Key data points
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Observation period
Sep 2026
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Forecast
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Highest
13.50 %on Feb 28, 1986
Lowest
5.10 %on Feb 28, 1998
Indicator info
In Chile, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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Frequently asked questions
To calculate Chile unemployment rate you need to take the number of the country residents without a job and looking for work divided by the total number of residents in the labor force.
The lowest ever Chile unemployment rate is 5.10%.
The highest figure Chile unemployment rate has ever reached is 13.50%.
Last month Chile unemployment rate was 9.80%, and the month before it reached 9.60%.