Venezuela — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1950–2025 · 76 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.
In Venezuela, the unemployment rate reading was 5.31% in 2025, compared with 5.32% in 2024. The period change was −0.01 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 6.35%.
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- Annual data, 1950–2025
- Quarterly data, 1990–2013
- Monthly data, 1996–2018
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.31 % |
| 2024 | 5.32 % |
| 2023 | 5.41 % |
| 2022 | 5.65 % |
| 2021 | 7.03 % |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | 7.53 % |
| 2019 | 5.89 % |
| 2018 | 6.91 % |
| 2017 | 7.18 % |
| 2016 | 7.28 % |
| 2015 | 6.81 % |
| 2014 | 6.92 % |
| 2013 | 7.52 % |
| 2012 | 7.8 % |
| 2011 | 8.2 % |
| 2010 | 8.51 % |