Unemployment
Colombia's unemployment rate reaches lowest since 2001
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Colombia's National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) reported that the unemployment rate for 2025 was 8.9%, the lowest since 2001. This figure marks a 1.3 percentage point decrease from 2024. In December 2025, the rate fell to 8%, with employed population rising by 603,000 people.
In December 2025, Colombia created 603,000 new jobs, lowering the unemployment rate to 8.0%, a drop of 1.1 percentage points from 2024. Yet, 55.5% of workers, or about 13.45 million people, remain in informal employment. Experts note progress but warn of ongoing structural challenges in the labor market.
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Dane reported that Colombia's unemployment rate in October 2025 was 8.2%, the lowest for an October since 2017, with 2.1 million people unemployed. This marks a drop of 0.9 percentage points from October 2024. However, Andi warned about the rise in labor informality amid job creation.
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The National Administrative Department of Statistics (Dane) reported that the national unemployment rate for the July-September 2025 quarter fell to 8.3%, but in Neiva it rose to 9.4%. This Opita city is the only exception among major cities where the indicator increased for the fourth consecutive quarter. Nationally, September recorded 8.2%, the lowest level since 2001.