Unemployment Rate in Mauritius increased to 7.10 percent in the first quarter of 2020 from 6.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Unemployment Rate in Mauritius averaged 7.50 percent from 1983 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 19.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 1983 and a record low of 2.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 1991. This page provides the latest reported value for - Mauritius Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Mauritius Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2020.

Unemployment Rate in Mauritius is expected to be 9.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Mauritius to stand at 9.80 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Mauritius Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.90 percent in 2021 and 7.80 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Mauritius Unemployment Rate

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.10 6.40 19.70 2.70 1983 - 2020 percent Quarterly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2019-09-26 12:30 PM Q2 6.6% 6.9% 6.70%
2019-12-20 11:00 AM Q3 6.7% 6.6% 6.6%
2020-03-31 11:00 AM Q4 6.4% 6.7% 6.2%
2020-06-30 02:00 PM Q1 7.1% 6.4% 7.3%
2020-09-29 11:00 AM Q2 7.1% 8.6%
2020-12-23 11:00 AM Q3 9.4%
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Mauritius Jobless Rate Drops to 6.7% in Q3
The unemployment rate in Mauritius decreased to 6.7% in the third quarter of 2019 from 6.9% in the same quarter of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons went down by 500 to 39,300 while employment rose by 8,900 to 545,700. Also, labour force increased by 8,400 to 585,000. The unemployment rate fell for both men (4.4 percent vs 4.5 percent) and women (10.3 percent vs 10.6 percent). Also, the youth unemployment rate declined to 23.4 percent from 25.2 percent in Q3 2018. Around 11% or 4.2 thousand of the unemployed had not reached the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) level or equivalent and a further 38% or 14.9 thousand did not have the Cambridge School Certificate (SC) or equivalent. In the previous quarter, the jobless rate was slightly lower at 6.6 percent.
2019-12-20
Mauritius Jobless Rate Falls to 6.6% in Q2
The unemployment rate in Mauritius declined to 6.6% in the second quarter of 2019 from 7.0% in the same quarter of the previous year. The number of unemployed persons decreased by 1,400 to 39,100 while employment rose by 12,300 to 553,800. Also, labour force went up by 10,900 to 592,900. The unemployment rate decreased for men (3.8% vs 5.3% in Q2 2018) while it rose considerably for women (10.8% vs 9.5%). Meantime, the youth unemployment rate fell to 21.3% from 27.5% a year ago. Around 11% or 4.3 thousand had not reached the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) level or equivalent and a further 36% or 14.1 thousand did not have the Cambridge School Certificate (SC) or equivalent. Also, 4.4 thousand or 11% of the unemployed were heads of households and 6.2 thousand or 16% lived in households with no employed persons. In the previous quarter, the jobless rate was higher at 6.9%.
2019-09-26

Mauritius Unemployment Rate
In Mauritius, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.