Labor force, unemployment and informality by area (ENEIC 2024)
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- The country, department by department
- Audited
The ENEI has been replaced by the ENEIC (Continuous National Employment and Income Survey), quarterly since 2024. Fourth-quarter 2024 results: a labor force of 7.8 million (aged 15 and over), 21.8% metropolitan urban, 37.1% other urban and 41.1% rural; overall participation rate 65.4% (metropolitan 68.6%, other urban 66.8%, rural 62.7%); open unemployment 1.7% (metropolitan 3.4%, other urban 1.5%, rural 1.0%); visible underemployment 14.6% (rural 15.7%, metropolitan 14.0%, other urban 13.8%); informality 67.9% (rural 78.2%, other urban 66.7%, metropolitan 50.1%). Key limitation: the ENEIC publishes by study domain, not by department; the departmental labor force comes from the 2018 Census (REDATAM).
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Figures
- Labor force
- 7.8 million (15+)
- Overall participation rate
- 65.4%
- Open unemployment
- 1.7% (metropolitan 3.4%)
- Informality
- 67.9% (metropolitan 50.1%, rural 78.2%)
- Visible underemployment
- 14.6%
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