US EditionChile’s Jobless Rate Eases To 8.0%, But New Entrants And Informality Raise Red Flags
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During this morning, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported a fall in unemployment, which closed in 2025 by 8% in the October-December quarter, falling from 8.4% since the previous mobile quarter. In this sense, the Minister of Finance, Nicolás Grau, valued the employment figures delivered by the INE for the October-December 2025 mobile quarter and highlighted the improvement in the female labour market. It is that unemployment in w…
Chile’s Jobless Rate Eases To 8.0%, But New Entrants And Informality Raise Red Flags
Key Points Unemployment was 8.0% in the October–December 2025 moving quarter, down 0.1 points year on year. First-time job seekers surged 24.4%, and the informal rate rose to 26.8%, raising questions about job quality. With broader slack at 16.5%, the numbers sharpen the debate on growth and interest-rate timing. Chile closed 2025 with unemployment at […]
The INE reported that the unemployment rate in Chile fell to 8% in the October-December 2025 quarter, returning to the path of declines after the rise in the previous period. In twelve months, the indicator dropped 0.1 points, in a context where both the labour force and employment grew 1.8%. Employment increased by 167 thousand people during the year, with increases concentrated in administrative services, accommodation and meals, health and tr…
In the mobile quarter ended in December 2025, the unemployment rate in Chile was 8%, a number that positively surprised the expectations of the market, which were around 8.3%. In addition, the number was 0.4 percentage points below the previous mobile quarter, which is explained by the creation of 72,000 jobs, compared to a growth in the labour force of 36,000 people. See more: Codelco meets its production goal, although by a narrow margin“While…
The unemployment rate was 8.0% in Oct-Dec 2025, with improvement in women and slight increase in informal work and President Boric celebrates. To read the full article, visit The Times in Spanish Source
The record was 0.1 percentage points less than last year’s same period, reported the National Institute of Statistics
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