Unemployment Rate in Guatemala decreased to 2.20 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 2.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Guatemala averaged 2.32 percent from 2012 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 3.00 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a record low of 1.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística Guatemala
Unemployment Rate in Guatemala is expected to be 2.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Guatemala Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.70 percent in 2027 and 2.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.