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Uruguay's unemployment rate fell to 7% in June 2026 from 7.6% in May, marking the lowest level since December 2025 and pointing to a broadly stable labor market. Regionally, the jobless rate stood at 6.9% in Montevideo and 7.1% in the rest of the country. Unemployment remained lower among men (5.7%) than women (8.5%). Young workers aged 14–24 continued to face the weakest labor market conditions, with an unemployment rate of 21.3%. The rate declined to 9.4% among those aged 25–29, 7.5% for workers aged 30–34, and below 5% for those aged 35 and older. Among employed workers, 8.7% were underemployed, while 20.8% were not registered with the social security system in their main job. The labor force participation rate stood at 63.9%, while the employment rate was 59.5%. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay

Unemployment Rate in Uruguay decreased to 7 percent in June from 7.60 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Uruguay averaged 7.97 percent from 2006 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 13.40 percent in January of 2006 and a record low of 5.40 percent in December of 2010. This page provides - Uruguay Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Uruguay Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Unemployment Rate in Uruguay decreased to 7 percent in June from 7.60 percent in May of 2026. Unemployment Rate in Uruguay is expected to be 7.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uruguay Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.90 percent in 2027 and 8.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employment Rate	59.50	59.50	percent	Jun 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	63.90	64.40	percent	Jun 2026
Population	3.59	3.57	million	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	7.00	7.60	percent	Jun 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	519.76	519.66	points	Jun 2026

Uruguay Unemployment Rate

In Uruguay, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	7.00	7.60	13.40	5.40	2006 - 2026	percent	Monthly	NSA

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Uruguay Unemployment Hits Six-Month Low

Uruguay's unemployment rate fell to 7% in June 2026 from 7.6% in May, marking the lowest level since December 2025 and pointing to a broadly stable labor market. Regionally, the jobless rate stood at 6.9% in Montevideo and 7.1% in the rest of the country. Unemployment remained lower among men (5.7%) than women (8.5%). Young workers aged 14–24 continued to face the weakest labor market conditions, with an unemployment rate of 21.3%. The rate declined to 9.4% among those aged 25–29, 7.5% for workers aged 30–34, and below 5% for those aged 35 and older. Among employed workers, 8.7% were underemployed, while 20.8% were not registered with the social security system in their main job. The labor force participation rate stood at 63.9%, while the employment rate was 59.5%.

2026-07-29

Uruguay Jobless Rate Rises Slightly in May

Uruguay’s unemployment rate edged up to 7.6% in May 2026 from 7.5% in April, pointing to a broadly stable labor market. By region, the jobless rate stood at 7.7% in Montevideo and 7.6% in the country’s interior. By gender, unemployment was lower among men at 6.8%, compared with 8.5% for women. Younger workers continued to face the highest unemployment, with the rate reaching 25.7% among those aged 14 to 24. For workers aged 25 to 29, the rate stood at 8.4%, while it declined steadily across older age groups, falling to 3.7% for those aged 35 to 44 and 2.3% for those aged 65 and over. Among employed workers, 8.8% were underemployed and 20.9% were not registered with social security in their main job. Meanwhile, Uruguay’s labor force participation rate stood at 64.4%, while the employment rate reached 59.5%.

2026-07-01

Uruguay Jobless Rate Declines in April

Uruguay’s unemployment rate fell to 7.5% in April 2026 from 7.8% in March, signaling an improvement in labor market conditions. The jobless rate stood at 7.6% in Montevideo and 7.4% in the rest of the country, while employment rates reached 60.5% and 58.8%, respectively. By gender, unemployment was 6.4% among men and 8.7% among women. Youth unemployment remained significantly higher than for other age groups, reaching 23.3% among people aged 14 to 24. The rate was 10.2% for those aged 25 to 29 and below 7% for most age groups over 30. Among employed workers, 9.3% were underemployed, while 21.7% were not registered with the social security system in their main job.

2026-06-03