US EditionUnemployment in Colombia Drops to 8.6%, the Best Figure for August Since 2001
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The unemployment rate reflects that 2.2 million people sought work without success. Manufacturing, construction and transport led job creation
In August of this year, Colombia achieved the lowest unemployment rate for 24 years, with 6.7% among men and 11.2% for women. According to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), “the unemployment rate (TD) for the national total in August 2025 was 8.6 per cent, representing a decrease of 1.1 percentage points compared to the same month of the previous year (9.7 per cent). The Colombian agency noted in a X publication that i…
Unemployment in Colombia continued to fall in August and reached 8.6 per cent, the lowest figure for that month in 24 years. The figure represents a statistically significant variation compared to August 2024, when it was 9.7 per cent. By branches of economic activity, manufacturing industries (with 199,000 people), construction (with 178,000 people) and transport and storage (with 172,000 people), were the branches of economic activity with the…
Unemployment in Colombia continues to decline. In August, it stood at 8.6%, more than one percentage point lower than in August 2024 and the lowest figure for this month of the year reported since 2001. In August 2024, the rate was 9.7%, representing a year-over-year decrease of 265,000 in the number of unemployed people. The Employment Rate (ER) stood at 58.4%, while in August 2024 it was 58.3%. Meanwhile, the Total Participation Rate (TPR) dec…
Unemployment in Colombia remains low in 2025. Photo: IDU DANE revealed on Tuesday that unemployment in Colombia reached 8.6% in August, a figure that is lower than the one recorded a year ago (9.7%) and that confirms a further reduction of the indicator intermonthly. It should not be forgotten that, in July, unemployment had stood at 8.8%, with the data revealed today being 0.2 percentage points lower than that of the previous measurement. Accor…
The figure recorded a decrease of 0.3 percentage points (pp.) in 12 months, as a result of the increase in the labour force (0.9%), less than that presented by the employed (1.3%).
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