Unemployment in Puerto Rico

6.21 % in 2023

Over the last 14 years, unemployment in Puerto Rico was decreasing on average by 5.71% each year, although before that, it grew from 10.31 % in 2004 to 16.1 % in 2010.

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American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates: Economic Characteristics 13.3  in 2022 CB
Unemployment in Puerto Rico
Not Seasonally Adjusted Percentage Rate 1.6 % on the week of 2024 Mar 25 DOL + 1 other
Unemployment in Central America and the Caribbean
Haiti 14.86 % in 2023 WB
Costa Rica 8.52 % in 2023 WB
Belize 8.22 % in 2023 WB
Barbados 7.96 % in 2023 WB
Panama 7.65 % in 2023 WB
Honduras 6.78 % in 2023 WB
Dominican Republic 5.61 % in 2023 WB
Jamaica 5.38 % in 2023 WB
Nicaragua 4.75 % in 2023 WB
Labor in Puerto Rico
Labor Force 41.25 % in 2023 WB
Employment Rate 38.95 % in 2023 WB
Labor Force Participation Rate 13.31 % in 2023 WB
Employment 1.26 % in 2022 WB