From April to June of 2020, Peru was one of the Latin American countries whose level of employment suffered the highest decline due to the COVID-19 crisis. Compared to the second quarter of 2019, Peru's employment among women decreased more than 57 percent. Among the economies shown in this graph, Mexico was the only one to register a higher decrease in employment among men than women.
Change in employment due to COVID-19 in selected countries in Latin America in 2nd quarter 2020, by gender
Characteristic
Women
Men
Peru*
-57.1%
-53.5%
Colombia
-27.2%
-17.9%
Costa Rica
-27.1%
-15.6%
Ecuador
-26.2%
-18.2%
Chile
-21.5%
-17%
Mexico
-17.8%
-18.8%
Brazil
-13.9%
-10.7%
-60%-50%-40%-30%-20%-10%0%
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ILO. (September 23, 2020). Change in employment due to COVID-19 in selected countries in Latin America in 2nd quarter 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174927/latin-america-employment-change-coronavirus-gender/
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ILO. "Change in Employment Due to Covid-19 in Selected Countries in Latin America in 2nd Quarter 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174927/latin-america-employment-change-coronavirus-gender/
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