Chile unemployment rate rises to 9.1%, highest level in nearly five years

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The National Statistics Institute reported that the unemployment rate reached 9.1% in the February-April quarter. The figure marks a 0.3 percentage point rise over twelve months and is the highest since 2021.

The National Statistics Institute reported that the unemployment rate rose to 9.1% in the February-April 2026 quarter. A total of 68,299 jobs were created during the period and the number of unemployed reached 944,794 people.

Economy biminister Daniel Mas reacted on social media. He described the situation as “an authentic social drama” and attributed it to more than a decade of economic stagnation in the country.

Mas stated that recovering growth is “a moral duty” and backed the National Reconstruction project. He said “there is no time to lose” because the future of Chilean families is at stake.

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Happy Colombian workers in Bogotá celebrate unemployment rate dropping to 9.2%, lowest since 2001, with graph display and leaders applauding.
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Colombia's February unemployment rate drops to 9.2%

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Dane reported Colombia's February 2026 unemployment rate at 9.2%, the lowest for any February since 2001, with 2.45 million unemployed people. Occupied population rose to 24.09 million, up 624,000 from February 2025. President Gustavo Petro and Labor Minister Antonio Sanguino hailed the figures and defended the minimum wage increase.

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Colombia's unemployment rate drops to 8.8% in March 2026

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The Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) reported that Colombia's unemployment rate fell to 8.8% in March 2026—the lowest for any March since 2001, continuing the downward trend from 10.9% in January and 9.2% in February—with 2.34 million people unemployed (down 174,000). This marks a 0.8 percentage point drop from 9.6% in March 2025. The employed population grew by 650,000 (2.7%), while the January-March quarter rate stood at 9.6%. Neiva ranked among cities with the lowest unemployment.

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South Korea adds 206,000 jobs in March, second straight month over 200,000

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South Korea added 206,000 jobs in March, topping 200,000 for the second straight month. The number of employed people rose 0.7 percent from a year earlier to 28.79 million, data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics showed. Youth employment, however, declined for the 23rd consecutive month.

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