How are employment and labor demand distributed across the main sectors of the labor market in Honduras?

Trade accounts for 23.2% of employment, agriculture, livestock, forestry, and fishing for 21.9%, manufacturing for 13.5%, and construction for 9.3%. Other areas include accommodation and food services, education, transport, and storage.

What incomes and minimum wages apply in the labor market of Honduras?

Average employment income was 9682 Lempira per month in 2025, compared with 11725 in urban areas and 6681 Lempira in rural areas. The minimum wage has applied since January 1, 2026, and ranges from 9596.64 to 19298.72 Lempira per month depending on the economic sector and company size; free zones have separate values.

How do formal and informal access routes differ in the labor market in Honduras?

In November 2024, 74.8% of employment was informal; the share was particularly high among people without schooling and in agriculture, elementary occupations, and craft occupations. Formal access usually requires suitable skills, identity documents, an open position, and a contract, while informal work often begins through personal networks or direct agreements.

What role do SENAEH and INFOP play in accessing the labor market in Honduras?

SENAEH offers career counseling, job placement, employer contacts, job fairs, and programs such as Empléate, but it does not guarantee employment. INFOP provides technical and vocational qualifications; training there does not automatically lead to a job.

Labor market in Honduras

The labor market in Honduras connects workers, businesses, and public and private employment services. Trade, agriculture, manufacturing, and construction together account for 67.9% of employment. Informal work strongly shapes access, while income, opportunities, and working conditions vary considerably by gender, educational attainment, region, and type of work.

byAna&Carlos

Labor-market data for Honduras are based in part on the Permanent Multiple Purpose Household Survey (Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples (EPHPM)), a regular household survey conducted by the National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)). The July 2025 survey covered 10,880 households in urban and rural areas and included 16 of the 18 departments. Of the 10,045,495 inhabitants, 4,075,415 were employed; 59% of these employed people lived in cities. The unemployment rate was 4.9% in 2025, compared with 6.8% for women and 3.7% for men.

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