Labor market

Unemployment in Puerto Rico

Explore the share of the labor force that is unemployed, from 1976 to the latest observation in this snapshot.

Frequency
Monthly
Adjustment
Seasonally adjusted
Coverage
Jan 1976–Aug 2026

Unemployment rate

Puerto Rico · Percent of the civilian labor force

6.1%August 2026
Unemployment rateU.S. recessions (NBER)

August 2026 · 6.1%

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About this measure

The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the civilian labor force. Seasonal adjustment removes recurring seasonal patterns.

March and April 2020 are unavailable in the BLS series. The line breaks across this gap; missing values are not treated as zero.

Source & notes

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). Series LASST720000000000003, retrieved through the BLS API.

Gray bands show NBER U.S. recession dates, covering months after the peak through the trough. These are not Puerto Rico-specific recession dates.

Monthly estimates can be revised. This is a saved snapshot, not a live feed.

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Monthly unemployment rate; blank source observations are shown as Unavailable.
MonthRate (%)Source footnotes
1976-01-0119.6
1976-02-0119.5
1976-03-0119.3
1976-04-0119.0
1976-05-0118.9
1976-06-0118.9
1976-07-0119.1
1976-08-0119.4
1976-09-0119.8
1976-10-0119.9
1976-11-0119.8
1976-12-0119.8
1977-01-0119.8
1977-02-0119.9
1977-03-0120.2
1977-04-0120.5
1977-05-0120.7
1977-06-0120.8
1977-07-0120.6
1977-08-0120.2
1977-09-0119.7
1977-10-0119.4
1977-11-0119.2
1977-12-0119.0
1978-01-0118.7
1978-02-0118.4
1978-03-0118.0
1978-04-0117.7
1978-05-0117.4
1978-06-0117.4
1978-07-0117.5
1978-08-0117.8
1978-09-0118.1
1978-10-0118.3
1978-11-0118.4
1978-12-0118.3
1979-01-0118.0
1979-02-0117.5
1979-03-0117.1
1979-04-0116.7
1979-05-0116.4
1979-06-0116.4
1979-07-0116.5
1979-08-0116.7
1979-09-0117.0
1979-10-0117.3
1979-11-0117.5
1979-12-0117.6
1980-01-0117.5
1980-02-0117.3
1980-03-0117.1
1980-04-0116.8
1980-05-0116.7
1980-06-0116.6
1980-07-0116.6
1980-08-0116.8
1980-09-0117.0
1980-10-0117.3
1980-11-0117.6
1980-12-0117.8
1981-01-0117.9
1981-02-0118.2
1981-03-0118.5
1981-04-0118.8
1981-05-0119.3
1981-06-0119.7
1981-07-0120.1
1981-08-0120.5
1981-09-0120.8
1981-10-0121.2
1981-11-0121.4
1981-12-0121.7
1982-01-0122.0
1982-02-0122.2
1982-03-0122.5
1982-04-0122.8
1982-05-0123.1
1982-06-0123.2
1982-07-0123.2
1982-08-0123.1
1982-09-0123.0
1982-10-0123.1
1982-11-0123.3
1982-12-0123.6
1983-01-0123.9
1983-02-0124.0
1983-03-0123.8
1983-04-0123.7
1983-05-0123.6
1983-06-0123.6
1983-07-0123.6
1983-08-0123.5
