In 2023, the annual average unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean was 6.4 percent. During that same year, the unemployment rate for males in the region stood at 5.4 percent while for females it was significantly higher, with 7.7 percent. During 2020, the unemployment rate for both genders was the highest since at least 2008, which could have been a result of job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by gender
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (October 24, 2024). Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341829/unemployment-rate-by-gender-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by gender." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341829/unemployment-rate-by-gender-latin-america-caribbean/
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Unemployment Rate in Latin America and The Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341829/unemployment-rate-by-gender-latin-america-caribbean/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341829/unemployment-rate-by-gender-latin-america-caribbean/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Unemployment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2008 to 2023, by gender [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1341829/unemployment-rate-by-gender-latin-america-caribbean/
