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Nicaragua — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1980–2031 · 52 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 Nicaragua was 2.69% in 2025. The previous reading was 3.06% in 2024; the period change was −0.36 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
20313 %
20302.69 %
20292.69 %
20282.69 %
20272.69 %
6 earlier values, back to 2021
20262.69 %
20252.69 %
20243.06 %
20233.36 %
20223.53 %
20213.67 %
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.