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Unemployment rate
El Salvador — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 10% (1989) |
| 1991 | 10% (1989) |
| 1992 | 10% (1989) |
| 1993 | 7.5% (1991) |
| 1994 | 6.7% (1993) |
| 1995 | 6.7% (1993) |
| 1996 | 6.7% (1993) |
| 1997 | 7.6% (1996 est.) |
| 1998 | 7.7% (1997 est.) |
| 1999 | 7.7% (1997 est.) |
| 2000 | 7.7% (1997 est.) |
| 2001 | 10% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 10% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 10% - but the economy has much underemployment. (2001 est.) |
| 2004 | 6.5% - but the economy has much underemployment (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 6.3% - but the economy has much underemployment (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 6.5% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 6% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 6.2% official rate; but the economy has much underemployment (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 6.9% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 87 6.2% (2007 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment |
| 2010 | 7% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 72 7.2% (2009 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment |
| 2011 | 7.2% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 7.3% (2009 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment |
| 2012 | 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 77 7% (2011 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment |
| 2013 | 6.1% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 6.6% (2011 est.) note: data are official rates; but the economy has much underemployment |
| 2014 | 6.3% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 64 6.1% (2012 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2015 | 5.5% (2014 est.) | 6.3% (2013 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high | country comparison to the world: 67 |
| 2016 | 5.5% (2015 est.) | 5.6% (2014 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high | country comparison to the world: 63 |
| 2017 | 7% (2016 est.) | 5.6% (2015 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high | country comparison to the world: 73 |
| 2018 | 7% (2017 est.) | 6.9% (2016 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2019 | 7% (2017 est.) | 6.9% (2016 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2020 | 7% (2017 est.) | 6.9% (2016 est.) | note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2021 | 7% (2017 est.) 6.9% (2016 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2022 | 7% (2017 est.) 6.9% (2016 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2023 | 5.94% (2021 est.) 6.25% (2020 est.) 4.17% (2019 est.) note: data are official rates; but underemployment is high |
| 2024 | 2.76% (2023 est.) 3% (2022 est.) 4.33% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 2.9% (2024 est.) 3% (2023 est.) 3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |