Employment Indicators

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The December 2024 preliminary statistics show an increase of 1,060 jobs over the year. The greatest private sector employment gains over the year were in Construction 420, Services 390, and Wholesale Trade 170.


The Unemployment Rate in Guam for December 2024 was 3.9 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from the September 2024 figure of 3.4 percent, and a reduction of 0.3 percentage points from the December 2023 figure one year earlier of 4.2 percent.

EmploymentDec
2023
Mar
2024
Jun
2024
Sep
2024
Dec
2024
Percent
Change
(One Year)
Private Sector51,18051,80051,62051,88052,2402.1%
Federal Government4,0303,9303,9903,8204,0500.5%
Government of Guam12,00012,13011,95012,21011,980-0.2%
Total Employment67,21067,86067,56067,91068,2701.6%

Weekly
Earnings
Dec
2023
Mar
2024
Jun
2024
Sep
2024
Dec
2024
Percent Change
(One Year)
Private Sector Non-supervisory$703.54$710.56$712.97$695.56$712.271.2%
GovGuam-All Branches$1,233.48$1,233.08$1,229.05$1,284.43$1,321.507.1%

Unemployment
Rate
Dec
2023
Mar
2024
Jun
2024
Sep
2024
Dec
2024
Change
(One Year)
4.2%4.0%4.0%3.4%3.9%-0.3

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