URBAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (%)
Prel.
Country 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993
Argentina [a] 6.1 5.6 5.9 6.3 7.6 7.5 6.5 7.0 9.5
Bolivia [b] 5.8 7.0 7.2 11.6 10.2 9.5 10.2 5.8 5.4
Brazil [c] 5.3 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.3 4.3 5.0 5.9 5.6
Colombia [d] 14.1 13.8 11.8 11.2 9.9 10.3 10.0 10.0 8.5
Costa Rica [a] [e] 6.7 6.7 5.9 6.3 3.7 5.4 6.0 4.3 n/a
Chile [f] 17.0 13.1 11.9 10.2 7.2 6.5 7.3 5.0 4.7
Ecuador [g] 10.4 10.7 7.2 7.4 7.9 6.1 8.5 8.9 9.1
El Salvador [a] n/a n/a n/a 9.4 8.4 10.0 8.0 n/a n/a
Guatemala [h] 12.0 14.0 11.4 8.8 6.2 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.5
Honduras [i] 11.7 12.1 11.4 8.7 7.2 6.9 8.5 6.4 7.5
Mexico [j] 4.4 4.3 3.9 3.5 2.9 2.9 2.7 3.2 3.4
Panama [k] 15.7 12.7 14.1 21.1 20.4 20.0 16.1 13.6 12.4
Paraguay [l] 5.1 6.1 5.5 4.7 6.1 6.6 5.1 6.0 n/a
Peru [m] 10.1 5.4 4.8 7.9 7.9 8.3 5.9 9.40 n/a
Uruguay [n] 13.1 10.7 9.3 9.1 8.6 9.3 8.9 9.3 9.0
Venezuela [o] 14.3 12.1 9.9 7.9 9.7 10.5 8.7 7.1 6.9
Source: ECLAC and PREALC on the basis of official figures.
[a] National urban.
[b] National. From 1991 onwards, refers to the capitals of nine departments (37% of
total population)
[c] Metropolitan areas of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre,
Salvador and Recife. 1993 figure corresponds to the average for January-September.
[d] Bogota, Barranquilla, Medellin and Cali. 1993 figure corresponds to the avg.
for March, June, and September.
[e] From 1987 onward the figures are not strictly comparable with the data for
preceding years owing to the change in methodology for the multi-purpose household
surveys.
[f] Greater Santiago. Data relate to the metropolitan area of Santiago. As of October
1985, the figures are not strictly comparable with those for preceding periods, owing
to changes in the make-up and size of the samples.
[g] Country total. From 1986 on, Permanent Household Survey in Quito, Guayaquil and
Cuenca.
[h] Country total.
[i] Country total up to 1985; 1986 - urban labor force survey; 1987 - Central District
and San Pedro de Sula and five cities; 1988 - national urban; from 1989 on - Tegucigalpa.
[j] Metropol. areas of Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey. 1993 figure corresponds
to Jan.-Aug. avg.
[k] Metropolitan region. 1991-1993 - national.
[l] Asuncion, Fernando de la Mora, Lambare and urban areas of Luque and San Lorenzo;
1992 estimate.
[m] Metropolitan Lima.
[n] Montevideo.
[o] 1985, 1991-1993, national; 1993 figure refers to first six months of the year.