He unemployment in Chile rose to 9.4% in the moving quarter of May, the National Institute of Statistics (INE).
The registry advanced 0.5 percentage points in twelve months and 0.3 points compared to the moving quarter to April, added the INE.
The annual advance was due to the “increase in the workforce (1.3%), greater than the increase by employed people (0.8%),” the INE said in a report.
For their part, unemployed people increased 6.9%, affected by those who were unemployed (5.9%) and those looking for work for the first time (16.4%), he added.
Among women, the unemployment rate stood at 10.5%, increasing 0.4 percentage points in one year, while among men it was 8.6%, a total of 0.5 points more in one year.
The informal employment rate stood at 27.0%, added the INE.
According to the economic sector, on the other hand, the expansion of the population busy It was influenced, mainly, by the manufacturing industry, health activities and professional activities.
