Still stuck: the unemployment rate dropped by 7.1% in August and October

According to the National Statistics Institute, the unemployment rate was 7.1% in August and October. The figure, lower than 5 points measured between July and September, has increased by 0.1% with respect to the same period of 2017.

According to the entities, the unemployment rate has changed by 0.4 percentage points over the twelve months and, despite the government's optimism, and President Piñera says, "The Chilean economy is underway and the recovery time has been lost," meaning unemployment indicators are growing and investing The indicators continue to drive without giving impetus.

According to its report, the unemployment rate for unemployment is above 7%, with an increase of 1.4% in labor force and more than the number of workers reported (1.0%), which creates a higher pressure on the labor market.

By gender

It is positive that the female unemployment rate was upset by 8.1%, to September for Metropolis. At this time, unemployed women accounted for 7.4% of the national level, rising by 0.1% in all cases. twelve months. Men were up by 0.6% with respect to the same period of the previous year, and 6.9%.

In twelve months, the unemployment rate rose in nine regions, dropping five and declining in Aysen. Atacama (1.6 pp.) Increased. It was Magallanes, with 1.7 percentage points less.