We are already in the last quarter of the year and it starts with October. In this month, 75,602 settlement certificates were recorded, from the 1st to the 30th of that period.

This is revealed by data from the Ministry of Labour. Compared to October 2022 (60,458), an increase of 20.03% was recorded. Most of those dismissed were men, 54,548 applications, and 21,054 were women.

There is no great difference in the number of settlement documents between Guayas and Pichincha. The first province registers 23,192; the second, 23,408.

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It was 4,237 minutes in Azuay; in Manabi 3,747; in El Oro, 3,188; in Cotopaxi 2,452; in Los Ríos 1 830; in Tungurahua, 1,671; in Esmeralda, 1 496; in Loja 1,460; in Orellana 1 244; in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, 1,194; in Imbabura, 1.066. Other provinces are under 1000 records.

What are the reasons for leaving?

Most of these signed resignations are an agreement between the parties, that is, between the employer and the job. In October, there were 46,931 of them, which corresponds to 62.07 percent.

And it continues through the conclusion of work, periods of work or services that are the subject of the contract, with 10,716. Then, for the reasons legally stipulated in the contract, with 8.505.

The worker got his settlement reviewed after mediation with his employer, before reporting that he had received false accusations and workplace harassment

4,777 minutes due to interruption within the trial period. Due to early dismissal, there were 2,988 of them. As for emigration, there were 1,291.

Likewise, due to the death of the worker or permanent and complete incapacity for work, there were 203. By decision of the employer with prior consent, 91. And three due to termination of the contract before the agreed term.

In which areas are there more records of settlements?

Meanwhile, the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC) reported that the national unemployment rate reached 3.7% in September; Therefore, compared to 4.1% in the same period of the previous year, it experienced an insignificant decrease of approximately 0.4 percentage points.

Separated by area, the unemployment rate was 4.8% for the urban area, while it was 1.6% for the rural area.

Unemployment by gender shows that women have a higher rate compared to men. At the national level, 4.7% of women in the economically active population (EAP) were unemployed, while the rate for men was 2.9%.

The difference of 1.8 percentage points between the unemployment rate of men and women was statistically insignificant.