Unemployment Benefits in Guyana

Guyana's National Insurance Scheme pays pension, sickness, maternity, funeral and work-injury benefits, but no unemployment benefit. The Ministry of Labour's Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency offers free recruitment and placement services and a government jobs bank.

✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked

At a glance

No unemployment insurance found on official sites.

226-6115

Ministry of Labour

The job market in Guyana

12%

unemployed, 2025

24.9%

of 15 to 24-year-olds

11.9%

a year earlier: it has risen

The International Labour Organization's estimates put Guyana 160th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.

Guyana's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked

What to do first

Register with the public employment service, Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (Ministry of Labour). Official page
Search the government's job listings on Guyana Jobs Bank. Official page
Questions: call 226-6115 (Ministry of Labour).

Help finding work

The public employment service: Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (Ministry of Labour)
The government's job listings: Guyana Jobs Bank

Who to call

Ministry of Labour: 226-6115.

From an official page, read October 26, 2026.

Questions

Is there unemployment benefit in Guyana?

No unemployment insurance was found on official sites.

Who do I call about unemployment in Guyana?

Ministry of Labour: 226-6115.

Where can I get help finding a job in Guyana?

The public employment service is Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (Ministry of Labour). The government lists jobs on Guyana Jobs Bank.

Nearby countries

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay

Where this comes from

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