Unemployment Rate in Mauritius decreased to 5.90 percent in the third quarter of 2024 from 6.20 percent in the second quarter of 2024. Unemployment Rate in Mauritius averaged 7.62 percent from 1983 until 2024, 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. source: Central Statistics Office, Mauritius

Unemployment Rate in Mauritius is expected to be 6.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-09-30 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q2 6.2% 6.3% 6.00%
2024-12-23 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q3 5.9% 6.2% 6.1%
2025-03-28 10:00 AM
Unemployment Rate
Q4 5.9% 6.00%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 560.70 556.70 Thousand Sep 2024
Employment Rate 94.10 93.80 percent Sep 2024
Job Vacancies 6384.00 5096.00 Dec 2023
Labour Costs 124.00 118.10 points Dec 2023
Population 1.26 1.26 Million Dec 2023
Productivity 106.20 105.50 points Dec 2023
Unemployed Persons 35.20 36.50 Thousand Sep 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.90 6.20 percent Sep 2024
Wages 39274.00 37151.00 MUR/Month Dec 2023
Wages in Manufacturing 151.60 142.60 points Sep 2024

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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.90 6.20 19.70 2.70 1983 - 2024 percent Quarterly