Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam
Guam: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam, 1974–2016
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam peaked at 15.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1989.
Guam ranks 89th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 2.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 2.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 15.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 5.4% | 13.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More reference data data for Guam
- Share of men and women expected to survive to the age of 65 84.7% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 64 metric tons (2024)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 73.0% (2024)
- Number of confirmed cases of tetanus 0 Cases (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.78 live births per woman (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 29.05 years (2023)
- Land area in hectares 54,000 hectares (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 8,000 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Guam was 5.4% in 2016, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1989.
- How does Guam rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Guam ranks 89th out of 185 countries with data for 2016.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.