Dominican Republic Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.56%, a 0.05% increase from 2022.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.50%, a 2.2% decline from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.70%, a 1.58% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.13%, a 0.23% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 27.99%
Botswana 23.38%
Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Dominican Republic Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.56% 0.05%
2022 5.50% -2.20%
2021 7.70% 1.58%
2020 6.13% -0.23%
2019 6.36% 0.50%
2018 5.86% 0.03%
2017 5.83% -1.45%
2016 7.28% -0.32%
2015 7.61% 0.89%
2014 6.72% -0.63%
2013 7.35% 0.63%
2012 6.72% 0.64%
2011 6.09% 0.88%
2010 5.21% -0.26%
2009 5.47% 0.70%
2008 4.76% -0.39%
2007 5.16% -0.50%
2006 5.66% -0.93%
2005 6.59% 0.28%
2004 6.30% -0.64%
2003 6.94% 0.16%
2002 6.78% -0.48%
2001 7.26% 0.83%
2000 6.43% 0.13%
1999 6.31% 0.01%
1998 6.30% -0.02%
1997 6.31% -0.17%
1996 6.48% 0.05%
1995 6.43% 0.16%
1994 6.27% -0.04%
1993 6.31% -0.37%
1992 6.67% -0.21%
1991 6.88% -0.21%