Colombia’s Unemployment Drops to 11.6% in January, but 3 Million Still Jobless

Colombia’s labor market showed signs of recovery in January 2025, with the unemployment rate dropping to 11.6%, according to the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). This marks a 1.0 percentage point decrease from January 2024, when unemployment was 12.7%. Despite this improvement, 3 million Colombians remain unemployed, while 22.9 million are employed. The employment […]