Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
El Salvador's unemployment rate stands at 3.3% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.26% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, El Salvador's unemployment rate was 3.3%, up from 3.26% in 2024.
In 2024, El Salvador's unemployment rate was 3.26%, up from 2.99% in 2023.
In 2023, El Salvador's unemployment rate was 2.99%, down from 3% in 2022.
In 2022, El Salvador's unemployment rate was 3%, down from 4.33% in 2021.
In 2021, El Salvador's unemployment rate was 4.33%, down from 5.01% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3% | +0.042% |
| 2024 | 3.26% | +0.269% |
| 2023 | 2.99% | -0.007% |
| 2022 | 3% | -1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.33% | -0.681% |
| 2020 | 5.01% | +0.838% |
| 2019 | 4.17% | +0.164% |
| 2018 | 4.01% | -0.379% |
| 2017 | 4.39% | -0.033% |
| 2016 | 4.42% | +0.42% |
| 2015 | 4% | -0.156% |
| 2014 | 4.15% | +0.461% |
| 2013 | 3.69% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 3.84% | -0.454% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | -0.596% |
| 2010 | 4.89% | -2.44% |
| 2009 | 7.33% | +1.45% |
| 2008 | 5.88% | -0.53% |
| 2007 | 6.41% | -0.16% |
| 2006 | 6.57% | -0.65% |
| 2005 | 7.22% | +0.42% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 6.2% | -0.76% |
| 2001 | 6.96% | +0% |
| 2000 | 6.96% | -0.34% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | -0.88% |
| 1997 | 7.98% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 7.68% | +0.03% |
| 1995 | 7.65% | -0.03% |
| 1994 | 7.68% | -2.26% |
| 1993 | 9.94% | +2.06% |
| 1992 | 7.88% | +0.35% |
| 1991 | 7.53% | — |
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El Salvador's unemployment rate is 3.3% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.26% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.94% (1993); the lowest is 2.99% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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