El Salvador's unemployment fell from 7.7 % in 1996 to 3.3 % in 2025.
El Salvador · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 12 with data
Unemployment
El Salvador's youth unemployment fell from 13.3 % in 1996 to 7.8 % in 2025.
Participation
El Salvador's participation rose from 60.8 % in 1996 to 62.1 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
121st of 182 · 20th in Latin America
El Salvador's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 41.9 % in 1996 to 49.1 % in 2025.
Employment
Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)
% of population ages 15+
72nd of 182 · 13th in Latin America
El Salvador's employment to population ratio (ages 15+) rose from 56.1 % in 1996 to 60.1 % in 2025.
El Salvador's labour force, total rose from 2.15M in 1996 to 2.99M in 2025.
El Salvador's self-employed (% of total employment) fell from 43.4 % in 1996 to 35.7 % in 2025.
El Salvador's vulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell from 39.1 % in 1996 to 30.8 % in 2025.
Structure
El Salvador's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 27.5 % in 1996 to 13.9 % in 2025.
El Salvador's employment in industry (% of total employment) fell from 27.1 % in 1996 to 23.1 % in 2025.
El Salvador's employment in services (% of total employment) rose from 45.4 % in 1996 to 63.0 % in 2025.
Productivity
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
constant 2021 PPP $
114th of 168 · 22nd in Latin America
El Salvador's gdp per person employed (constant 2021 ppp $) rose from intl $20.7k in 1996 to intl $26.5k in 2025.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for El Salvador.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Hours workedNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data