What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Channel Islands and Puerto Rico?

0.2%, with Channel Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Puerto Rico?

35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Channel Islands vs Puerto Rico: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force)

Channel Islands

6.2%

in 2025

Puerto Rico

6.0%

in 2025

Channel Islands rank

74th

Puerto Rico rank

77th

Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) over time

Channel Islands
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Channel Islands currently reports 6.2% against 6.0% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Channel Islands ranks 74th and Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 187 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Channel Islands	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.5%	14.6%	8.0%	Puerto Rico
2000s	5.6%	11.5%	5.9%	Puerto Rico
2010s	7.4%	12.7%	5.3%	Puerto Rico
2020s	6.2%	6.7%	0.5%	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher unemployment, total (% of total labor force), Channel Islands or Puerto Rico?: Channel Islands, at 6.2% against 6.0% in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
What is the difference in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) between Channel Islands and Puerto Rico?: 0.2%, with Channel Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Puerto Rico?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Channel Islands and Puerto Rico rank globally for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?: Channel Islands ranks 74th and Puerto Rico ranks 77th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.