Chile's unemployment rate rose to 8.9% in the quarter ending March 2026. This figure marks the 38th consecutive month the rate has stayed above 8%, highlighting persistent structural weaknesses in the Chilean job market.

<p> <img alt="INE attributed the increase to a 0.7% rise in the labor force, above the 0.5% registered by the employed population, which translated into a 3.3% increase in the total number of unemployed persons" height="80" src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/109968/100x80/chil.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" /> Chile's unemployment rate stood at 8.9% during the moving quarter from January to March 2026, a 0....