Work & Labour in Peru 1,271 indicators covering work & labour for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 4.6% 2025 up 42.4% 102nd Female unemployment rate 5.8% 2025 up 72.7% 93rd Share of male vs. female employment in industry 22.9% 2025 down 0.9% 117th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 24.3% 2025 down 9.8% 76th Share of male vs. female employment in services 52.7% 2025 up 5.7% 89th Employment rate, men vs. women 77.2% 2025 down 5.4% 25th Employment rate 69.1% 2025 down 5.8% 22nd Youth unemployment rate 9.5% 2025 up 37.5% 122nd Population by labor force status 8.16 million people 2025 down 2.5% 51st Employee compensation as share of government spending 15.6% 2021 down 8.7% 116th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,285 Persons 2022 up 20.4% 21st Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 729.18 Persons 2022 up 3.9% 34th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.9% 2020 down 20.4% 76th Female labor force by age 593,484 people 2024 up 17.0% 21st Labor force participation rate by age 55.3% 2024 down 13.7% 30th Female labor force participation rate by age 52.0% 2024 down 12.0% 36th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.7% 2024 up 28.5% 121st NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 up 57.5% 131st Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0012 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 95th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.5147 units per square kilometre 2023 up 6.8% 140th Employment by status 48.3% 2024 up 8.1% 131st Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 48.3% 2024 up 8.1% 131st Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.7% 159th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 2023 up 36.7% 159th Employment 17,836 2025 up 5.4% 30th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -1.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 38.7% 103rd Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 38.7% 103rd Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 38.7% 103rd Cases of fatal occupational injury 162 2020 up 11.7% 35th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 1.2% 2025 down 62.0% 113th Unemployment with basic education 3.0% 2025 up 21.9% 101st Unemployment with basic education, male 2.8% 2025 up 11.0% 98th Unemployment with intermediate education 5.1% 2025 up 18.2% 81st Unemployment with basic education, female 3.2% 2025 up 37.3% 100th Unemployment with advanced education 4.8% 2025 up 14.8% 61st Unemployment with intermediate education, female 6.3% 2025 up 29.4% 70th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.81 2024 up 6.9% 33rd Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.81 score 2024 up 6.9% 33rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 22.8% 2022 up 49.4% 32nd Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.2% 2025 up 7.1% 79th Labor force with basic education, female 56.1% 2025 down 13.2% 20th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 25.8% 2022 up 36.5% 39th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 19.9% 2022 up 69.5% 23rd Labor force with basic education, male 71.9% 2025 down 12.8% 32nd Labor force with basic education 63.9% 2025 down 13.5% 23rd Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 63.3% 2025 up 1.4% 30th Labor force with intermediate education, male 82.8% 2025 up 0.2% 15th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 73.4% 2025 down 0.0% 22nd Unemployment with advanced education, male 4.2% 2025 up 7.6% 61st Labor force with advanced education, male 86.1% 2025 down 6.6% 33rd Labor force with advanced education 83.0% 2025 down 3.4% 24th Labor force with advanced education, female 79.9% 2025 up 0.2% 30th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 60.5% 2025 down 7.3% 32nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 77.0% 2025 down 5.6% 28th Unemployment with advanced education, female 5.4% 2025 up 21.1% 57th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 68.6% 2025 down 6.6% 27th Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 22,507 2020 up 375.6% 42nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% 2025 down 15.2% 31st Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 52.1% 2025 down 14.6% 33rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 43.8% 2025 down 15.6% 33rd ← Previous Page 4 of 22 Next →