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Unemployment Rate in Uruguay increased to 7.30 percent in October from 6.90 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Uruguay Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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TwitterIn 2024, the unemployment rate in Uruguay amounted to approximately 8.18 percent. Between 1983 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 6.32 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The rate is forecast to decline by about 0.18 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.
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Employment Rate in Uruguay increased to 60 percent in October from 59.90 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Uruguay Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
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TwitterIn 2024, the unemployment rate in Uruguay was 8.4 percent. Between 1991 and 2024, the figure dropped by 0.55 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.
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Key information about Uruguay Unemployment Rate
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TwitterThe unemployment rate in Uruguay was highest in the northern regions as of the moving quarter comprise of November 2024 to January 2025. During the period under consideration, the department of Treinta y Tres registered Uruguay's second highest unemployment rate at 14.4 percent. Oppositely, the eastern department of Maldonado, had a much lower unemployment rate of 5.7 percent.
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TwitterThe youth unemployment rate in Uruguay was 26.4 percent in 2024. Between 1991 and 2024, the youth unemployment rate rose by 1.72 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.
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Monthly dataset of the Uruguay Unemployment Rate, including historical data, latest releases, and long-term trends from 2015-09-30 to 2025-10-31. Available for free download in CSV format.
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Historical dataset showing Uruguay unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.
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Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Montevideo data was reported at 8.020 % in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.174 % for Apr 2018. Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Montevideo data is updated monthly, averaging 7.587 % from Jan 2006 (Median) to May 2018, with 149 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.514 % in Mar 2006 and a record low of 5.419 % in Dec 2013. Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Montevideo data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.G008: Unemployment Rate.
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TwitterAs of April 2025, almost 11.3 percent of the Afro-Uruguayan or black population in Uruguay was unemployed, the highest unemployment rate of any ethnic group. The white population had the second highest unemployment rate at 7.6 percent.
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Uruguay: Unemployment rate for males: The latest value from 2024 is 7.21 percent, a decline from 7.41 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 6.29 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Uruguay from 1991 to 2024 is 7.65 percent. The minimum value, 4.85 percent, was reached in 2011 while the maximum of 13.44 percent was recorded in 2003.
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Historical dataset showing Uruguay youth unemployment rate by year from 1991 to 2024.
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uruguay - Youth Unemployment Rate for Uruguay was 26.40% in January of 2024, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, uruguay - Youth Unemployment Rate for Uruguay reached a record high of 34.21 in January of 2020 and a record low of 25.32 in January of 2022. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for uruguay - Youth Unemployment Rate for Uruguay - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on November of 2025.
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Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Inner Region data was reported at 8.704 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.113 % for Aug 2018. Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Inner Region data is updated monthly, averaging 7.418 % from Jan 2006 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 153 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13.839 % in Jan 2006 and a record low of 5.021 % in Jul 2014. Uruguay Unemployment Rate: Inner Region data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Institute of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Uruguay – Table UY.G008: Unemployment Rate.
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TwitterIn March 2025, Uruguay's largest unemployment rate was among the 14 to 24-year-old age group. **** percent of people in this age group were unemployed. Meanwhile, *** percent of people aged 55 to 64 were unemployed that same month.
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Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in Uruguay was reported at 1.909 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Uruguay - Unemployment with advanced education (% of total unemployment) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.
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TwitterIn 2023, 11.4 percent of the female labor force was out of employment, a considerably higher share than the one experienced by men, among which 7.7 percent were unemployed. Overall, both female and male unemployment have experienced an upward trend after 2011.
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Unemployment Rate in Uruguay increased to 7.30 percent in October from 6.90 percent in September of 2025. This dataset provides - Uruguay Unemployment Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.