Unemployment Rate in Myanmar remained unchanged at 3 percent in 2024 from 3 percent in 2023. Unemployment Rate in Myanmar averaged 3.35 percent from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 4.17 percent in 1990 and a record low of 0.70 percent in 2019. source: Myanmar Statistical Information Service - MMSIS

Unemployment Rate in Myanmar is expected to reach 2.80 percent by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Myanmar Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 2.50 percent in 2026 and 2.30 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 4800.00 4800.00 MMK/day Dec 2025
Population 54.50 54.13 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.00 3.00 percent Dec 2024



Myanmar Unemployment Rate
In Myanmar, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.00 3.00 4.17 0.70 1990 - 2024 percent Yearly
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