Colombias – Unemployment drops to 9%, lowest in 14 years in April

Unemployment in April has dropped to 9%, 1.2 percentage points less than in the same month last year and the lowest rate in 14 years, Colombia’s statistics agency announced Friday.According to statistics agency DANE, the April unemployment rate has dropped a total of 3.2 percentage points since 2010 when the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos implemented a number of fiscal measures aimed at making employing personnel more attractive to employers.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Colombias April unemployment drops to 9%, lowest in 14 years – Colombia News | Colombia Reports.

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