Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was reported at 3.032 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was reported at 2.637 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Youth Unemployment Rate for Myanmar (SLUEM1524ZSMMR) from 1991 to 2024 about Myanmar, 15 to 24 years, unemployment, and rate.

Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) in Myanmar was reported at 0.233 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with advanced education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data was reported at 50.793 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 50.982 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 56.121 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.617 % in 1991 and a record low of 50.793 % in 2017. Myanmar MM: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in Myanmar was reported at 1.476 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment, total (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data was reported at 1.659 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.630 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data is updated yearly, averaging 1.603 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.659 % in 2017 and a record low of 1.564 % in 1991. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Youth: % of Total Labour Force Aged 15-24 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education) in Myanmar was reported at 0.25 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with intermediate education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education) in Myanmar was reported at 0.438 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total unemployment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 0.794 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.783 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 0.861 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.907 % in 1992 and a record low of 0.770 % in 2015. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in Myanmar was reported at 0.78 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with advanced education (% of total unemployment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data was reported at 0.820 % in 2015. Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 0.820 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Basic Education: % of Total Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;

Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education) in Myanmar was reported at 1.161 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with basic education (% of total unemployment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 0.928 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.917 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 1.024 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.078 % in 1992 and a record low of 0.905 % in 2015. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Inflation in Myanmar dropped to a five-year low in 2022, settling at 2.25 percent. This is down from a fairly high spike in 2015, expected to converge to a steady state around 7.8 percent in the coming years. For a developing economy, this is an acceptable level, though Myanmar’s central bankers would probably prefer one or two percentage points less. What is inflation? Inflation is the rise in prices over time. This is often caused by economic growth, and economists consider low, stable growth to be a sign of a healthy economy. The unemployment rate can also cause inflation if it is too low because businesses have to offer higher wages to attract workers. The firms raise prices to pay these higher wages, driving up inflation. Myanmar may be different While the unemployment rate is very low, other indicators may reveal that the labor market still has some slack. Myanmar does not publish the workforce particiaption rate, but one can infer by the low rate of urbanization that many workers may engage in subsistance agriculture or simply not search for jobs, keeping them out of the unemployment statistic. Similarly, the low gross domestic product (GDP) per capita may cause workers to stay with a job that is not a good match simply because they do not think they can find another. The hope is that the higher inflation rate will have upward pressure on wages, bringing more wealth to the people of Myanmar.

Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) in Myanmar was reported at 1.026 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment, male (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education) in Myanmar was reported at 1.012 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment with basic education, male - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data was reported at 0.702 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.692 % for 2016. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 0.742 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.778 % in 1992 and a record low of 0.677 % in 2015. Myanmar MM: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections. National estimates are also available in the WDI database. Caution should be used when comparing ILO estimates with national estimates.

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Myanmar was reported at 10.04 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Myanmar - Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data was reported at 2.000 % in 2015. Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 % from Dec 2015 (Median) to 2015, with 1 observations. Myanmar MM: Unemployment with Intermediate Education: Female: % of Female Labour Force data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Myanmar – Table MM.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. The percentage of the labor force with an intermediate level of education who are unemployed. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;