Unemployment Benefits in Samoa
No unemployment benefit was found on an official Samoan site. The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour runs employment services and the MCIL Jobs Portal, where job seekers register and apply for vacancies.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
MCIL Employment Services
The job market in Samoa
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Samoa 89th lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Samoa's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
What to do first
- Register with the public employment service, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL), Employment Services. Official page
- Search the government's job listings on MCIL Jobs Portal. Official page
- Questions: call +685 20 442 (MCIL Employment Services).
Help finding work
- The public employment service: Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL), Employment Services
- The government's job listings: MCIL Jobs Portal
Who to call
MCIL Employment Services: +685 20 442.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Samoa?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites.
Who do I call about unemployment in Samoa?
MCIL Employment Services: +685 20 442.
Where can I get help finding a job in Samoa?
The public employment service is Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour (MCIL), Employment Services. The government lists jobs on MCIL Jobs Portal.
Nearby countries
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Niue
Tonga
Wallis & Futuna
Where this comes from
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See also: unemployment rate by country · Samoa's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.