The Department of National Statistics Administration (DANE) published this Friday the labor market report for the May-July quarter and the city of Valledupar appeared with an unemployment rate of 11.3%, which shows a decrease of 1.2 points in percent compared to that 12.6%. capital Cesarense registered a year ago.
Compared to the previous quarters of 2024, this is the lowest percentage of unemployment that the city has had during the year, because in June the indicator was at 11.8%; in May 12%; in April 13.3%; in March 14%; in February 13.7% and in January 12.5 percent.
That is, the year started with 26,680 people without work and by July the figure had been reduced to 23,384. For his part, in January 186,000 vallenatos worked, and until last month, 206,716 did so.
National average
Despite this reduction, Valledupar is still in charge of general unemployment in Colombia (9.9%), which had a slight increase compared to July 2023, according to official data.
At the national level, the main sectors employing the most people are public administration along with defense and its positions in education and health care; secondly, manufacturing industries and real estate activities.
Informality
Although more people are employed compared to previous months, 61% of these jobs in Valledupar are still identified as informal. However, with the outlook for 2023, there is a reduction of 4%, according to DANE. Only the capital of Cesar, Quibdó and Cartagena experienced a significant reduction in the past year.
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In an interview with the secretary of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism of the city, María Martha Lacouture, this week, the official assured that “tourism is the fastest way to increase employment potential in the city”, posting by which the Citizens asked. further explanation from the city administration.
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