Unemployment Rate in Colombia increased to 9.50 percent in September from 9.20 percent in August of 2018. Unemployment Rate in Colombia averaged 11.45 percent from 2001 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 17.87 percent in January of 2002 and a record low of 7.30 percent in November of 2015.

Colombia Unemployment Rate
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-08-31 03:20 PM Unemployment Rate 9.7% 9.1% 9.9% 9.6%
2018-09-28 03:10 PM Unemployment Rate 9.2% 9.7% 9.9% 9.8%
2018-10-31 03:15 PM Unemployment Rate 9.5% 9.2% 9% 9.3%
2018-11-30 03:00 PM Unemployment Rate 9.5% 8.8%
2018-12-28 03:00 PM Unemployment Rate 8.6%


Colombia Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 9.50 9.20 17.87 7.30 percent [+]
Unemployed Persons 2378.34 2285.80 3408.44 1791.64 Thousand [+]
Population 49.29 48.75 49.29 16.01 Million [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.10 63.60 66.90 56.90 percent [+]
Living Wage Family 1095100.00 1065500.00 1095100.00 1042100.00 COP/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 782100.00 746500.00 782100.00 730000.00 COP/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 2598000.00 2503700.00 2598000.00 2470000.00 COP/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 899500.00 833200.00 899500.00 825400.00 COP/Month [+]
Employed Persons 22703.86 22678.11 23092.39 15188.95 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 58.28 58.27 61.41 48.97 percent [+]


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. 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 - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
9.50 9.20 17.87 7.30 2001 - 2018 percent Monthly




Country Last
South Africa 27.50 Sep/18
Spain 14.55 Sep/18
Brazil 11.90 Sep/18
Turkey 11.10 Aug/18
Italy 10.10 Sep/18
Argentina 9.60 Jun/18
France 9.10 Jun/18
Euro Area 8.10 Sep/18
Saudi Arabia 6.00 Jun/18
Canada 5.80 Oct/18
Indonesia 5.34 Jun/18
Australia 5.00 Oct/18
Russia 4.50 Sep/18
United Kingdom 4.10 Sep/18
South Korea 3.90 Oct/18
China 3.82 Sep/18
Netherlands 3.70 Oct/18
United States 3.70 Oct/18
Mexico 3.60 Sep/18
India 3.52 Dec/17
Germany 3.40 Sep/18
Switzerland 2.40 Oct/18
Japan 2.30 Sep/18
Singapore 2.10 Sep/18


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