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El Salvador Lowest Unemployment Rate

Name: El Salvador Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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2.99% in 2023

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The lowest unemployment rate in El Salvador was 2.99% in 2023. The top 5 years were: 2023 (2.99%), 2022 (3.00%), 2024 (3.26%), 2025 (3.30%), 2013 (3.69%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

El Salvador Top 5 Lowest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2023	2.99%
2nd	2022	3.00%
3rd	2024	3.26%
4th	2025	3.30%
5th	2013	3.69%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	3.30%	−1.40pp	51st
2024	3.26%	−1.96pp	49th
2023	2.99%	−2.06pp	40th
2022	3.00%	−3.32pp	36th
2021	4.33%	−2.72pp	51st
2020	5.01%	−1.48pp	66th
2019	4.17%	−2.33pp	69th
2018	4.01%	−3.19pp	62nd
2017	4.39%	−2.76pp	68th
2016	4.42%	−2.73pp	61st
2015	4.00%	−3.15pp	51st
2014	4.15%	−1.89pp	55th
2013	3.69%	−2.55pp	49th
2012	3.84%	−2.90pp	53rd
2011	4.30%	−2.85pp	59th
2010	4.89%	−2.55pp	68th
2008	5.88%	−0.57pp	99th
2009	7.33%	+1.28pp	103rd
2007	6.41%	−0.34pp	106th
2006	6.57%	−0.77pp	97th
2005	7.22%	+0.30pp	101st
2004	6.80%	−0.27pp	96th
2003	6.90%	+0.52pp	94th
2002	6.20%	−0.91pp	85th
2001	6.96%	+0.12pp	97th
2000	6.96%	+0.41pp	97th
1999	7.30%	−0.14pp	95th
1998	7.10%	−1.04pp	91st
1997	7.98%	+0.14pp	103rd
1996	7.68%	−0.06pp	99th
1995	7.65%	−0.19pp	102nd
1994	7.68%	−2.36pp	101st
1992	7.88%	−0.82pp	112th
1991	7.53%	−2.47pp	111th
1993	9.94%	+0.50pp	125th
1990	10.00%	+0.93pp	53rd
1989	9.07%	−1.08pp	48th
1988	10.15%	–	49th

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