Puerto Rico — 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 Puerto Rico was 5.99% in 2025. The previous reading was 5.6% in 2024; the period change was +0.39 percentage points.
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- Annual data, 1980–2031
- All 3 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2021–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 5.86 % |
| 2030 | 5.86 % |
| 2029 | 5.86 % |
| 2028 | 5.91 % |
| 2027 | 5.81 % |
6 earlier values, back to 2021
| 2026 | 5.98 % |
| 2025 | 5.99 % |
| 2024 | 5.6 % |
| 2023 | 5.9 % |
| 2022 | 6 % |
| 2021 | 8 % |