Colombia Tasa De Desempleo

Colombia’s unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in October 2025, compared to 9.1% a year earlier, remaining at the lowest level since November 2024. Joblessness stood at 6.2% for men and 10.9% for women. Compared with October 2024, the number of unemployed people fell by 174,000, while the employed population rose by 977,000, an increase of 4.2%. The largest employment gains came from agriculture, livestock, hunting, forestry and fishing (347,000), accommodation and food services (279,000), and transportation and storage (231,000). For the August–October period, the unemployment rate averaged 8.3%.