Employment & Wages and Demographics

Employment in Greater Santiago, U. of Chile
Sel. Serie I.2006 II.2006 III.2006 IV.2006 I.2007 II.2007
Population aged 14 and over (in thousands of people) 5,166.2 5,218.1 5,321.4 5,329.1 5,350.5 5,368.6
   Total labour force (in thousands of people) 3,088.7 3,066.8 3,181.3 3,226.5 3,210.3 3,097.7
      Employed (in thousands of people) 2,802.0 2,725.7 2,883.7 2,934.4 2,927.6 2,836.1
      Unemployed (in thousands of people) 286.7 341.1 297.6 292.1 282.7 261.6
         Redundant (in thousands of people) 256.1 305.0 256.7 244.0 244.2 235.4
         First-time job seekers (in thousands of people) 30.6 36.2 40.9 48.1 38.6 24.8
   Redundancy rate (percentage) 8.3 9.9 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.6
   Unemployment rate (percentage) 9.3 11.1 9.4 9.1 8.8 8.4