |
| 2019 | 5.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 5.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 5.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -1.5 pp |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -3.9 pp |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.1 pp |
| 2010 | 8.2% | -1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 8.89% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 7% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 9.69% | -1.7 pp |
| 2002 | 11.39% | -1.8 pp |
| 2001 | 13.21% | -2.1 pp |
| 2000 | 15.32% | +1.4 pp |
| 1999 | 13.95% | +6.2 pp |
| 1998 | 7.74% | -1.9 pp |
| 1997 | 9.67% | +1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 8.28% | +0.4 pp |
| 1995 | 7.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 7.6% | +2.1 pp |
| 1993 | 5.53% | +1.7 pp |
| 1992 | 3.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.51% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Guam’s Unemployment in 1992?
3.84% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Guam’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +58.7% in total — about 1.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 5.57%; 2024: 5.25%; 2023: 5.26%; 2022: 5.38%; 2021: 6%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.