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Panama
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#47out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

14.711.99.26.43.7199120082025Panama · 2025: 8.36%Panama

Analytical takeaways

  • Panama records 8.36% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #47 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 6.44% in 1991 to 8.36% in 2025, a gain of 1.92%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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