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Honduras's jobless population jumped from 211,015 people in 2025 to 290,314 in 2026—a gain of nearly 80,000 unemployed—prompting warnings from economic analysts about the need for investment and productivity measures.

Darwin Ponce, president of the advocacy group Artículo 19, argues that comparing Honduras's food-basket prices to other countries ignores local purchasing power, and that the basic basket for a five-person urban family costs around 16,000 lempiras (about $640), not the four-person household basis some use.

Foreign direct investment in Honduras dropped 27% in the first six months of 2026 to $213 million, about $80 million less than the same period last year, the Central Bank confirmed.