Unemployment Rate in Mauritius increased to 5.70 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 5.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Mauritius averaged 7.50 percent from 1983 until 2026, 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. source: Central Statistics Office, Mauritius

Unemployment Rate in Mauritius 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 Mauritius Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.20 percent in 2027 and 5.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-31 11:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q4 5.4% 5.6% 5.4%
2026-06-30 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q1 5.7% 5.4% 5.6%
2026-09-30 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q2 5.7% 5.50%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 553.70 560.90 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Rate 94.60 94.40 percent Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 6166.00 5297.00 Dec 2025
Labour Costs 129.10 123.20 points Dec 2024
Population 1.24 1.25 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 108.00 106.00 points Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 31.80 32.80 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.70 5.40 percent Mar 2026
Wages 45794.00 43511.00 MUR/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 158.30 156.90 points Mar 2026


Mauritius Unemployment Rate
In Mauritius, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.70 5.40 19.70 2.70 1983 - 2026 percent Quarterly