Paysandú continues to be the most affected by this problem, although the situation improved between March and May, according to INE data.
He unemployment It fell in the mobile quarter that goes from March to May in most departments, according to the monthly report prepared by the INE about him Work market by geographic area of residence.
Paysandú is the most affected by the problem, as it happened last month, with a unemployment rate of 13.4%. However, this percentage represents a reduction of 70 basis points compared to the previous measurement, in the order of 14.1%. However, the increase is notable compared to the 11.5% it presented in March-May 2023.
From behind appears Thirty-three, with 13.1% of unemployed and a reduction of 0.3% compared to last month. The year-on-year comparison is also negative, taking the 11.2% that the INE reported a year ago. Completing the podium Artigas, with unemployment at 12.5%, a drop of almost one percentage point compared to the previous month. Even more notable is the drop in the year-on-year comparison, when the rate reached 14.7%.
In Black river, The number of unemployed reached 10.9%, falling from 11.5% last month and 14.9% a year ago. Saint Joseph, Meanwhile, today it has accumulated 10.5%, an increase in relation to the previous 9.6% and the 8.3% of a year ago.
Also above 10% appear Tacuarembo (10.4%), which remained stable and decreased year-on-year; cannelloni (10.1%), with a jump from 9.2% in the same period of 2023; and Leap (10%), which significantly reduced the problem from 13.8% last year.
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How did the departments with the highest employment rate fare?
In counterpart, Flowers was the department with the lowest unemployment rate, reaching 6.1%, up from 4.9% last month; followed by Peach (6.4%), which came from 7.1%.
Meanwhile, further back appears Long Hill (6.8%), with a slight decrease of 20 basis points and Maldonado (7.3%), with a notable increase from the 6.1% of the same period in 2023. Meanwhile, Montevideo remained stable at 7.7% and Cologne (7.8%) had an increase of 0.3%.
Source: Ambito
