Unemployment rate (annual) in Dominican Republic

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 5.3% 2027: 5.2% 2028: 5.2% 2029: 5.1% 2030: 5.0% 2031: 5.0%

6.3% (1999) ANUAL · % · Annual · CSV

Period	%
Jan 1999	6.3%
Jan 1998	7.4%
Jan 1997	7.2%
Jan 1996	7.5%
Jan 1995	7.3%
Jan 1994	7.4%
Jan 1993	9.3%
Jan 1992	9.5%
Jan 1991	9.2%

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually, covering the full year and subject to revision.

What it is

Measures the share of the Dominican Republic's labour force that is jobless and actively seeking work. It comes from the Central Bank's Continuous National Labour Force Survey (ENCFT) and is the benchmark gauge of the labour market.

How it's calculated

Calculated as the unemployed divided by the labour force, in per cent, following ILO methodology from a continuous household sample. The annual figure averages the quarterly results.

Market implications

A falling rate accompanies the expansionary phase of an economy closely tied to tourism, free-trade zones and remittances. The Central Bank watches it alongside inflation when setting rates, though informal employment cushions its direct market impact.

Limitations

High informality means the rate does not fully reflect underemployment. Being survey-based and annual, it carries sampling error and is subject to methodological revisions.