Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Dominican Republic's unemployment rate stands at 5.09% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.31% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 5.09%, down from 5.31% in 2024.
In 2024, Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 5.31%, down from 5.56% in 2023.
In 2023, Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 5.56%, up from 5.5% in 2022.
In 2022, Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 5.5%, down from 7.7% in 2021.
In 2021, Dominican Republic's unemployment rate was 7.7%, up from 6.13% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.09% | -0.22% |
| 2024 | 5.31% | -0.243% |
| 2023 | 5.56% | +0.051% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +1.58% |
| 2020 | 6.13% | -0.23% |
| 2019 | 6.36% | +0.495% |
| 2018 | 5.86% | +0.029% |
| 2017 | 5.83% | -1.45% |
| 2016 | 7.28% | -0.321% |
| 2015 | 7.61% | +0.886% |
| 2014 | 6.72% | -0.632% |
| 2013 | 7.35% | +0.629% |
| 2012 | 6.72% | +0.635% |
| 2011 | 6.09% | +0.875% |
| 2010 | 5.21% | -0.255% |
| 2009 | 5.47% | +0.703% |
| 2008 | 4.76% | -0.394% |
| 2007 | 5.16% | -0.496% |
| 2006 | 5.65% | -0.933% |
| 2005 | 6.59% | +0.284% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -0.635% |
| 2003 | 6.94% | +0.159% |
| 2002 | 6.78% | -0.483% |
| 2001 | 7.26% | +0.83% |
| 2000 | 6.43% | +0.12% |
| 1999 | 6.31% | +0.008% |
| 1998 | 6.3% | -0.019% |
| 1997 | 6.32% | -0.162% |
| 1996 | 6.49% | +0.046% |
| 1995 | 6.44% | +0.154% |
| 1994 | 6.29% | -0.037% |
| 1993 | 6.32% | -0.347% |
| 1992 | 6.67% | -0.194% |
| 1991 | 6.86% | — |
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Dominican Republic's unemployment rate is 5.09% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.31% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.7% (2021); the lowest is 4.76% (2008), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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