The coast exhibits worrisome records, in the midst of the price gap with Argentina. Informality, another item to take into account.
He INE released today the labor market data by department, corresponding to the quarter February-April and the coastline continues to show worrying records, although there were some changes compared to last month at different points of Uruguay.
employment in Paysandú and Rio Negro got better and went down the unemployment rate at 10.4% and 13.5%, respectively, close to half a percentage point for both cases. On the contrary, the situation in Artigas and Salto continues to be complicated: in Artigas unemployment rose to 14.4% and in Salto it remains at 14.7%, being the department with the highest unemployment in the country, ratifying the incidence of the price gap with Argentina.
According to the survey, unemployment also fell in Soriano, 10.6%, and in Florida, 9.6%, a drop of more than one point compared to the previous mobile quarter, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics, in a context where unemployment is growing.
Informality reached a critical situation in some departments
In the report released today, the INE also reveals the informality rates (non-registration to social security) by department. There the most critical situation occurs in Artigas with almost 42% of its workers who do not contribute to social security; they follow him Cerro Largo, with more than 37% informality and Rivera with 36.4%.
Informality in the labor market in Uruguay -taking the national average- has had a major decline in recent years, with an especially significant drop after the pandemic, dropping from 24 to 20%. However, the aforementioned departments present particularly difficult situations, with informality well above average.
Contrary, Montevideo it registers the least informality, something that is to be expected given that –among other factors- the largest number of State workers are concentrated in the capital, both in the central administration and in education, health, etc.
Source: Ambito
