The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 12.3 percent in August of 2021 from 16.8 percent in the corresponding month of 2020. It was the lowest jobless rate since February of 2020, as the number of unemployed dropped by 914 thousand to 3.05 million, while employed persons rose by 2 million to 21.69 million. Meanwhile, the employment rate increased to 53.7 percent from 49.3 and the activity rate went up to 61.2 percent from 59.3 percent. source: Dane, Colombia

Unemployment Rate in Colombia averaged 11.71 percent from 2001 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 21.40 percent in May of 2020 and a record low of 7.30 percent in November of 2015. 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 October of 2021.

Unemployment Rate in Colombia is expected to be 14.10 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 12.10 percent in 2022 and 11.50 percent in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Colombia Unemployment Rate


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-08-31 04:00 PM Jul 14.3% 14.4% 14.3%
2021-09-30 04:00 PM Aug 12.3% 14.3% 14.3%
2021-10-29 04:00 PM Sep 12.3% 12.3%
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Colombia Jobless Rate Falls to 1-1/2 Year Low
The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 12.3 percent in August of 2021 from 16.8 percent in the corresponding month of 2020. It was the lowest jobless rate since February of 2020, as the number of unemployed dropped by 914 thousand to 3.05 million, while employed persons rose by 2 million to 21.69 million. Meanwhile, the employment rate increased to 53.7 percent from 49.3 and the activity rate went up to 61.2 percent from 59.3 percent.
2021-09-30
Colombia Jobless Rate Falls to 4-Month Low of 14.3%
The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 14.3 percent in July of 2021 from 20.2 percent in the corresponding month of 2020. It was the lowest jobless rate since March, as the number of unemployed dropped by 1.1 million to 3.49 million, while employed persons rose by 2.9 million to 20.9 million. Meanwhile, the employment rate increased to 51.8 percent from 45.1 percent and the activity rate went up to 60.4 percent from 56.5 percent.
2021-08-31
Colombia Jobless Rate Falls to 14.4% in June
The unemployment rate in Colombia fell to 14.4 percent in June of 2021 from 15.6 percent in the corresponding month of the previous year, as the number of unemployed dropped by 0.3 million to 3.47 million, while employment went up by 0.2 million to 20.62 million. Meantime, the employment rate rose to 51.1 percent from 50.8 percent, while the activity rate fell to 59.7 percent from 60.2 percent.
2021-07-30

Colombia Last Unit Reference Previous Highest Lowest
Unemployment Rate 12.30 percent Aug/21 14.30 21.40 7.30
Unemployed Persons 3051.37 Thousand Aug/21 3484.57 4693.93 1791.64
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.22 percent Aug/21 60.40 66.90 51.80
Employment Rate 53.67 percent Aug/21 51.77 61.41 41.57


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