Colombia | In unemployment, there are gaps that are narrowing

The labor market in May showed a gender gap in the national unemployment rate of 3.1 percentage points, the lowest since 2010, highlighting an advance in gender equity in Colombia.

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• Key points:
• The gender gap in the national unemployment rate has shown a significant reduction since the pandemic, declining from a peak of 9.9 percentage points in July 2020 to 3.1 percentage points in May 2024.
• The post-pandemic economic recovery and the reactivation of sectors with high female participation have been key to reducing the gender unemployment gap, although challenges in labor equity remain.

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