1983-09-0123.3
1983-10-0122.9
1983-11-0122.5
1983-12-0122.1
1984-01-0121.7
1984-02-0121.3
1984-03-0121.0
1984-04-0120.8
1984-05-0120.6
1984-06-0120.6
1984-07-0120.5
1984-08-0120.4
1984-09-0120.3
1984-10-0120.2
1984-11-0120.3
1984-12-0120.6
1985-01-0121.1
1985-02-0121.7
1985-03-0122.3
1985-04-0122.6
1985-05-0122.7
1985-06-0122.5
1985-07-0122.1
1985-08-0121.7
1985-09-0121.3
1985-10-0121.0
1985-11-0120.7
1985-12-0120.5
1986-01-0120.3
1986-02-0120.1
1986-03-0120.0
1986-04-0119.8
1986-05-0119.5
1986-06-0119.1
1986-07-0118.6
1986-08-0118.2
1986-09-0118.0
1986-10-0117.8
1986-11-0117.7
1986-12-0117.8
1987-01-0117.8
1987-02-0117.7
1987-03-0117.6
1987-04-0117.4
1987-05-0117.1
1987-06-0116.8
1987-07-0116.5
1987-08-0116.2
1987-09-0116.1
1987-10-0116.1
1987-11-0116.1
1987-12-0116.2
1988-01-0116.1
1988-02-0116.0
1988-03-0115.8
1988-04-0115.4
1988-05-0115.1
1988-06-0114.9
1988-07-0114.7
1988-08-0114.5
1988-09-0114.4
1988-10-0114.4
1988-11-0114.4
1988-12-0114.4
1989-01-0114.4
1989-02-0114.4
1989-03-0114.4
1989-04-0114.4
1989-05-0114.5
1989-06-0114.7
1989-07-0114.8
1989-08-0114.9
1989-09-0114.9
1989-10-0114.8
1989-11-0114.6
1989-12-0114.4
1990-01-0114.3
1990-02-0114.3
1990-03-0114.2
1990-04-0114.2
1990-05-0114.1
1990-06-0114.1
1990-07-0114.1
1990-08-0114.2
1990-09-0114.4
1990-10-0114.6
1990-11-0114.9
1990-12-0115.1
1991-01-0115.4
1991-02-0115.6
1991-03-0115.8
1991-04-0116.0
1991-05-0116.0
1991-06-0116.0
1991-07-0115.9
1991-08-0115.9
1991-09-0116.0
1991-10-0116.2
1991-11-0116.5
1991-12-0116.8
1992-01-0117.0
1992-02-0117.1
1992-03-0117.1
1992-04-0116.9
1992-05-0116.8
1992-06-0116.7
1992-07-0116.6
1992-08-0116.5
1992-09-0116.4
1992-10-0116.3
1992-11-0116.4
1992-12-0116.6
1993-01-0116.8
1993-02-0117.1
1993-03-0117.2
1993-04-0117.3
1993-05-0117.3
1993-06-0117.3
1993-07-0117.2
1993-08-0117.1
1993-09-0117.0
1993-10-0116.8
1993-11-0116.6
1993-12-0116.3
1994-01-0115.9
1994-02-0115.6
1994-03-0115.2
1994-04-0114.8
1994-05-0114.5
1994-06-0114.3
1994-07-0114.2
1994-08-0114.2
1994-09-0114.1
1994-10-0114.0
1994-11-0113.8
1994-12-0113.7
1995-01-0113.6
1995-02-0113.5
1995-03-0113.5
1995-04-0113.6
1995-05-0113.7
1995-06-0113.8
1995-07-0113.9
1995-08-0113.9
1995-09-0113.9
1995-10-0113.8
1995-11-0113.7
1995-12-0113.5
1996-01-0113.3
1996-02-0113.4
1996-03-0113.6
1996-04-0113.9
1996-05-0114.2
1996-06-0114.4
1996-07-0114.3
1996-08-0113.9
1996-09-0113.3
1996-10-0112.7
1996-11-0112.2
1996-12-0112.1
1997-01-0112.2
1997-02-0112.6
1997-03-0113.1
1997-04-0113.6
1997-05-0113.8
1997-06-0113.9
1997-07-0113.8
1997-08-0113.6
1997-09-0113.6
1997-10-0113.6
1997-11-0113.7
1997-12-0113.9
1998-01-0113.9
1998-02-0113.9
1998-03-0113.7
