Unemployment - Puerto Rico
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Puerto Rico is 15.9 (%) with a global rank of 42.
Puerto Rico compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Puerto Rico is similar to that of Portugal, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Iran, Belize, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania, Slovak Republic with a respective Unemployment of 16.8, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 16.0, 15.5, 15.0, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4 (%) and a global rank of 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47.Last 10 years averagePuerto Rico had an average Unemployment of 13.0 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Puerto Rico during the Great RecessionPuerto Rico's Unemployment had a positive growth of 34.8% during the Great RecessionPuerto Rico since the end of the Great RecessionPuerto Rico's Unemployment had a positive growth of 5.30% since the end of the Great Recession
Puerto Rico compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Puerto Rico is similar to that of Portugal, Jamaica, The Bahamas, Iraq, Iran, Belize, Georgia, Dominican Republic, Albania, Slovak Republic with a respective Unemployment of 16.8, 16.3, 16.2, 16.0, 16.0, 15.5, 15.0, 15.0, 14.7, 14.4 (%) and a global rank of 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47.Last 10 years averagePuerto Rico had an average Unemployment of 13.0 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Puerto Rico during the Great RecessionPuerto Rico's Unemployment had a positive growth of 34.8% during the Great RecessionPuerto Rico since the end of the Great RecessionPuerto Rico's Unemployment had a positive growth of 5.30% since the end of the Great Recession
  | |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.1 |
| 1992 | 17.2 |
| 1993 | 17.3 |
| 1994 | 14.8 |
| 1995 | 14.1 |
| 1996 | 13.9 |
| 1997 | 14.1 |
| 1998 | 13.8 |
| 1999 | 12.1 |
| 2000 | 10.3 |
| 2001 | 11.6 |
| 2002 | 12.0 |
| 2003 | 12.0 |
| 2004 | 10.5 |
| 2005 | 11.5 |
| 2006 | 11.2 |
| 2007 | 11.1 |
| 2008 | 11.8 |
| 2009 | 15.1 |
| 2010 | 16.2 |
| 2011 | 16.0 |
| 2012 | 15.9 |
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|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 37 | 16.8 |
| Jamaica | 38 | 16.3 |
| The Bahamas | 39 | 16.2 |
| Iraq | 40 | 16.0 |
| Iran | 41 | 16.0 |
| Puerto Rico | 42 | 15.9 |
| Belize | 43 | 15.5 |
| Georgia | 44 | 15.0 |
| Dominican Republic | 45 | 15.0 |
| Albania | 46 | 14.7 |
| Slovak Republic | 47 | 14.4 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators