- Employment-status
- Unemployed
64.2% Poverty Rate for unemployed people in Puerto Rico
Unemployed
64.2% Poverty Rate for unemployed people in Puerto Rico
2023
64.2% of 120 thousand people
Unemployed poverty in Puerto Rico compared
How does Puerto Rico compare to other Puerto Rico and National averages?
Puerto Rico
64.2%
National average
29.4% (-54% lower than Puerto Rico)
64.2% Poverty Rate for unemployed people in Puerto Rico
Historical Timeline
64.2% Poverty Rate for unemployed people in Puerto Rico historical data
2011 - 11.5%
The 2011 11.5% is the baseline measurement.
2012 - 11%
The 2012 decrease to 11% from 2011 represents a -0.5% decrease YoY.
2013 - 10.8%
The 2013 decrease to 10.8% from 2012 represents a -0.2% decrease YoY.
2014 - 11.6%
The 2014 increase to 11.6% from 2013 represents a 0.8% increase YoY.
2015 - 69.1%
The 2015 increase to 69.1% from 2014 represents a 57.5% increase YoY.
2016 - 68.9%
The 2016 decrease to 68.9% from 2015 represents a -0.2% decrease YoY.
2017 - 66.9%
The 2017 decrease to 66.9% from 2016 represents a -2.0% decrease YoY.
2018 - 68%
The 2018 increase to 68% from 2017 represents a 1.1% increase YoY.
2019 - 68.7%
The 2019 increase to 68.7% from 2018 represents a 0.7% increase YoY.
2021 - 58%
The 2021 decrease to 58% from 2019 represents a -10.7% decrease YoY.
2022 - 64.6%
The 2022 increase to 64.6% from 2021 represents a 6.6% increase YoY.
2023 - 64.2%
The 2023 decrease to 64.2% from 2022 represents a -0.4% decrease YoY.
Looking for more information? This statistic is part of a larger Puerto Rico Poverty dataset.