Colombia Unemployment Rate Holds at 8%

2026-07-31 15:12 By Isabela Couto 1 min. read

Colombia's unemployment rate held steady at 8% in June 2026, unchanged from the previous month and slightly below market expectations of 8.1%.

The unemployment rate stood at 9.9% for women and 6.6% for men, resulting in a gender gap of 3.3 percentage points.

Across the country's 13 major metropolitan areas, the unemployment rate was 8.3%.

The highest jobless rates were recorded in Quibdó (23.3%), Cartagena (13.2%), and Ibagué (12.8%), while Medellín Metropolitan Area (7.1%), Pereira Metropolitan Area (7.2%), and Villavicencio (7.9%) posted the lowest rates.

The national employment rate stood at 59.4%.

In the April-June 2026 period, the average unemployment rate was 8.3%.



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