Unemployment Benefits in Peru
Peru has no unemployment insurance. A worker who loses a job keeps EsSalud health cover for up to 12 months (latencia), and the Ministry of Labour's Centro de Empleo and Empleos Perú job board help with the job search.
✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked
At a glance
No unemployment insurance found on official sites.
The job market in Peru
The International Labour Organization's estimates put Peru 93rd lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.
Peru's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked
Help finding work
- The public employment service: Centro de Empleo, Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE)
Health cover between jobs
Regular EsSalud members who lose their job keep care for themselves and their dependants under the Derecho Especial de Cobertura por Desempleo (latencia), for up to 12 months depending on the employer's contributions in the last 3 years.
From an official page, read October 26, 2026.
Questions
Is there unemployment benefit in Peru?
No unemployment insurance was found on official sites.
Where can I get help finding a job in Peru?
The public employment service is Centro de Empleo, Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE).
Nearby countries
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Suriname
Uruguay
Where this comes from
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See also: unemployment rate by country · Peru's unemployment rate · unemployment in the US, state by state.