Sierra Leone
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#138out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

4.74.33.93.53.1199120082025Sierra Leone · 2025: 3.15%Sierra Leone

Analytical takeaways

  • Sierra Leone records 3.15% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #138 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 4.14% in 1991 to 3.15% in 2025, a decrease of 0.98%.
  • 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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