Colombia Employment Report in Colombia

DANE · Monthly · Importance 74

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 9.0% 2027: 10.0% 2028: 10.0% 2029: 10.0% 2030: 10.0% 2031: 10.0%
8.03% (Jun-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV
Period%
Jun 2026 8.03%
May 2026 8.02%
Apr 2026 8.78%
Mar 2026 8.79%
Feb 2026 9.23%
Jan 2026 10.86%
Dec 2025 7.98%
Nov 2025 7.02%
Oct 2025 8.20%
Sep 2025 8.17%
Aug 2025 8.60%
Jul 2025 8.84%
Jun 2025 8.55%
May 2025 9.04%
Apr 2025 8.78%
Mar 2025 9.62%
Feb 2025 10.33%
Jan 2025 11.64%
Dec 2024 9.13%
Nov 2024 8.17%
Oct 2024 9.13%
Sep 2024 9.13%
Aug 2024 9.66%
Jul 2024 9.92%
Jun 2024 10.27%
May 2024 10.31%
Apr 2024 10.65%
Mar 2024 11.29%
Feb 2024 11.67%
Jan 2024 12.66%
Dec 2023 10.01%
Nov 2023 9.01%
Oct 2023 9.23%
Sep 2023 9.25%
Aug 2023 9.28%
Jul 2023 9.57%
Jun 2023 9.34%
May 2023 10.48%
Apr 2023 10.72%
Mar 2023 10.03%
Feb 2023 11.35%
Jan 2023 13.70%
Dec 2022 10.27%
Nov 2022 9.50%
Oct 2022 9.72%
Sep 2022 10.75%
Aug 2022 10.63%
Jul 2022 10.99%
Jun 2022 11.26%
May 2022 10.65%
Apr 2022 11.17%
Mar 2022 12.12%
Feb 2022 12.91%
Jan 2022 14.65%
Dec 2021 11.10%
Nov 2021 11.53%
Oct 2021 12.00%
Sep 2021 11.96%
Aug 2021 12.86%
Jul 2021 13.06%

About this indicator

SourceNational Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE)
FrequencyMonthly
Release .
What it isIndicator used to provide basic information about the size and structure of the workforce (employment, unemployment and inactivity) of the country's population, as well as the sociodemographic characteristics of the Colombian population. Also calculates the main indicators of the labor market and its variation over time.
How it's calculatedThe unemployment rate is the percentage ratio between the number of people who are looking for work (DS) and the number of persons in the labor force (PEA). two types of data in terms of coverage are calculated. On the one hand national level data have, on the other hand, urban areas (13 metropolitan areas).
Market implicationsThe evolution of the unemployment rate is a good indicator of the dynamism of the economy, although it is important to note that sometimes the unemployment rate increases for reasons not demand reduction but by a technological improvement.
LimitationsData subject to revision.