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Puerto Rico (US) Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Puerto Rico (US) Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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13.45% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Puerto Rico (US)'s average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 13.45%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	5.99%	+0.39pp	110th
2024	5.64%	−0.26pp	109th
2023	5.73%	−0.28pp	109th
2022	6.00%	−2.00pp	112th
2021	7.90%	−0.90pp	127th
2020	8.89%	+0.59pp	130th
2019	8.30%	−0.90pp	134th
2018	9.20%	−1.70pp	139th
2017	10.80%	−1.00pp	145th
2016	11.80%	−0.30pp	153rd
2015	12.00%	−1.80pp	155th
2014	13.90%	−0.30pp	162nd
2013	14.30%	−0.20pp	160th
2012	14.50%	−1.50pp	163rd
2011	15.70%	−0.70pp	166th
2010	16.10%	+0.70pp	168th
2009	15.00%	+3.20pp	166th
2008	11.48%	+0.38pp	158th
2007	10.93%	+0.33pp	156th
2006	11.01%	−0.29pp	152nd
2005	11.35%	+0.75pp	151st
2004	10.31%	−1.69pp	136th
2003	11.78%	−0.42pp	149th
2002	11.94%	+0.54pp	150th
2001	11.40%	+1.20pp	141st
2000	10.08%	−1.62pp	122nd
1999	11.81%	−1.49pp	138th
1998	13.46%	+0.06pp	156th
1997	13.80%	+0.40pp	156th
1996	13.64%	−0.06pp	155th
1995	13.93%	−0.57pp	155th
1994	14.60%	−2.40pp	158th
1993	16.91%	+0.21pp	165th
1992	16.93%	+0.93pp	165th
1991	16.18%	+1.78pp	166th
1990	14.40%	−0.20pp	57th
1989	14.60%	−0.40pp	53rd
1988	15.00%	−1.80pp	54th
1987	16.80%	−2.10pp	54th
1986	18.90%	−2.90pp	56th
1985	21.80%	+1.10pp	56th
1984	20.70%	−2.70pp	52nd
1983	23.40%	+0.60pp	51st
1982	22.80%	+3.00pp	47th
1981	19.80%	+2.70pp	43rd
1980	17.10%	–	42nd

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