Peru — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1969–2031 · 63 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.
For Peru, the unemployment rate reading stood at 5.9% in 2025. Against 6.45% in 2024, the period change was −0.55 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1969–2031
- Quarterly data, 1995–2026
- Monthly data, 1998–2026
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Latest observations
2019–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 6.5 % |
| 2030 | 6.5 % |
| 2029 | 6.5 % |
| 2028 | 6.5 % |
| 2027 | 6.3 % |
8 earlier values, back to 2019
| 2026 | 6.25 % |
| 2025 | 5.9 % |
| 2024 | 6.45 % |
| 2023 | 6.78 % |
| 2022 | 7.75 % |
| 2021 | 10.7 % |
| 2020 | 13 % |
| 2019 | 6.58 % |