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Colombia Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Feb 29, 2024
Actual
11.7
Units In
%
Previous
12.7
Frequency
Monthly
Next Release
Apr 29, 2024
Time to Release
1 Months 1 Days 7 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
21.4 May 2020 | 7.3 Nov 2015 | 11.62 % | 2001-2024 | N/A |
In Colombia, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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The unemployment rate in Colombia increased to 11.7 percent in February 2024 from 11.4 percent in the same month of the previous year, but slowed from the previous month's 12.7 percent. The employed population increased by 260 thousand to 22.493 million from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the activity rate remained unchanged at 63.8 percent compared to February of the previous year, while the employment rate fell slightly to 56.4 percent from 56.5 percent.
Colombia Unemployment Rate History
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