Peru's unemployment rose from 4.9 % in 1996 to 5.1 % in 2025.
Peru · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 13 with data
Peru's youth unemployment rose from 5.9 % in 1996 to 9.5 % in 2025.
Peru's participation rose from 64.3 % in 1996 to 72.9 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
23rd of 182 · 3rd in Latin America
Peru's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 51.7 % in 1996 to 65.0 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)up +0.1 pts22nd of 182
- Labour force, totalup +1.6 %34th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.4 pts57th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.4 pts127th of 182
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- Hours workedup +0.5 %1st of 43
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.3 pts74th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)up +0.0 pts119th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts90th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.7 %108th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Peru.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data