Unemployment in Chile Reaches a New Peak in Five Years as It Rises to 9.5%
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The unemployment rate has reached its highest level since 2021, according to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (INE). The Kast government admits that “much remains to be done” to overcome the labor crisis.
The unemployment rate in Chile climbed to 9.5% during the May-July quarter, thus positioning itself in a new peak of the last five years, according to the information provided by the National Institute of Statistics of Chile (INE). The figure recorded a product of the increase of the labor force (0.7%) and of the ... Continue reading "Unemployment in Chile reaches a new peak in five years by rising to 9.5%" The post Unemployment in Chile reaches…
The deterioration hits women more strongly: their unemployment rate reached 10.3 per cent, keeping it above two digits, while that of men rose to 8.9 per cent.
Marco Enríquez-Ominami questioned the government this Friday after it became known that the national unemployment rate reached 9.5% during the May-July quarter of 2026, and accused the executive of not having been able to generate jobs. “9.5% unemployment. This government is being inept at creating jobs. They have no excuses left,” wrote Enríquez-Ominami in [...] The entry Marco Enríquez-Ominami criticizes the government for unemployment of 9.5%…
The unemployment rate in Chile stood at 9.5 per cent during the quarter between May and July 2026, according to data revealed by the National Employment Survey (ENE) of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), representing the highest level of unemployment in the country in almost five years, with an increase of 0.8 percentage points compared to the same period of the previous year. The increase in the unemployment rate is explained by an inc…
According to the information provided by the National Employment Survey (ENE), prepared by the National Institute of Statistics of Chile (INE), the figure rose by 0.8 pp. in twelve months, as a result of the increase in the labour force (0.7%) and the reduction presented by the employed persons (-0.2 per cent). Unemployed persons increased by 10.4 per cent, affected by those who were unemployed (9.4 per cent) and those seeking work for the first…
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