Chile's unemployment rose from 7.4 % in 1996 to 9.0 % in 2025.
Chile · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 14 with data
Chile's youth unemployment rose from 17.9 % in 1996 to 21.6 % in 2025.
Chile's participation rose from 56.6 % in 1996 to 62.3 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
94th of 182 · 14th in Latin America
Chile's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 36.8 % in 1996 to 52.9 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.2 pts98th of 182
- Labour force, totalup +1.0 %54th of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts117th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts68th of 182
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- Average wageup +1.3 %31st of 38
- Hours workeddown −0.4 %4th of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts123rd of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts66th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts49th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.7 %61st of 168
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