Uruguay — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1970–2030 · 56 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 Uruguay, the unemployment rate reading stood at 7.46% in 2025. Against 8.18% in 2024, the period change was −0.72 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1970–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1992–2025
  • Monthly data, 1996–2026
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Latest observations

2019–2030

PeriodValue
20308 %
20298 %
20288 %
20278 %
20268 %
7 earlier values, back to 2019
20257.46 %
20248.18 %
20238.32 %
20227.87 %
20219.38 %
202010.4 %
20198.93 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.