Peru - Unemployment Rate
Peru: Unemployment Rate
| Mnemonic | LBR.IPER | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | 3months moving avg., NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 7.35 % | |
| Data | Aug 2022 | 7.3 |
| Jul 2022 | 6.8 | |
Series Information
| Source | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) |
| Release | Lima Unemployment Rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 5/31/2001 |
| End Date | 8/31/2022 |
Peru: Labor
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Force | Aug 2022 | 5,411 | 5,436 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Labor Force Employment | Aug 2022 | 5,015 | 5,064 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Total Employment | Aug 2022 | 5,015 | 5,064 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Unemployment Rate | Aug 2022 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 3months moving avg., NSA | Monthly |
| Primary Industries Employment | 2020 | 4,916 | 4,342 | Ths. # | Annual |
| Wage & Salaries | 2020 | 218,619 | 240,913 | Mil. PEN, NSA | Annual |
| Unemployment | Apr 2020 | 360.7 | 406.2 | Ths., NSA | Monthly |
| Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 5,088,095 | 4,974,987 | # | Annual |
Release Information
The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) reports annual labor force statistics for Peru and its departments. The dataset includes economically active population, employed population, unemployed population, unemployment rate, and share employed by industry.
- Classification: ISIC Rev. 4
- Measurement:
- Thousands of persons (Ths. #)
- Percentage (%)
- Percentage of total employment (%)
- Adjustment: Not applicable
- Native frequency: Annual
- Concepts: 14
- Geos:
- National
- Departments (IPER_^^^^)
- Capital: Province and region of Lima (IPER_LIM and IPER_LXLI)
- Do all concept-geos exist? Yes
Data is available for Peru and its 25 departments. INEI also provides data for the Province of Lima and the Region of Lima.
Employment data is broken down by brances of activity (ISIC Rev. 4) as a percentage of the total number of employed people.
