Dane: Unemployment in Colombia Remained at 8.8% in April 2026
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The unemployment rate in Colombia closed in April 2026 at 8.8%, the same figure a year ago, reported this Friday by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). Thus, the labor market in the Andean country stabilizes at one of its lowest levels so far in the century. And it does so for the best of reasons: more Colombians went to seek employment. The participation rate — the proportion of people of working age who are employed or…
The Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) revealed that the unemployment figure for the month of April is 8.8%, the same figure compared to the same month last year. Informality declined marginally. It was 54.2%, a decrease of only 0.8 percentage points, compared to April 2025. There is more unemployment among women than men. According to data from Dane, the unemployment rate for women was 10.9%, while for men of 7.1%, with a gap of 3.8…
Colombia's unemployment rate stood at 8.8% in April, which is the same figure as that recorded in March and 12 months ago, according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE).
Piedad Urdinola, director of DANE, at the labor market press conference of July 31, 2025. Photo: DANE. Unemployment in Colombia in April 2026 showed a rate of 8.8% that is exactly the same as recorded in 2025, which means that it has remained at its historical low since 2001. In fact, the unemployed population increased by 67,000 people (3%) to 2.3 million, due to the loss of jobs in municipal headquarters that do not include the 23 major cities…
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