Unemployment Rate in Chile decreased to 7.10 percent in September from 7.30 percent in August of 2018. Unemployment Rate in Chile averaged 8.07 percent from 1986 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 13.50 percent in February of 1986 and a record low of 5.10 percent in February of 1998.

Unemployment Rate in Chile is expected to be 6.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Chile to stand at 6.90 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Chile Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.80 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-08-31 12:00 PM Unemployment Rate 7.3% 7.2% 7.1% 7.1%
2018-09-28 12:00 PM Unemployment Rate 7.3% 7.3% 7.1% 7.3%
2018-10-31 12:00 PM Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.3% 7.2% 7.4%
2018-11-30 12:00 PM Unemployment Rate 7.1% 7.2% 6.9%
2018-12-31 12:00 PM Unemployment Rate 6.8%


Chile Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 7.10 7.30 13.50 5.10 percent [+]
Employed Persons 8333.16 8332.25 8433.82 6478.51 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 634.96 660.14 855.70 468.14 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 55.00 55.10 56.67 52.47 percent [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 59.20 59.50 60.37 57.69 percent [+]
Job Vacancies 17.50 25.30 161.40 11.30 Index Points [+]
Wages 4761.20 4717.74 4761.20 2570.67 CLP/Hour [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 111.43 109.47 143.51 97.75 Index Points [+]
Minimum Wages 276000.00 270000.00 276000.00 115648.00 CLP/Month [+]
Population 18.37 18.19 18.37 7.65 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 60.00 60.00 60.00 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.00 65.00 65.00 65.00 [+]
Wages Low Skilled 388700.00 397600.00 397600.00 363600.00 CLP/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 1154700.00 1149700.00 1179700.00 1112800.00 CLP/Month [+]
Living Wage Family 599700.00 600000.00 600000.00 584400.00 CLP/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 388600.00 394100.00 394100.00 379500.00 CLP/Month [+]


Chile Unemployment Rate

In Chile, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Chile Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Chile Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
7.10 7.30 13.50 5.10 1986 - 2018 percent Monthly




Country Last
South Africa 27.50 Sep/18
Spain 14.55 Sep/18
Brazil 11.90 Sep/18
Turkey 11.10 Aug/18
Italy 10.10 Sep/18
Argentina 9.60 Jun/18
France 9.10 Jun/18
Euro Area 8.10 Sep/18
Saudi Arabia 6.00 Jun/18
Canada 5.80 Oct/18
Indonesia 5.34 Jun/18
Australia 5.00 Oct/18
Russia 4.50 Sep/18
United Kingdom 4.10 Sep/18
South Korea 3.90 Oct/18
China 3.82 Sep/18
Netherlands 3.70 Oct/18
United States 3.70 Oct/18
Mexico 3.60 Sep/18
India 3.52 Dec/17
Germany 3.40 Sep/18
Switzerland 2.40 Oct/18
Japan 2.30 Sep/18
Singapore 2.10 Sep/18


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