Panama — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1970–2031 · 62 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.
Panama's unemployment rate reading was 10.4% in 2025. The period change from 9.53% in 2024 was +0.87 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1970–2031
- All 4 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2019–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 6 % |
| 2030 | 6.88 % |
| 2029 | 7.76 % |
| 2028 | 8.64 % |
| 2027 | 9.52 % |
8 earlier values, back to 2019
| 2026 | 10.4 % |
| 2025 | 10.4 % |
| 2024 | 9.53 % |
| 2023 | 7.43 % |
| 2022 | 9.92 % |
| 2021 | 11.3 % |
| 2020 | 18.5 % |
| 2019 | 7.07 % |