Unemployment Rate in Myanmar increased to 3 percent in 2025 from 2.90 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Myanmar averaged 3.34 percent from 1990 until 2025, 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 2.50 percent by the end of 2026, 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 2027 and 2.30 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Minimum Wages 4800.00 4800.00 MMK/day Dec 2026
Population 54.50 54.13 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 3.00 2.90 percent Dec 2025


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 2.90 4.17 0.70 1990 - 2025 percent Yearly
NSA