Peru — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1969–2030 · 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.
For Peru, the unemployment rate reading stood at 5.12% in 2025. Against 6.4% in 2024, the period change was −1.28 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1969–2030
- Quarterly data, 1995–2025
- Monthly data, 1998–2026
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Latest observations
2018–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 6.5 % |
| 2029 | 6.5 % |
| 2028 | 6.5 % |
| 2027 | 6.5 % |
| 2026 | 4.78 % |
8 earlier values, back to 2018
| 2025 | 5.12 % |
| 2024 | 6.4 % |
| 2023 | 6.78 % |
| 2022 | 7.75 % |
| 2021 | 10.7 % |
| 2020 | 13 % |
| 2019 | 6.58 % |
| 2018 | 6.65 % |