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Colombia - Unemployment rate

9.3 (%) in 2017

Unemployment rate of Colombia increased by 1.09% from 9.2 % in 2016 to 9.3 % in 2017. Since the 2.19% fall in 2015, unemployment rate rose by 4.20% in 2017.

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What is unemployment rate?

Unemployment rate can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The OECD harmonized unemployment rate gives the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labor force (the total number of people employed plus unemployed). [OECD Main Economic Indicators, OECD, monthly] As defined by the International Labour Organization, "unemployed workers" are those who are currently not working but are willing and able to work for pay, currently available to work, and have actively searched for work. [ILO, http://www.ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/res/index.htm]

What is Colombia unemployment rate?

Date Value Change, %
2017 9.3 1.09%
2016 9.2 3.08%
2015 8.9 -2.19%
2014 9.1 -5.44%
2013 9.7 -6.99%
2012 10.4 -4.31%
2011 10.8 -8.06%
2010 11.8 -1.87%
2009 12.0 6.82%
2008 11.3 0.52%
2007 11.2 -7.06%
2006 12.0

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