He unemployment grew again among the women of Uruguay and the gap with the men stretched until 2.6%, Since the unemployment rate was 10.2% in April between the female sex and 7.6% among men, according to data from the latest differential labor market report prepared by the INE.
From the survey it can be deduced that the activity rate grew for both, with a rise of 0.4% for men and 0.3% for the women. However, the differences are still noticeable: while a 71.7% of males is active, that percentage drops to the order of 55.1% among women.
If compared with the data for March, the increase in female unemployment was 0.6% and consolidates an upward trend so far this year. It is that, according to the INE, Uruguay ended 2022 with a 8.6% of women without work, beginning a sustained increase up to the current situation.
In contrast, the unemployment rate among men fell by 0.2% in April, ending the month in 7.6% However, they are going through an unstable period, since in October of last year the index was 6.9%, with a peak of 8% in January 2023.
Underemployment, another problem that affects women more
When inquiring among the data on underemployment of the INE, The decline of 0.4% compared to the previous month continues to leave the index far behind that of men, which also accumulated a drop of 0.3%. In comparison, the underemployment rate among women is 10.2% and that of men is 6%, a gap of 4.2%.
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Source: INE
Regarding the non-registration rate, both are at similar levels. Among men there was a decrease of 0.4% and the INE reflected that there is a 20.3% of unregistered males. On the other hand, among women there was a notable increase of 0.7% compared to March and left the index at 19.8% in April.
Unemployment remains high among young people in Uruguay
By disaggregating the information by age population, the report revealed that those who suffer the most from unemployment are young people from between 14 and 24 years old, with an unemployment rate of 27.4%. Despite this, the age group registered a decrease of 1.3% when compared to the March measurement.
Instead, the unemployment it increased 1.2% among people between the ages of 25 and 29, from 9.9% to 11.1%. Something similar happened with those between 30 and 34 years of age, whose index also increased 1.2%, from 6.4% to 7.6%. Different was what happened among adults between 35 and 44 years old, with a decrease of 0.4% in the unemployment rate, going from 5.3% to 4.9%.
Source: Ambito
