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Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate

Puerto Rico's unemployment rate rose to 6.4% in August 2025, the highest since July 2023, from 5.7% in July 2025. The number of unemployed people increased by 13,000 from January to August 2025, totaling 79,000. The percentage of employed individuals working fewer than 34 hours weekly increased to 24.2% in August 2025. Puerto Rico's record low unemployment rate was 5.2% in May 2025 and record high was 14.1% in October 2015.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in %)
Month Unemployment Rate
Aug 2025 6.4%
Jul 2025 5.7%
Jun 2025 5.7%
May 2025 5.2%
Apr 2025 5.3%
Mar 2025 5.3%
Feb 2025 5.3%
Jan 2025 5.4%
Dec 2024 5.4%
Nov 2024 5.5%
Oct 2024 5.5%
Sep 2024 5.5%
Aug 2024 5.7%
Jul 2024 6%
Jun 2024 5.6%
May 2024 5.5%
Apr 2024 5.6%
Mar 2024 5.7%
Feb 2024 5.8%
Jan 2024 5.8%
Dec 2023 5.8%
Nov 2023 5.7%
Oct 2023 5.5%
Sep 2023 5.6%
Aug 2023 6.1%
Jul 2023 6.8%
Jun 2023 6.2%
May 2023 6.1%
Apr 2023 5.6%
Mar 2023 5.8%
Feb 2023 5.9%
Jan 2023 5.7%
Dec 2022 6%
Nov 2022 6.2%
Oct 2022 6.5%
Sep 2022 6.3%
Aug 2022 6%
Jul 2022 5.7%
Jun 2022 5.8%
May 2022 5.9%
Apr 2022 5.8%
Mar 2022 5.8%
Feb 2022 6%
Jan 2022 6.4%
Dec 2021 6.6%
Nov 2021 7.2%
Oct 2021 7.1%
Sep 2021 7.9%
Aug 2021 9.1%
Jul 2021 9.2%
Jun 2021 8.2%
May 2021 8.1%
Apr 2021 7%
Mar 2021 7.4%
Feb 2021 7.7%
Jan 2021 9%
Dec 2020 10.5%
Nov 2020 9.4%
Oct 2020 8.4%
Sep 2020 9.3%
Aug 2020 8.4%
Jul 2020 7.3%
Jun 2020 8.5%
May 2020 9.6%
Feb 2020 7.8%
Jan 2020 9.6%
Dec 2019 9.1%
Nov 2019 8.5%
Oct 2019 9%
Sep 2019 8.2%
Aug 2019 7%
Jul 2019 7.8%
Jun 2019 8%
May 2019 7.7%
Apr 2019 7.8%
Mar 2019 9.2%
Feb 2019 8.9%
Jan 2019 8%
Dec 2018 8.5%
Nov 2018 7.6%
Oct 2018 8.3%
Sep 2018 8.7%
Aug 2018 9.2%
Jul 2018 9.5%
Jun 2018 9.2%
May 2018 9.3%
Apr 2018 9.4%
Mar 2018 9.8%
Feb 2018 10%
Jan 2018 10.7%
Dec 2017 9.9%
Nov 2017 10.4%
Oct 2017 11.4%
Sep 2017 11.1%
Aug 2017 11.8%
Jul 2017 10.4%
Jun 2017 9.3%
May 2017 10.3%
Apr 2017 11.5%
Mar 2017 11%
Feb 2017 11.3%
Jan 2017 11.6%
Dec 2016 11.9%
Nov 2016 10.9%
Oct 2016 12.5%
Sep 2016 13.1%
Aug 2016 12%
Jul 2016 12.4%
Jun 2016 10.8%
May 2016 11.2%
Apr 2016 11.4%
Mar 2016 12.2%
Feb 2016 11.5%
Jan 2016 11.1%
Dec 2015 10.3%
Nov 2015 11.7%
Oct 2015 14.1%
Sep 2015 12.1%
Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate : Definition
The Puerto Rico unemployment rate shows the percentage of the labor force actively seeking work but unable to find it. It is calculated by dividing the number of unemployed persons by the total labor force (employed plus unemployed) and multiplying by 100. The labor force excludes those not seeking jobs.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Unemployment Rate 5.47% 5.72% 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 32.41% 32.51% 2024