Barbados — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1976–2031 · 56 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Barbados was 6.85% in 2025. The previous reading was 7.23% in 2024; the period change was −0.38 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1976–2031
- Quarterly data, 1990–2023
- Monthly data, 1990–2017
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Latest observations
2020–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 6.8 % |
| 2030 | 6.78 % |
| 2029 | 6.85 % |
| 2028 | 6.82 % |
| 2027 | 6.79 % |
7 earlier values, back to 2020
| 2026 | 6.83 % |
| 2025 | 6.85 % |
| 2024 | 7.23 % |
| 2023 | 8.48 % |
| 2022 | 8.15 % |
| 2021 | 14.1 % |
| 2020 | 15.7 % |