Santos defends Colombia’s unemployment rate
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has defended Colombia’s unemployment rate, but accepted improvement must be made. Santos said Tuesday via Twitter, “We had a single digit unemployment rate. The more…
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has defended Colombia’s unemployment rate, but accepted improvement must be made. Santos said Tuesday via Twitter, “We had a single digit unemployment rate. The more…
Colombia’s average unemployment over 2011 was 10.8%, one percentage point less than the year before, the government’s statistics agency said Tuesday. According to statistics agency DANE, unemployment has been dropping…
Colombia’s Labor Minister has announced plans to create 38,000 jobs in the coffee region, reports Caracol Radio. Rafael Pardo said the joint venture between national and municipal governments would aim…
Colombia had the highest unemployment rate in Latin America in 2011, according to a comparative study by the International Labour Organisation. The results of the study were presented by the…
The increase in Colombia’s legal minimum wage for 2012 should be moderate so that job creation is not affected, said the country’s finance minister. Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry said,…
Colombia’s unemployment rates fell in August from the same month last year, the government’s statistics agency said on Friday. The urban unemployment rate in the Andean nation, based on surveys…
Colombia’s unemployment rate was 11.6% in July, slightly lower than in the same month last year, national statistics agency DANE said Wednesday. In total, 2.581,000 Colombians were without a job…
The Colombian government has cut the price of fuel in an effort to boost employment, Colombian Finance Minister Juan Carlos Echeverry announced Monday. “Decreasing the tariff on diesel from 5%…
President Juan Manuel Santos is popular among Colombians, but needs to address issues of unemployment, security, and poverty, according to a survey conducted by Centro Nacional de Consultaria. After 12…