Colombia reveals plans to counter unemployment
Colombia’s national government hopes to create 2.5 million job placements and formalize the jobs of half a million Colombians by offering tax breaks to employers, the country’s Social Welfare minister,…
Colombia’s national government hopes to create 2.5 million job placements and formalize the jobs of half a million Colombians by offering tax breaks to employers, the country’s Social Welfare minister,…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Thursday attributed an increase in Colombia’s unemployment rate to the world economic crisis and tensions with neighbor Venezuela. “Between the years 2003 and 2007, before those…
President Alvaro Uribe said that unemployment in Colombia’s major cities had stopped its upward trend, and that the economy was recovering from the international financial crisis faster than expected. The president…
Colombian unemployment rose to 12.2% in April of this year, with 123,000 more jobless people compared to the same period in 2009, according to government statistics agency DANE. The number…
Unemployment in Colombia’s major cities dropped to 12.3% last month, down from 13.5% in March 2009, according to figures released by the national statistics department (DANE) on Friday. The figures refer to the…
Inflation in Colombia is predicted to end the year at 3% according to the Central Bank, while unemployment will remain at similar levels to the end of 2009, reported Portfolio.…
An annual study on Medellin released by Como Vamos Medellin on Tuesday found that deteriorating security conditions and violence affected the quality of life of the central Colombian city’s residents…
A survey by polling firm Datexco shows that more Colombians are concerned about unemployment and poverty than are concerned about national security, reports El Tiempo. Pollsters were asked to indicate…
Colombia’s unemployment rate hit 14.6% in January, its highest level for that month since 2004, according to new figures from statistics agency DANE. In the first month of this year…