Dominican Republic Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.12%, a 0.58% decline from 2021.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2021 was 7.70%, a 1.57% increase from 2020.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2020 was 6.13%, a 0.05% decline from 2019.
  • Dominican Republic unemployment rate for 2019 was 6.18%, a 0.32% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Dominican Republic Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 7.12% -0.58%
2021 7.70% 1.57%
2020 6.13% -0.05%
2019 6.18% 0.32%
2018 5.86% 0.03%
2017 5.83% -1.45%
2016 7.28% -0.33%
2015 7.61% 0.89%
2014 6.72% -0.63%
2013 7.35% 0.63%
2012 6.72% 0.63%
2011 6.09% 0.88%
2010 5.21% -0.26%
2009 5.47% 0.71%
2008 4.76% -0.40%
2007 5.16% -0.49%
2006 5.65% -0.94%
2005 6.59% 0.29%
2004 6.30% -0.64%
2003 6.94% 0.16%
2002 6.78% -0.48%
2001 7.26% 0.83%
2000 6.43% 0.02%
1999 6.41% 0.02%
1998 6.39% 0.04%
1997 6.35% -0.03%
1996 6.38% 0.00%
1995 6.38% -0.03%
1994 6.41% 0.07%
1993 6.34% 0.05%
1992 6.29% -0.14%
1991 6.43% -0.14%