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Unemployment Rate and Employment Data in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Unemployment Data

Indicator Data Period
Unemployment Rate 4.9 % 1Q/23
Employed Persons 566 Thousand Person | 0.566 Million Person 1Q/23
Unemployed Persons 29.2 Thousand Persons | 0.029 Million Persons 1Q/23


Latest data on Unemployment Rate (%)

Unemployment Rate
                     Trinidad and Tobago - Historical Data (%)

What is Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago?

  • Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago increased to 4.9 % in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 21.1 % and minimum was 3.1 %.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (%) by years

Data
Period
Date
4.9 1Q/23 22.07.2023
4.7 4Q/22 20.04.2023
5.4 3Q/22 03.01.2023
4.5 2Q/22 19.11.2022
5.1 1Q/22 03.09.2022
4.7 2Q/21 02.07.2022
7.2 4Q/20 02.04.2022
6.1 3Q/20 26.03.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (%)

Unemployment Rate in Trinidad and Tobago by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Employed Persons (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons
                     Trinidad and Tobago - Historical Data (Thousand Person)

How many employed persons are in Trinidad and Tobago?

  • Number of Employed Persons in Trinidad and Tobago increased to 566 Thousand Person (0.566 Million Person) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 644 Thousand Person and minimum was 385 Thousand Person.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (Thousand Person) by years

Data
Period
Date
566 1Q/23 22.07.2023
561 4Q/22 20.04.2023
563 3Q/22 03.01.2023
563 2Q/22 19.11.2022
574 1Q/22 03.09.2022
570 2Q/21 02.07.2022
560 4Q/20 02.04.2022
553 3Q/20 26.03.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Person)

Employed Persons in Trinidad and Tobago by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End


Latest data on Unemployed Persons (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons
                     Trinidad and Tobago - Historical Data (Thousand Persons)

How many Unemployed Persons are in Trinidad and Tobago?

  • Number of Unemployed Persons in Trinidad and Tobago increased to 29.2 Thousand Persons (0.029 Million Persons) in the first quarter of 2023. The maximum rate was 106 Thousand Persons and minimum was 20.5 Thousand Persons.
  • Data published Quarterly by Central Bank.

Historical Data (Thousand Persons) by years

Data
Period
Date
29.2 1Q/23 22.07.2023
27.8 4Q/22 20.04.2023
32.2 3Q/22 03.01.2023
26.3 2Q/22 19.11.2022
30.8 1Q/22 03.09.2022
28.2 2Q/21 02.07.2022
43.5 4Q/20 02.04.2022
36 3Q/20 26.03.2022


Historical Chart by presidents (Thousand Persons)

Unemployed Persons in Trinidad and Tobago by presidents

Name Period Start Data End Data Max Value Min Value CHG% Start/End

Other labor indicators in Trinidad and Tobago

Index Updated Actual Previous
Labor Force Participation Rate 1Q/23 55.2 % 54.6

Unemployment Rate in other countries

Country Updated Actual Previous
Colombia Aug/23 9.28 % 9.57
Panama 2022 8.8 % 10.3
Puerto Rico Aug/23 6.1 % 6.8
Honduras 2022 8.7 % 8.6
Brazil Aug/23 7.8 % 7.9
Chile Aug/23 9 % 8.77
Paraguay 1Q/23 6.5 % 5.7
Argentina 2Q/23 6.2 % 6.9
Canada Sep/23 5.5 % 5.5
Ecuador 2Q/23 3.8 % 3.2
Mexico Aug/23 3 % 3.1
Peru Aug/23 6.6 % 6.3
United States Sep/23 3.8 % 3.8
Uruguay Aug/23 8.2 % 7.8
Jamaica 2Q/23 4.5 % 6.6
Suriname 2022 8.6 % 9.1
Venezuela Dec/18 6.4 % 7.3
Belize 2022 5 % 10.2
Cameroon 2022 4 % 4.1
Cape Verde 2022 13.6 % 13.9
Cuba 2021 2.8 % 2.6
Dominican Republic 1Q/23 5.2 % 4.8
El Salvador 2022 5 % 7.2
Guyana 2021 14.5 % 15.4
Haiti 2022 14.8 % 15
Nicaragua 2Q/23 3.3 % 3.3
Trinidad and Tobago 1Q/23 4.9 % 4.7