Cook Islands — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 2001–2023 · 8 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 unemployment rate reading for the Cook Islands was 1% in 2023. The previous reading was 13.1% in 2022; the period change was −12.1 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2001–2023

PeriodValue
20231 %
202213.1 %
20211.24 %
20191.3 %
20165.8 %
3 earlier values, back to 2001
20118.2 %
20068.9 %
200113.1 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.