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Lao PDR
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#175out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

3.32.62.01.30.7199120082025Lao PDR · 2025: 1.19%Lao PDR

Analytical takeaways

  • Lao PDR records 1.19% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #175 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 2.50% in 1991 to 1.19% in 2025, a decrease of 1.31%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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