Peru's unemployment rate edged up to 4.8% in the rolling quarter ending in August 2026, up from 4.7% in the previous rolling quarter, with the number of unemployed totaling 301 thousand people. Compared with the same rolling quarter a year earlier, the number of unemployed declined by 15.9%, a decrease of 57 thousand people. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)
Unemployment Rate in Peru increased to 4.80 percent in August from 4.70 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Peru averaged 7.92 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.50 percent in September of 2020 and a record low of 4.70 percent in July of 2026. This page provides - Peru Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Peru Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Peru increased to 4.80 percent in August from 4.70 percent in July of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Peru is expected to be 6.00 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.