Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago decreased to 4.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 4.80 percent in the third quarter of 2025. Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago averaged 8.76 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 21.10 percent in the first quarter of 1993 and a record low of 3.10 percent in the first quarter of 2014. source: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago

Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago is expected to be 4.90 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Trinidad and Tobago Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 4.80 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 569.90 561.90 Thousand Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 55.10 54.60 percent Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 25.70 28.60 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.30 4.80 percent Dec 2025


Trinidad and Tobago Unemployment Rate
In Trinidad and Tobago, 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
4.30 4.80 21.10 3.10 1991 - 2025 percent Quarterly