Chile Taxa de Desemprego

Chile’s unemployment rate was 8.4% for August–October 2025, down 0.2 percentage points from last year due to employment growth (1.5%) outpacing labor force growth (1.3%). Participation and employment rates rose to 61.9% and 56.7%. Women’s unemployment fell to 8.8%, while men’s slightly increased to 8.2%. Employment gains were led by services, health, and transport, mostly in formal jobs. Informal employment fell to 26.2%, driven by reductions in commerce, manufacturing, and self-employment. Average hours worked increased to 36.5 per week. The combined underutilization rate was 16.4%, with a gender gap of 4.6 pp. In the Metropolitan Region, unemployment dropped to 8.6% with employment rising 2.1%, led by administrative and information services.