Unemployment Rate in Peru decreased to 4.40 percent in September from 4.80 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Peru averaged 7.91 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 16.50 percent in September of 2020 and a record low of 4.40 percent in September of 2026. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática (INEI)

Unemployment Rate in Peru is expected to be 5.20 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 5.50 percent in 2027 and 5.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-15 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Aug 4.8% 4.7% 4.7%
2026-10-15 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Sep 4.4% 4.8% 5.0%
2026-11-16 03:00 PM
Unemployment Rate
Oct 4.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 6013.30 5964.90 Thousand Sep 2026
Employment Rate 95.60 95.20 percent Sep 2026
Population 34.58 34.04 Million Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 274.90 301.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.80 percent Sep 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
4.40 4.80 16.50 4.40 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly