Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Puerto Rico, 1971–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 5.6% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Puerto Rico peaked at 23.5% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2024.
That places Puerto Rico 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 11.5% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 14.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 11.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 10.2% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 8.3% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 5.6% | 15.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3803 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4424 °C (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2015)
- Free country 2 (2015)
- Precipitation anomalies 9.32 millimeters (2025)
- Annual precipitation 1,133 millimeters (2025)
- Share of men who are overweight or obese 71.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Puerto Rico?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Puerto Rico was 5.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1983.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2024.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Puerto Rico ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.