Puerto Rico: Unemployment rate forecast

For that indicator, we provide data for Puerto Rico from 1980 to 2027. The average value for Puerto Rico during that period was 13.46 percent with a minimum of 6.9 percent in 2022 and a maximum of 23.4 percent in 1983. The latest value from 2027 is 9 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2027 based on 101 countries is 6.59 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.