Colombia’s national unemployment rate fell to 8% in September 2026 from 9.4% in August. In the 13 main cities and metropolitan areas, unemployment stood at 8.3%. The national labor force participation rate was 63.8%, while the employment rate reached 58.7%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate averaged 8.5% in the July–September 2026 quarter, unchanged from the same period in 2025. source: Dane, Colombia
Unemployment Rate in Colombia decreased to 8 percent in September from 9.40 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Colombia averaged 11.44 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 21.01 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of 7.00 percent in November of 2025. This page provides the latest reported value for - Colombia Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Colombia Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.
Unemployment Rate in Colombia decreased to 8 percent in September from 9.40 percent in August of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Colombia is expected to be 9.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Colombia Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 8.40 percent in 2027 and 8.50 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.