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Clear filtersUnemployment in Honduras Climbs 37.6% in a Year
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.
Fuel Prices and Joblessness Drive Honduras Poverty
Honduras National Statistics Institute officials cite high fuel costs and unemployment—worsened by reduced private investment—as the main factors pressuring household incomes, describing poverty as a structural challenge spanning decades.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 19, 2026#poverty#unemployment#fuel-pricesExtreme Poverty Grips 38% of Honduran Households
The National Statistics Institute reports that 38.3% of Honduran households lived in extreme poverty in 2025, a slight decline from 40.1% in 2024, though experts say job creation, investment, and reduced crime are needed to lift families out of poverty.
Once NoticiasLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Sep 17, 2026#extreme-poverty#ine-data#poverty-rateChild Workers in Honduras Earn a Third of the Minimum Wage
More than 261,000 Honduran children in child labor earn an average of L4,279 (about $172) monthly—three times less than the L14,917 minimum wage—with rural children and those aged 5–9 earning the least.
El HeraldoRead in EnglishLeer en EspañolPublished on Honduras Daily · Jul 14, 2026#child-labor#minimum-wage#ine-data