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Unemployment rate
Honduras — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 12% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1988) |
| 1991 | 15% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1989) |
| 1992 | 15% unemployed, 30-40% underemployed (1989) |
| 1993 | 15% (30-40% underemployed) (1989) |
| 1994 | 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992) |
| 1995 | 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992) |
| 1996 | 10%; underemployed 30%-40% (1992) |
| 1997 | 15%; underemployed about 40% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 6.3% (1997); underemployed 30% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 6.3% (1997); underemployed 30% (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 12% (1999); underemployed 30% (1997 est.) |
| 2001 | 28% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 28% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 28% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 27.5% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 28.5% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 28% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 27.9% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 27.8% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 3.5% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 40 note: high level of underemployment with up to a third of the labor force seeking more work. |
| 2010 | 5.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 48 3.2% (2009 est.) note: about 36% are unemployed or underemployed |
| 2011 | 5.1% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 3.2% (2009 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2012 | 4.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 45 4.9% (2011 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2013 | 4.4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 4.3% (2011 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2014 | 4.5% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 43 4.4% (2012 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2015 | 4.5% (2014 est.) | 4.5% (2013 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 40 |
| 2016 | 4.1% (2015 est.) | 4.3% (2014 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 37 |
| 2017 | 6.3% (2016 est.) | 4.1% (2015 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed | country comparison to the world: 42 |
| 2018 | 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2019 | 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2020 | 5.6% (2017 est.) | 6.3% (2016 est.) | note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2021 | 5.6% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2022 | 5.6% (2017 est.) 6.3% (2016 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2023 | 8.51% (2021 est.) 8.37% (2020 est.) 5.7% (2019 est.) note: about one-third of the people are underemployed |
| 2024 | 6.06% (2023 est.) 7.04% (2022 est.) 7.94% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 6.1% (2024 est.) 6.1% (2023 est.) 8.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |