EconomyThe World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate stands at 5.99% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.64% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate was 5.99%, up from 5.64% in 2024.
In 2024, Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate was 5.64%, down from 5.73% in 2023.
In 2023, Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate was 5.73%, down from 6% in 2022.
In 2022, Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate was 6%, down from 7.9% in 2021.
In 2021, Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate was 7.9%, down from 8.89% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.99% | +0.352% |
| 2024 | 5.64% | -0.086% |
| 2023 | 5.73% | -0.275% |
| 2022 | 6% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -0.99% |
| 2020 | 8.89% | +0.59% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 15% | +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 | 11.4% | +1.32% |
| 2000 | 10.08% | -1.73% |
| 1999 | 11.81% | -1.65% |
| 1998 | 13.46% | -0.34% |
| 1997 | 13.8% | +0.16% |
| 1996 | 13.64% | -0.29% |
| 1995 | 13.93% | -0.67% |
| 1994 | 14.6% | -2.31% |
| 1993 | 16.91% | -0.02% |
| 1992 | 16.93% | +0.75% |
| 1991 | 16.18% | — |
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Puerto Rico (US)'s unemployment rate is 5.99% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.64% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 16.93% (1992); the lowest is 5.64% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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