Puerto Rico: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Puerto Rico's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
17.5%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -1.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.6% | — |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -1.3 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | -1.2 pp (-9%) |