Unemployment Rate in Puerto Rico decreased to 6.50 percent in August from 6.80 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Puerto Rico averaged 13.77 percent from 1976 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 25.30 percent in January of 1983 and a record low of 5.20 percent in May of 2025. source: Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos, Puerto Rico
Unemployment Rate in Puerto Rico is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.00 percent in 2027 and 6.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.