Work & Labour in Peru 1,271 indicators covering work & labour for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 69.1% 2025 up 2.2% 102nd Employment in industry (% of total employment) 16.8% 2025 down 1.7% 122nd Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 22.9% 2025 down 0.9% 117th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.2% 2025 down 3.9% 105th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 11.0% 2025 down 32.5% 45th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.2% 2025 down 25.6% 47th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 15.6% 2025 down 35.8% 48th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 48.7% 2025 up 7.3% 130th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.4% 2025 up 3.5% 128th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 45.3% 2025 up 13.1% 128th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 51.3% 2025 down 6.0% 58th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 48.6% 2025 down 3.4% 60th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 54.7% 2025 down 8.7% 60th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 up 21.5% 71st Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.2% 2025 up 13.5% 68th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.2% 2025 up 52.3% 81st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 0.8% 23rd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0005 units per person 2025 down 0.8% 23rd Share of workers in vulnerable employment 47.5% 2025 down 7.7% 57th GDP per person employed 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 11.5% 113th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.2% 85th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.2% 85th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 15,877.2% 76th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year 2025 up 15,877.2% 76th GDP per employed person 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 11.5% 113th Women can take the same jobs as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.995 2027 up 161.2% 148th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 0.995 2027 up 161.2% 148th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0055 units per square kilometre 2023 up 47.5% 154th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0145 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.6% 138th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 115.45 2025 up 40.6% 109th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 24.0% 2023 down 7.9% 75th CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.53 2025 down 55.0% 137th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 63.71 2025 down 5.7% 37th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 63.71 2025 down 5.7% 37th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 63.71 2025 down 5.7% 37th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% 138th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.0138 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.1% 138th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year 2023 down 1,254.4% 176th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 71.71 2025 down 5.5% 32nd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 4.3% 2025 up 32.0% 119th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.8% 2025 up 17.8% 116th Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.0% 2025 up 48.4% 112th SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 43.65 2026 down 4.2% 113th Labour income share as a percent of GDP 43.65 2026 down 4.2% 113th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.81 2027 up 1.7% 69th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 12.81 2027 up 1.7% 69th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 712,198 2027 up 8.8% 35th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 30.1 2027 down 6.7% 32nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 37.94 2027 down 1.5% 109th Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 7.99 2027 down 13.6% 40th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,501 2027 down 4.5% 23rd Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 17,805 2027 up 8.8% 35th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 23.89 2027 up 37.7% 63rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 1,365 2027 up 47.0% 42nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 80.0% 2025 down 5.0% 29th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 63.7% 2025 down 5.7% 37th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 71.7% 2025 down 5.5% 30th Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 63.7% 2025 down 5.7% 37th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 63.7% 2025 down 5.7% 37th ← Previous Page 2 of 22 Next →