Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Puerto Rico unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.96%, a 0.04% decline from 2022.
  • Puerto Rico unemployment rate for 2022 was 6.00%, a 1.9% decline from 2021.
  • Puerto Rico unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.90%, a 0.99% decline from 2020.
  • Puerto Rico unemployment rate for 2020 was 8.89%, a 0.59% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Spain 12.14%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12.09%
French Polynesia 11.72%
New Caledonia 11.22%
Greece 11.00%
Bahamas 9.20%
Chile 9.04%
Uruguay 8.35%
Barbados 7.95%
Italy 7.62%
Sweden 7.59%
France 7.32%
Finland 7.16%
Lithuania 6.96%
Panama 6.70%
Latvia 6.53%
Portugal 6.49%
Estonia 6.35%
Argentina 6.18%
Croatia 6.06%
Channel Islands 5.98%
Cyprus 5.96%
Puerto Rico 5.96%
Slovak Republic 5.84%
Belgium 5.51%
Guam 5.42%
Canada 5.37%
Brunei 5.27%
Austria 5.24%
Luxembourg 5.19%
Denmark 5.14%
Saudi Arabia 4.88%
Ireland 4.34%
Trinidad and Tobago 4.21%
Hungary 4.13%
United Kingdom 4.06%
Switzerland 4.05%
Hong Kong 3.93%
New Zealand 3.74%
Australia 3.67%
Slovenia 3.63%
United States 3.63%
Norway 3.58%
Iceland 3.56%
Netherlands 3.56%
Singapore 3.47%
Israel 3.39%
Malta 3.13%
Germany 3.05%
Poland 2.91%
UAE 2.71%
South Korea 2.64%
Czech Republic 2.59%
Japan 2.58%
Macao 2.25%
Kuwait 2.08%
Oman 1.46%
Bahrain 1.16%
Qatar 0.13%
Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.96% -0.04%
2022 6.00% -1.90%
2021 7.90% -0.99%
2020 8.89% 0.59%
2019 8.30% -0.90%
2018 9.20% -1.60%
2017 10.80% -1.00%
2016 11.80% -0.20%
2015 12.00% -1.90%
2014 13.90% -0.40%
2013 14.30% -0.20%
2012 14.50% -1.20%
2011 15.70% -0.40%
2010 16.10% 1.10%
2009 15.00% 3.52%
2008 11.48% 0.55%
2007 10.93% -0.08%
2006 11.01% -0.34%
2005 11.35% 1.04%
2004 10.31% -1.47%
2003 11.78% -0.16%
2002 11.94% 0.54%
2001 11.40% 1.32%
2000 10.08% -1.73%
1999 11.81% -1.65%
1998 13.46% -0.34%
1997 13.80% 0.16%
1996 13.64% -0.29%
1995 13.93% -0.67%
1994 14.60% -2.31%
1993 16.91% -0.02%
1992 16.93% 0.75%
1991 16.18% 0.75%