Work & Labour in Peru 1,271 indicators covering work & labour for Peru. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Part time employment, female 60.7% 2025 down 4.9% 12th Part time employment, male 46.0% 2025 up 4.3% 6th Part time employment, total 52.6% 2025 down 0.5% 6th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 124 Co-inventions 2023 up 327.6% 46th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 42.6% 2025 down 6.8% 131st Annual working hours per worker 2,143 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 40th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,143 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 40th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 8.7% 2024 down 6.9% 102nd Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.9% 2024 up 51.4% 101st Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,143 hours per worker 2023 up 0.3% 40th Incidence of part-time employment 36.92 2025 down 5.1% 28th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 2,078 2022 up 67.5% 19th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 23.12 2022 up 54.0% 33rd NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,395 2022 up 54.1% 20th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 22.78 2022 up 49.4% 30th Employees 8,834 2025 up 9.3% 31st Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels 17,205 Persons 2024 up 10.1% 17th Unemployment of previously employed persons 596.83 2022 up 29.6% 26th Average annual hours actually worked per worker — Hours worked 2,263 Hours per year per person 2024 down 2.7% 1st Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 63 2024 down 33.7% 25th Incidence of unemployment by duration 9.57 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2023 up 20.7% 35th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.67 2025 up 0.7% 46th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 42.01 2025 down 4.3% 39th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 354.86 2025 up 7.5% 26th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 76.7 2024 up 88.5% 22nd Gender share of part-time employment 58.82 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.5% 32nd Full-time and part-time employment 12,954 Persons 2024 up 12.3% 15th Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition 12,954 Persons 2024 up 12.3% 15th Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national 75.29 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 2.0% 29th Youth employees 3,034 2022 down 2.2% 22nd Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 2.30 million 2024 down 27.2% 5th Average monthly earnings of employees 2,008 2025 up 46.5% 84th Average monthly earnings of employees 2,008 2025 up 46.5% 82nd Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 232,456 1996 up 141.8% 41st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 25.91 million Persons 2023 up 58.7% 17th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.384 2025 down 1.5% 28th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,520 2025 up 40.3% 81st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 8.7% 2024 down 6.9% 96th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,520 2025 up 40.3% 80th Median monthly earnings of employees 1,520 2025 up 40.3% 80th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.81 2024 up 6.9% 37th Own-account workers, total 36.0% 2016 up 6.2% 53rd Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Permanent employment 21.17 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 30.2% 37th Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment 78.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 down 5.9% 1st Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 41.49 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 4.3% 31st Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,625 2025 up 10.5% 24th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.06 2025 up 44.9% 33rd Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,070 2025 up 66.6% 14th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 6 2025 up 58.1% 19th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 9.64 2025 down 93.0% 61st Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.5134 2014 unchanged 87th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6088 2014 up 9.2% 56th Labor market, Overall 0.6818 2014 up 3.7% 49th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7822 2014 unchanged 47th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.823 2014 up 6.5% 18th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.849 2014 unchanged 14th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 1.1% 2023 up 17.5% 38th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 81.78 2022 down 5.9% 34th ← Previous Page 5 of 22 Next →