Peru - Unemployment Rate
Peru: Unemployment Rate
| Mnemonic | LBR.IPER | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | 3months moving avg., NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 11.54 % | |
| Data | Feb 2021 | 14.5 |
| Jan 2021 | 13 | |
Series Information
| Source | National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) |
| Release | Lima Unemployment Rate |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 5/31/2001 |
| End Date | 2/28/2021 |
Peru: Labor
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor Force | Feb 2021 | 4,952 | 5,102 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Labor Force Employment | Feb 2021 | 4,235 | 4,438 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Total Employment | Feb 2021 | 4,235 | 4,438 | Ths. # 3-mo MA, NSA | Monthly |
| Unemployment Rate | Feb 2021 | 14.5 | 13 | 3months moving avg., NSA | Monthly |
| Unemployment | Apr 2020 | 360.7 | 406.2 | Ths., NSA | Monthly |
| Wage & Salaries | 2019 | 236,252 | 227,640 | Mil. PEN, NSA | Annual |
| Primary Industries Employment | 2018 | 4,341 | 4,266 | Ths. # | Annual |
| 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.
