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Guyana
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#24out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

15.314.213.011.910.7199120082025Guyana · 2025: 11.96%Guyana

Analytical takeaways

  • Guyana records 11.96% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #24 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 12.09% in 1991 to 11.96% in 2025, a decrease of 0.13%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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