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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 February 2009 20:19

 

  1996 1998  20022003
2004
2005
2006
Total Labor Force 1,220,914 1,376,540 1,695,018
 1,757,578
1,768,759
1,903,068
1,945,955
Total Employed 1,145,021 1,300,005 1,586,491
 1,640,387
1,653,879
1,776,903
1,829,928
Open unemployed 75,893 76,535 108,527  117,191
114,880
126,165
116,027

As % of Labor Force

Open    Unemployment * 6.2 5.6 6.4
 6.6
6.5
6.6
6.0
Visible Unemployment 4.4 4.8 3.9
 4.6
4.1
4.4
N/A
Invisible Unemployment 3.3 2.7 3.3  2.8
2.6
2.9
N/A
Total Unemployment 7.7 7.5 N/A N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
Total Sub-utilization rate 13.9 13.1 N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 
N/A 

  

  1992 1994      
Total Labor Force 1,086,988 1,187,005          
Total Employed 1,042,957 1,137,588          
Open unemployed 44,031 49,417          

As % of Labor Force

Open  Unemployment * 4.1 4.2          
Visible Unemployment 2.8 3.5          
Invisible Unemployment 3.6 2.4          

Total Unemployment 

6.4 5.9          

Total
Sub-utilization rate

10.5 10.1          

(*)Open unemployment refers to unemployment rates.

Source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos.

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Total Labor Force in 2005 by Gender
  

  Total Men Women
Total Labor Force

1,903,068

1,214,087
 688,981
Total Employed

1,776,903

1,153,891 623,012
Open unemployed

126,165

60,196 65,969

Source: Dirección General de Estadística y Censos.

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Total Employed Labor Force by Industry
 

  2003 2004
 2005
 2006
Agriculture, forestry & fishing

239,811

237,262 260,490
 246,906
Commerce

322,392

329,917 332,158
 352,146
Health & Social Services

62,470

62,743 51,291 49,248
Construction

109,616

107,292 115,731 126,704
Electricity, gas & water

22,086

23,559 20,548 22,041
Financial Services

35,543

 36,689 36,239 38,208
Manufacturing

230,058

229,476 242,683 243,897
Mining

2,237

3,556 3,985 4,691
Non-specified jobs

7,232

5,047 6,509 4,565
Transportation, Storage & Communications

118,484

 111,858 N/A N/A
Real Estate and Entrepreneurial Activities
108,204
 103,002
 101,978
  101,234
Total

1,337,581

1,305,431
1,134,133
 1,128,024 

 

  1996 1997 1998 1999
Agriculture, forestry & fishing

247,871 

252,831 261,584 256,129
Commerce

224,858

234,421 251,735 269,131
Community & social services

285,719 

312,970 333,685 326,337
Construction

64,064 

83,459 81,176 83,210
Electricity, gas & water

11,832 

13,501 13,103 13,002
Financial Services

50,518 

62,594 70,119 65,007
Manufacturing

188,941

191,464 203,501 204,122
Mining

2,095 

1,227 1,595 2,600
Non-specified jobs

10,606

8,591 10,235 6,500
Transportation, Storage & Communications

58,517

66,276 73,272 74,108
Total

1,145,021  

1,227,333  
1,300,005  
1,300,146  

  

  1992 1993 1994 1995
Agriculture, forestry, & fishing

251,152

247,903 243,579 252,364
Commerce

172,701

194,528 209,673 225,811
Community & social services

250,873

260,283 267,983 287,114
Construction

61,354

67,362 74,562 73,286
Electricity, gas, & water

12,960

15,864 16,807 12,296
Financial Services

37,742

46,561 50,613 49,774
Manufacturing

197,151

196,769 203,498 192,795
Mining

1,501

1,589 2,123 2,713
Non-specified jobs

8,687

13,598 10,356 9,619
Transportation, Storage, & Communications

48,836

51,978 58,394 62,283
Total

1,042,957

1,096,435 1,137,588 1,168,055

Source: Encuesta de Hogares. Dirección General de Estadística y Censos.

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Labor Force Quality Ratings 

Org. Rating Year
UN* Human Development Index(1): 0.889
(# 34, one of the highest)		 1998
AACC** The most productive and fast learning
in Latin America		 1997

*United Nations
**Association of the Americas' Chambers of Commerce in Latin America

(1)This index establishes the quality of Human Resources in developing countries

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