Unemployment Rate in Peru increased to 6.30 percent in January from 5.90 percent in December of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Peru averaged 7.98 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.50 percent in September of 2020 and a record low of 5.60 percent in December of 2012. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)

Unemployment Rate in Peru is expected to be 5.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Peru Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.80 percent in 2027 and 6.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Dec 5.9% 5.9% 6.0%
2026-02-15 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Jan 6.3% 5.9% 5.9%
2026-03-16 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Feb


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 5734.80 5621.30 Thousand Jan 2026
Employment Rate 93.70 94.10 percent Jan 2026
Population 34.04 33.73 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 387.90 352.50 Thousand Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.30 5.90 percent Jan 2026


Peru Unemployment Rate
In Peru, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labor force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.30 5.90 16.50 5.60 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly