Mauritius Unemployment Rate  1983-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

The unemployment rate in Mauritius fell to 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 7.9 percent a year earlier, reaching the lowest since the last three months of 2009. There were 38.9 thousand people without a job, 16.5 percent less than a year earlier while employment edged up 0.2 percent to 546.6 thousand. The labour force fell 1.1 percent to 585.5 thousand while those detached from the labour force rose 3.8 percent to 392.9 thousand. In the third quarter of 2016, the jobless rate was higher at 7.6 percent. Considering full 2016, the unemployment rate decreased to 7.3 percent from 7.9 percent in 2015. Unemployment Rate in Mauritius averaged 7.63 percent from 1983 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 19.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 1983 and a record low of 2.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 1991.

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Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus Forecast (i)
2016-12-21 11:20 AM Q3 7.6% 7.4% 7
2017-03-28 11:00 AM Q4 6.6% 7.6% 7.7%
2017-06-27 11:00 AM Q1 6.6% 6.5%
2017-09-27 11:00 AM Q2 6.4%
2017-12-20 11:00 AM Q3 6.2%




Mauritius Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 6.60 7.60 19.70 2.70 percent [+]
Unemployed Persons 38.90 44.40 56.10 35.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 546.60 536.30 549.30 482.70 Thousand [+]
Productivity 124.40 118.90 124.40 83.50 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 129.70 130.10 130.10 81.87 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 3799.00 3399.00 7285.00 1558.00 [+]
Wages 26331.00 24969.00 26331.00 12600.00 MUR/Month [+]
Population 1.26 1.26 1.26 0.66 Million [+]
Employment Rate 93.36 92.35 93.36 0.00 percent [+]
Wages In Manufacturing 131.10 129.90 131.10 102.20 Index Points [+]


Mauritius Unemployment Rate Notes

In Mauritius, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mauritius Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mauritius Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.60 7.60 19.70 2.70 1983 - 2016 percent Quarterly



unemployment rate by Country

Last
Spain 18.75 Mar/17
Brazil 13.70 Mar/17
Turkey 12.60 Feb/17
Italy 11.70 Mar/17
France 9.60 Mar/17
Euro Area 9.50 Mar/17
Canada 6.50 Apr/17
Australia 5.70 Apr/17
Indonesia 5.33 Mar/17
Russia 5.30 Apr/17
Netherlands 5.10 Apr/17
India 4.90 Dec/13
United Kingdom 4.60 Mar/17
United States 4.40 Apr/17
South Korea 4.00 Apr/17
China 3.97 Mar/17
Germany 3.90 Mar/17
Mexico 3.50 Apr/17
Switzerland 3.30 Apr/17
Japan 2.80 Mar/17