Updates the finding of Aug 23, 2026
Honduras recorded the region's largest change in unemployment rate in 2024
According to harmonised ECLAC data, the Honduran annual average rate dropped 2.2 pp to 5.2% in 2024. The country ranked 7th out of 14 reporting countries that year, followed by Panama with an increase of 2 pp.
Current verified 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
The finding preserves the reviewed data even when the source publishes an update.
Snapshot technical details
Query fingerprint: sigev_f6b69818d8880 · 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 relies on a harmonised ECLAC series rather than national methodologies, so figures may differ from domestic official statistics. Furthermore, this single-year figure reflects Honduras's standing in 2024 among the 14 analysed countries, without explaining the drivers of the decline or establishing 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.
Verification
Records within the query
Records preserved in the editorial snapshot, using the same filters and partition as the chart.
| Geography | Value | Year | Indicator | Indicator group | Period | Month | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 10.16 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Uruguay | 8.18 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Panamá | 7.8 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Costa Rica | 7.45 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Perú | 6.07 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Paraguay | 5.81 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Honduras | 5.24 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| República Dominicana | 5.14 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| El Salvador | 4.51 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Ecuador | 3.45 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Nicaragua | 3.06 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |
| Bolivia | 2.75 | 2024 | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | 2024 | Not applicable (annual) | annual |