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BLS Open Data · April 2026

Puerto Rico Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 5.6% (April 2026)

How Puerto Rico Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 4% of states · 51th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota2.4%
… 46 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico(you are here)6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Maricao Municipio22.8%
2Adjuntas Municipio14.2%
3Guánica Municipio13.7%
76Guaynabo Municipio2.8%
77Trujillo Alto Municipio2.4%
78Culebra Municipio1.6%

Counties in Puerto Rico (78)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Adjuntas Municipio, Puerto Rico14.2%
Aguada Municipio, Puerto Rico5.7%
Aguadilla Municipio, Puerto Rico7.6%
Aguas Buenas Municipio, Puerto Rico7.4%
Aibonito Municipio, Puerto Rico5.2%
Añasco Municipio, Puerto Rico8.4%
Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico6%
Arroyo Municipio, Puerto Rico10.7%
Barceloneta Municipio, Puerto Rico5.4%
Barranquitas Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Bayamón Municipio, Puerto Rico3.6%
Cabo Rojo Municipio, Puerto Rico6.6%
Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico4.6%
Camuy Municipio, Puerto Rico4.6%
Canóvanas Municipio, Puerto Rico5%
Carolina Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Cataño Municipio, Puerto Rico3.8%
Cayey Municipio, Puerto Rico5.1%
Ceiba Municipio, Puerto Rico6.5%
Ciales Municipio, Puerto Rico6.8%
Cidra Municipio, Puerto Rico3.8%
Coamo Municipio, Puerto Rico6.6%
Comerío Municipio, Puerto Rico6.2%
Corozal Municipio, Puerto Rico3.1%
Culebra Municipio, Puerto Rico1.6%
Dorado Municipio, Puerto Rico4.7%
Fajardo Municipio, Puerto Rico6%
Florida Municipio, Puerto Rico4.2%
Guánica Municipio, Puerto Rico13.7%
Guayama Municipio, Puerto Rico8.5%
Guayanilla Municipio, Puerto Rico10.7%
Guaynabo Municipio, Puerto Rico2.8%
Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Hatillo Municipio, Puerto Rico4.2%
Hormigueros Municipio, Puerto Rico5.4%
Humacao Municipio, Puerto Rico7.2%
Isabela Municipio, Puerto Rico5.2%
Jayuya Municipio, Puerto Rico8.3%
Juana Díaz Municipio, Puerto Rico4.4%
Juncos Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico5.9%
Lares Municipio, Puerto Rico7.7%
Las Marías Municipio, Puerto Rico11.4%
Las Piedras Municipio, Puerto Rico6.2%
Loíza Municipio, Puerto Rico5.1%
Luquillo Municipio, Puerto Rico5.2%
Manatí Municipio, Puerto Rico5.7%
Maricao Municipio, Puerto Rico22.8%
Maunabo Municipio, Puerto Rico12.3%
Mayagüez Municipio, Puerto Rico8.4%
Moca Municipio, Puerto Rico4.7%
Morovis Municipio, Puerto Rico6.1%
Naguabo Municipio, Puerto Rico6.6%
Naranjito Municipio, Puerto Rico5.8%
Orocovis Municipio, Puerto Rico8.1%
Patillas Municipio, Puerto Rico7.1%
Peñuelas Municipio, Puerto Rico9.3%
Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico8.4%
Quebradillas Municipio, Puerto Rico9.2%
Rincón Municipio, Puerto Rico9.3%
Río Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico3.3%
Sabana Grande Municipio, Puerto Rico9.8%
Salinas Municipio, Puerto Rico7.6%
San Germán Municipio, Puerto Rico7.4%
San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
San Lorenzo Municipio, Puerto Rico9.3%
San Sebastián Municipio, Puerto Rico6.5%
Santa Isabel Municipio, Puerto Rico6.1%
Toa Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Toa Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico3.5%
Trujillo Alto Municipio, Puerto Rico2.4%
Utuado Municipio, Puerto Rico6.3%
Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico3.9%
Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico4.8%
Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico3.2%
Villalba Municipio, Puerto Rico7%
Yabucoa Municipio, Puerto Rico8.7%
Yauco Municipio, Puerto Rico8.8%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.