1998-04-0113.5
1998-05-0113.3
1998-06-0113.2
1998-07-0113.2
1998-08-0113.2
1998-09-0113.1
1998-10-0113.0
1998-11-0112.9
1998-12-0112.8
1999-01-0112.6
1999-02-0112.3
1999-03-0112.0
1999-04-0111.6
1999-05-0111.3
1999-06-0111.2
1999-07-0111.2
1999-08-0111.4
1999-09-0111.6
1999-10-0111.8
1999-11-0111.8
1999-12-0111.6
2000-01-0111.2
2000-02-0110.8
2000-03-0110.5
2000-04-0110.3
2000-05-0110.1
2000-06-0110.0
2000-07-019.9
2000-08-019.8
2000-09-019.7
2000-10-019.7
2000-11-019.8
2000-12-0110.0
2001-01-0110.4
2001-02-0110.8
2001-03-0111.1
2001-04-0111.2
2001-05-0111.3
2001-06-0111.4
2001-07-0111.6
2001-08-0111.7
2001-09-0111.8
2001-10-0111.8
2001-11-0111.6
2001-12-0111.4
2002-01-0111.2
2002-02-0113.4
2002-03-0112.8
2002-04-0112.5
2002-05-0112.4
2002-06-0112.4
2002-07-0112.4
2002-08-0112.3
2002-09-0112.1
2002-10-0111.9
2002-11-0111.7
2002-12-0111.7
2003-01-0111.9
2003-02-0112.1
2003-03-0112.3
2003-04-0112.4
2003-05-0112.4
2003-06-0112.2
2003-07-0112.1
2003-08-0111.9
2003-09-0111.8
2003-10-0111.6
2003-11-0111.5
2003-12-0111.4
2004-01-0111.4
2004-02-0111.3
2004-03-0111.2
2004-04-0111.0
2004-05-0110.8
2004-06-0110.5
2004-07-0110.2
2004-08-0110.0
2004-09-0110.0
2004-10-0110.0
2004-11-0110.2
2004-12-0110.4
2005-01-0110.6
2005-02-0110.9
2005-03-0111.2
2005-04-0111.3
2005-05-0111.3
2005-06-0111.2
2005-07-0111.2
2005-08-0111.3
2005-09-0111.5
2005-10-0111.7
2005-11-0111.6
2005-12-0111.4
2006-01-0111.0
2006-02-0110.6
2006-03-0110.4
2006-04-0110.5
2006-05-0110.7
2006-06-0110.9
2006-07-0111.0
2006-08-0110.8
2006-09-0110.5
2006-10-0110.3
2006-11-0110.2
2006-12-0110.2
2007-01-0110.3
2007-02-0110.4
2007-03-0110.6
2007-04-0110.9
2007-05-0111.1
2007-06-0111.3
2007-07-0111.5
2007-08-0111.7
2007-09-0111.7
2007-10-0111.7
2007-11-0111.5
2007-12-0111.2
2008-01-0110.9
2008-02-0110.7
2008-03-0110.6
2008-04-0110.8
2008-05-0111.1
2008-06-0111.5
2008-07-0111.9
2008-08-0112.2
2008-09-0112.5
2008-10-0112.7
2008-11-0113.1
2008-12-0113.5
2009-01-0114.0
2009-02-0114.4
2009-03-0114.7
2009-04-0115.0
2009-05-0115.3
2009-06-0115.6
2009-07-0115.8
2009-08-0115.9
2009-09-0116.0
2009-10-0116.0
2009-11-0115.9
2009-12-0115.9
2010-01-0116.0
2010-02-0116.3
2010-03-0116.6
2010-04-0116.9
2010-05-0117.0
2010-06-0116.9
2010-07-0116.6
2010-08-0116.3
2010-09-0116.0
2010-10-0115.8
2010-11-0115.8
2010-12-0116.0
2011-01-0116.2
2011-02-0116.4
2011-03-0116.5
2011-04-0116.5
2011-05-0116.3
2011-06-0116.1
2011-07-0115.9
2011-08-0115.7
2011-09-0115.6
2011-10-0115.5
2011-11-0115.5
2011-12-0115.4
2012-01-0115.3
2012-02-0115.1
2012-03-0114.9
2012-04-0114.7
2012-05-0114.5
2012-06-0114.2
2012-07-0114.1
2012-08-0114.0
2012-09-0114.0
2012-10-0114.2
