Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
66th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1991
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0.020.040.060.081991200520191991: 0.09 % of rural labor force in working age1995: 0.078 % of rural labor force in working age1996: 0.077 % of rural labor force in working age1998: 0.071 % of rural labor force in working age1999: 0.069 % of rural labor force in working age2000: 0.052 % of rural labor force in working age2001: 0.053 % of rural labor force in working age2002: 0.039 % of rural labor force in working age2003: 0.082 % of rural labor force in working age2004: 0.032 % of rural labor force in working age2005: 0.075 % of rural labor force in working age2006: 0.032 % of rural labor force in working age2007: 0.027 % of rural labor force in working age2008: 0.028 % of rural labor force in working age2009: 0.033 % of rural labor force in working age2012: 0.027 % of rural labor force in working age2014: 0.034 % of rural labor force in working age2015: 0.034 % of rural labor force in working age2016: 0.035 % of rural labor force in working age2017: 0.04 % of rural labor force in working age2018: 0.036 % of rural labor force in working age2019: 0.038 % of rural labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador stood at 0.0%.

That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador peaked at 0.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.

That places El Salvador 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age) in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year % of rural labor force in working age Change
1991 0.1%
1995 0.1% -13.0%
1996 0.1% -2.0%
1998 0.1% -7.8%
1999 0.1% -2.6%
2000 0.1% -24.6%
2001 0.1% +1.8%
2002 0.0% -25.8%
2003 0.1% +109.2%
2004 0.0% -60.8%
2005 0.1% +132.2%
2006 0.0% -57.2%
2007 0.0% -14.4%
2008 0.0% +2.4%
2009 0.0% +16.2%
2012 0.0% -15.9%
2014 0.0% +25.4%
2015 0.0% -1.4%
2016 0.0% +3.5%
2017 0.0% +13.3%
2018 0.0% -8.7%
2019 0.0% +5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 5
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural in El Salvador was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
How does El Salvador rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural?
El Salvador ranks 66th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this El Salvador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, rural (% of rural labor force in working age)
Unit
% of rural labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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