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Go to the current versionHonduras recorded the region's largest change in unemployment rate in 2024
According to ECLAC data, the country's rate fell −2.2 pp, from 7.4% in 2023 to 5.2% in 2024, ranking 7th out of 14 countries with data. The second-largest change was recorded in Panama, with +2 pp.
Historical published finding
Honduras posted the region's largest change in unemployment rate in 2024: −2.2 pp, from 7.4% to 5.2%.
Evidence
Region: unemployment by country, latest to 2024
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Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_077d5dcab3cf3 · The text, result, and records remain fixed to this review.
How we calculated it
We query series unemployment_rate_pct of dataset cepal-social-anual (CEPALSTAT) in VerDat's normalised layer, taking each country's latest available figure between 2020 and 2024. The comparison includes only the 14 countries whose latest figure is 2024, and the change is computed against the same country's 2023 value. The chart reproduces the query; the values are re-verified automatically every day.
69 rows match the query; 14 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
The comparison is based on ECLAC's harmonised annual average rate series rather than the official figures published under each country's individual methodology, meaning values may differ from national data. Furthermore, this figure describes the annual change in the unemployment rate in 2024 across the 14 reporting countries, but does not explain its underlying causes or indicate a long-term trend.
Every indicator is a rate, index or ratio — compare and rank, never sum. Survey years differ by country; missing years are gaps, not zeros.
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