Unemployment Rate in Chile decreased to 8.40 percent in October from 8.50 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Chile Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The unemployment rate in Chile was 9.06 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the unemployment rate rose by 3.83 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

In 2024, the unemployment rate in Chile amounted to approximately 8.46 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 3.04 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The rate is forecast to decline by about 0.96 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator describes the unemployment rate, which can be defined by either the national definition, the ILO harmonized definition, or the OECD harmonized definition. The latter defines it as the number of unemployed people divided by the total labor force.

Key information about Chile Unemployment Rate

• Chile Unemployment Rate dropped to 8.45% in Oct 2025, from the previously reported figure of 8.53% in Sep 2025.
• Chile Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Mar 2009 to Oct 2025, with an average rate of 7.31%.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.09% in Jul 2020 and a record low of 5.78% in Dec 2013.
• The data is reported by reported by National Institute of Statistics.
• In the latest reports, Chile Population reached 20.13 million people in Dec 2024.

Employment Rate in Chile increased to 56.60 percent in September from 56.50 percent in August of 2025. This dataset provides - Chile Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Monthly Unemployment Rate Total: 15 Years or over for Chile (LRHUTTTTCLQ156S) from Q1 1986 to Q2 2025 about Chile, harmonized, persons, unemployment, and rate.

Monthly dataset of the Chile Unemployment Rate, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 2015-02-28 to 2025-09-30. Available for free download in CSV format.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: 15 Years or over for Chile (LRUNTTTTCLM156N) from Jan 1986 to Aug 2025 about Chile, 15 years +, unemployment, and rate.

Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Valparaiso data was reported at 8.336 % in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.686 % for Sep 2025. Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Valparaiso data is updated monthly, averaging 7.262 % from Mar 2010 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 188 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.639 % in Sep 2020 and a record low of 6.328 % in Sep 2017. Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Valparaiso data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G: Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: NENE.

Chile NENE: Unemployment Rate: Maule data was reported at 7.633 % in Oct 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.505 % for Sep 2025. Chile NENE: Unemployment Rate: Maule data is updated monthly, averaging 6.273 % from Mar 2009 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 200 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 14.200 % in Jul 2009 and a record low of 4.042 % in Feb 2017. Chile NENE: Unemployment Rate: Maule data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G: Unemployment Rate: NENE. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Chile Unemployment Rate: Foreign: Male data was reported at 5.961 % in Oct 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.794 % for Sep 2025. Chile Unemployment Rate: Foreign: Male data is updated monthly, averaging 6.657 % from Mar 2010 (Median) to Oct 2025, with 188 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.529 % in Sep 2020 and a record low of 1.152 % in Jul 2011. Chile Unemployment Rate: Foreign: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G: Unemployment Rate: NENE.

Monthly and long-term Chile Unemployment data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

Chile: Unemployment rate for males: The latest value from 2024 is 8.68 percent, a decline from 8.76 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.29 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Chile from 1991 to 2024 is 7.21 percent. The minimum value, 3.9 percent, was reached in 1992 while the maximum of 10.79 percent was recorded in 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 55 to 64 Years for Chile (LRUN55TTCLQ156S) from Q1 2005 to Q3 2025 about 55 to 64 years, Chile, unemployment, and rate.

Historical dataset showing Chile unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.

The youth unemployment rate in Chile amounted to 22.3 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the youth unemployment rate rose by 10.46 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

The unemployment rate in Chile stands at 8.53 percent according to the latest data from . That reading shows a decrease from the level of 8.56 percent in the previous month and a decrease from the level of 8.55 percent in the same month of the previous year. The unemployment rate data in Chile...

Graph and download economic data for Infra-Annual Labor Statistics: Unemployment Rate Total: From 55 to 64 Years for Chile (LRUN55TTCLA156N) from 2005 to 2024 about 55 to 64 years, Chile, unemployment, and rate.

Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Female data was reported at 9.791 % in Mar 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.584 % for Feb 2025. Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Female data is updated monthly, averaging 8.563 % from Mar 2010 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 181 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.701 % in Jul 2020 and a record low of 6.366 % in Dec 2015. Chile Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.G032: Unemployment Rate: Available Starters: NENE.

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