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9.6%August 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
March 2010
History ends
August 2026
Frequency
Monthly observations
Unit
Percent

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12 observations · January 2012 to December 2012

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
January 20126.9%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
February 20126.5%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
March 20126.8%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
April 20126.8%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
May 20126.9%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
June 20126.8%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
July 20126.7%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
August 20126.5%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
September 20126.6%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
October 20126.7%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
November 20126.4%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)
December 20126.2%Central Bank of Chile (BCCh); National Statistics Institute of Chile (INE)

Chile unemployment rate history by year

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Chile unemployment rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)9.1%9.6%August 20268.3%January 2026▲ +1.3
20258.5%8.9%May 20258.0%January 20250.0
20248.5%8.9%August 20248.1%December 2024▼ −0.3
20238.6%9.0%August 20238.0%January 2023▲ +0.5
20227.8%8.0%September 20227.3%January 2022▲ +0.6
20219.1%10.4%March 20217.2%December 2021▼ −3.0
202010.6%13.1%July 20207.4%January 2020▲ +2.9
20197.2%7.6%August 20197.0%February 20190.0
20187.3%7.9%July 20186.8%January 2018▲ +0.3
20176.9%7.3%May 20176.4%January 2017▲ +0.1
20166.6%7.3%July 20165.9%January 2016▲ +0.3
20156.4%6.8%May 20155.9%December 2015▼ −0.3
20146.4%6.8%August 20146.1%April 20140.0
20136.1%6.5%April 20135.8%August 2013▼ −0.3
20126.7%6.9%January 20126.2%December 2012▼ −0.7
20117.4%7.6%July 20116.8%December 2011▼ −0.6
20108.3%9.2%March 20107.2%November 2010▼ −2.0

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