Colombia: Employment

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The most recent value is 23.62 million employed people as of December 2024, an increase compared to the previous value of 23.61 million employed people. Historically, the average for Colombia from January 2001 to December 2024 is 19.31 million employed people. The minimum of 14.77 million employed people was recorded in May 2001, while the maximum of 23.62 million employed people was reached in December 2024. Click on the following link to see the values of: Employment around the world.
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Recent values Colombia: Employment, million people
2024  Dec 23.62
2024  Nov 23.61
2024  Oct 23.39
2024  Sep 23.21
2024  Aug 23.42
2024  Jul 23.2
2024  Jun 22.92
2024  May 23.03


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Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Labor force 26.29 2023 million people
 Unemployment rate 9.56 2023 percent
 Female unemployment 11.86 2023 percent
 Male unemployment 7.93 2023 percent
 Youth unemployment 19.27 2023 percent
 Labor force participation 63.29 2023 percent
 Labor force: percent female 41.58 2023 percent
 Female labor force participation 51.42 2023 percent
 Male labor force participation 75.74 2023 percent
 Hours worked 2,297.19 2022 hours
 Self-employment 47.10 2022 percent
 Informal employment 62.10 2019 percent
 Employment 23.62 12/2024 million employed people
 Unemployment rate 9.13 12/2024 percent
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