Unemployment Rate in Barbados increased to 6.60 percent in the third quarter of 2025 from 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Barbados averaged 10.28 percent from 2008 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 17.90 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of 6.10 percent in the second quarter of 2025. source: Barbados Statistical Service

Unemployment Rate in Barbados is expected to be 6.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Barbados Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 126.90 127.40 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployed Persons 8.90 8.30 Thousand Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.60 6.10 percent Sep 2025


Barbados Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.60 6.10 17.90 6.10 2008 - 2025 percent Quarterly