Rate dropped in July compared to May and stood at 6.9%, according to INE data
The indicator was the same in Montevideo and inside. Economist Aldo Lema stressed the “improvement” of the labor market last month.
The National Statistics Institute (INE) recently disseminated unemployment data for the month of July, which registered a decline with respect to the previous measurement in June.
“In June 2025, for the total country, the activity rate stood at 64.2%, the employment rate in 59.8%and the unemployment rate at 6.9%,” Pray the publication of the organism.
This means that 130,300 people were unemployed in Uruguay in May.
In comparison, the June data were 64.2% for the activity rate, 59.5% for employment and 7.3% for unemployment. Meanwhile, in July of last year, the registered values were 64.2%, 58.8%and 8.3%, respectively.
In turn, the July unemployment rate was the same in Montevideo and in the rest of the country (6.9%).
The independent economist Aldo Lema highlighted the “improvement” of the labor market during the last month in his account. “Effective and de -stationalized unemployment fell to 6.9% with a rise in employment and stability of the activity rate, [y el] number of busy kept interannual growth around 35 thousand people ”, wrote.
