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Peru Unemployment Rate 1980s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
6.52% decade average (1980-1989)

Peru's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 4.16% (1988) to 9.00% (1983), averaging 6.52% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 7.33% 30th
1981 6.80% −0.53pp 23rd
1982 6.40% −0.40pp 20th
1983 9.00% +2.60pp 31st
1984 8.90% −0.10pp 33rd
1985 4.59% −4.31pp 18th
1986 5.30% +0.71pp 19th
1987 4.80% −0.50pp 18th
1988 4.16% −0.64pp 18th
1989 7.90% +3.74pp 41st