Parliamentarian Constance Schonhaut (Frente Amplio), member of the Chamber's Economic Commission, questioned the government's response to the deterioration of the labour market, after unemployment reached 9.5% in the May-July quarter, its highest level in five years. According to the INE, the figure increased 0.8 percentage points in [...]
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The minister acknowledged that the figure "interpels and demands more", but anticipated an improvement from September, attributing it to seasonality and to the rebound of economic activity since June.
Parliamentarian Constance Schonhaut (Frente Amplio), member of the Chamber's Economic Commission, questioned the government's response to the deterioration of the labour market, after unemployment reached 9.5% in the May-July quarter, its highest level in five years. According to the INE, the figure increased 0.8 percentage points in [...]