He unemployment among young people between 14 and 24 years old continues to be 26.2% in the Uruguayand Uruguayan youth continue to suffer problems related to lack of work and access to job opportunities at the country level.
In it, it is recorded that although the unemployment rate among young people up to 24 it remained unchanged with respect to the previous month at 26.2%, the activity rate went from 42.7% to 43.7%, and the employment rate from 31.6% to 32.2 %.
On the other hand, it is observed that as the age groups advance, the unemployment It is declining: between 25 and 29 years old the rate is 9.7%; between 30 and 34 years old 5.7%; from 35 to 44 years old 4.3%; from 45 to 54 years old from another 4.3%; from 55 to 64 years old 3.6%; while from 65 and over 2.8%.
The biggest Activity rate and employment They belong to the age group between 35 and 44 years, with 91.7% and 87.7%, respectively; while, as expected, the lowest marks are recorded by citizens aged 65 and over, with an activity rate of 14.4% and an employment rate of 14.0%.
Unemployment among women fell, but remains higher than that of men
Regarding the division by gender, there was a decrease in the female unemployment between November and December of last year, going from 9.6% to 9.2% at the country level. However, the unemployment rate among women it continues to be higher than among men, since they went from 7.2% to 6.7% from one month to the next.
On the other hand, women registered an activity rate of 55.9% and an employment rate of 50.8% in December, while men registered 72.4% and 67.6%, respectively.
Source: Ambito
