Unemployment in El Salvador
El Salvador's unemployment is 3.30 % — #31 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.
3.30 %
Checked 25 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)
Unemployment, share of the labour force (World Bank / ILO estimate).
Unemployment nearby: Slovenia 3.17 % · Indonesia 3.24 % · Ecuador 3.31 % · Ethiopia 3.32 %
How to read this figure
Share of the labour force without work but actively seeking it (World Bank / ILO harmonised estimate). People outside the labour force — students, carers, the discouraged — are not counted.