Employment Indicators

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The December 2022 preliminary statistics show the total number of jobs increased by 840 in the latest quarter and 3,190 over the prior December. Private sector employment was up by 690 in the latest quarter and 3,010 over the year.


The Unemployment Rate in Guam for December 2022 was 4.0 percent, a decrease of 0.4 percentage points from the September 2022 figure of 4.4 percent, and a reduction of 3.2 percentage points from the December 2021 figure one year earlier of 7.2 percent.

EmploymentDec
2021
Mar
2022
Jun
2022
Sep
2022
Dec
2022
Percent
Change
(One Year)
Private Sector46,21046,350
47,20048,53049,2206.5%
Federal Government3,9703,9203,9203,9003,900-1.8%
Government of Guam12,01012,01011,35012,11012,2602.1%
Total Employment62,19062,28062,47064,54065,3805.1%

Weekly
Earnings
Dec
2021
Mar
2022
Jun
2022
Sep
2022
Dec
2022
Percent Change
(One Year)
Private Sector Non-supervisory$588.17$617.28$625.74$621.98$627.066.6%
GovGuam-All Branches$1,126.46$1,001.99$1,107.65$1,131.81$1,140.001.2%

Unemployment
Rate
Dec
2021
Mar
2022
Jun
2022
Sep
2022
Dec
2022
Change
(One Year)
7.2%5.1%4.8%4.4%4.0%-3.2

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