2012-11-0114.3
2012-12-0114.3
2013-01-0114.2
2013-02-0114.1
2013-03-0113.8
2013-04-0113.7
2013-05-0113.7
2013-06-0113.8
2013-07-0114.0
2013-08-0114.3
2013-09-0114.5
2013-10-0114.8
2013-11-0114.9
2013-12-0115.0
2014-01-0114.9
2014-02-0114.6
2014-03-0114.2
2014-04-0113.8
2014-05-0113.6
2014-06-0113.6
2014-07-0113.8
2014-08-0114.0
2014-09-0114.0
2014-10-0113.7
2014-11-0113.2
2014-12-0112.6
2015-01-0112.2
2015-02-0112.0
2015-03-0112.1
2015-04-0112.1
2015-05-0112.1
2015-06-0112.1
2015-07-0112.1
2015-08-0112.1
2015-09-0112.0
2015-10-0112.0
2015-11-0112.0
2015-12-0111.9
2016-01-0111.7
2016-02-0111.6
2016-03-0111.5
2016-04-0111.5
2016-05-0111.6
2016-06-0111.6
2016-07-0111.7
2016-08-0111.8
2016-09-0112.0
2016-10-0112.1
2016-11-0112.0
2016-12-0111.9
2017-01-0111.8
2017-02-0111.5
2017-03-0111.2
2017-04-0110.9
2017-05-0110.6
2017-06-0110.4
2017-07-0110.4
2017-08-0110.5
2017-09-0110.7The survey was not conducted due to bad weather. Interpolated data were seasonally adjusted.
2017-10-0111.3
2017-11-0110.9
2017-12-0110.7
2018-01-0110.4
2018-02-0110.2
2018-03-019.9
2018-04-019.7
2018-05-019.5
2018-06-019.2
2018-07-019.0
2018-08-018.7
2018-09-018.5
2018-10-018.3
2018-11-018.3
2018-12-018.4
2019-01-018.6
2019-02-018.7
2019-03-018.6
2019-04-018.4
2019-05-018.1
2019-06-017.7
2019-07-017.6
2019-08-017.7
2019-09-018.0
2019-10-018.4
2019-11-018.7
2019-12-019.0
2020-01-019.1
2020-02-019.1
2020-03-01UnavailableNot available.
2020-04-01UnavailableNot available.
2020-05-018.9
2020-06-018.3
2020-07-018.2
2020-08-018.3
2020-09-018.6
2020-10-019.0
2020-11-019.3
2020-12-019.3
2021-01-019.0
2021-02-018.5
2021-03-018.2
2021-04-018.1
2021-05-018.1
2021-06-018.3
2021-07-018.4
2021-08-018.3
2021-09-017.9
2021-10-017.5
2021-11-017.0
2021-12-016.7
2022-01-016.5
2022-02-016.3
2022-03-016.1
2022-04-016.0
2022-05-015.9
2022-06-015.8
2022-07-015.8
2022-08-015.8
2022-09-015.9The survey was not conducted due to bad weather. Interpolated data were seasonally adjusted.
2022-10-016.0
2022-11-016.0
2022-12-016.0
2023-01-016.0
2023-02-016.0
2023-03-016.0
2023-04-016.1
2023-05-016.2
2023-06-016.1
2023-07-016.0
2023-08-015.8
2023-09-015.7
2023-10-015.6
2023-11-015.6
2023-12-015.7
2024-01-015.8
2024-02-015.9
2024-03-015.9
2024-04-015.9
2024-05-015.8
2024-06-015.7
2024-07-015.6
2024-08-015.5
2024-09-015.4
2024-10-015.4
2024-11-015.4
2024-12-015.4
2025-01-015.4
2025-02-015.5
2025-03-015.4
2025-04-015.5
2025-05-015.5
2025-06-015.6
2025-07-015.6
2025-08-015.7
2025-09-015.7
2025-10-015.7
2025-11-015.7
2025-12-015.7
2026-01-015.7
2026-02-015.6
2026-03-015.6
2026-04-015.6
2026-05-015.6
2026-06-015.8
2026-07-016.0
2026-08-016.1