Quarterly unemployment rate for the ten countries with a continuous survey; definitions follow each national survey.
Panama has no recent figure on this series; the comparison shows the countries that report it.
Regional comparison
Panama
no recent figure
quarterly rate, ten countries (ECLAC)
Includes only observations that pass this series’ declared semantic review.
Over time
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Rank 1 is the lowest value among countries with a recent figure. Change compares with the same country’s previous observation.
| # | Country | Quarterly unemployment | Period | Change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 2.4% | 2025-04 | −0.6 pp | |
| 2 | Mexico | 2.7% | 2025-04 | +0.2 pp | |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 2.8% | 2025-04 | — | |
| 4 | Ecuador | 3.5% | 2025-04 | +0.2 pp | |
| 5 | Paraguay | 4.9% | 2025-04 | −0.7 pp | |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 5% | 2025-04 | +0.1 pp | |
| 7 | Peru | 5.9% | 2025-04 | +0.4 pp | |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 7.4% | 2025-04 | — | |
| 9 | Uruguay | 7.7% | 2025-04 | −0.3 pp | |
| 10 | Colombia | 8.8% | 2025-04 | −1.7 pp |
Source and citation
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), via the VerDat PIDA normalized layer.
CEPALSTAT (ECLAC), “Quarterly unemployment”, retrieved from VerDat PIDA (OEI) on Oct 9, 2026.
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