According to the results of the Permanent National Employment Survey (EPEN), of the total employed population of Metropolitan Lima, 53.5% (2 million 892,900) are men and 46.5% (2 million 509,800) are women. .
In the moving quarter March-April-May of 2024, the employed population of Metropolitan Lima totaled 5 million 402,700 people, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI).
Compared to the same quarter of 2023, the employed population increased by 4.7% (241,000 people) and, compared to the same quarter of 2019 (pre-pandemic), by 11% (535,200 people).
However, in the moving quarter of analysis it is also observed that the number of unemployed rose from 375,300 to 420,100, a growth of 11.9% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, there are 20% more unemployed than before the pandemic.
According to the results of the Permanent National Employment Survey (EPEN), of the total employed population of Metropolitan Lima, 53.5% (2 million 892,900) are men and 46.5% (2 million 509,800) are women. .
In the quarter under analysis, the female employed population increased by 6.3% (147,700), while the male population increased by 3.3% (93,300).
According to age groups, the employed population aged 45 and over increased by 9.2% (172,000), followed by the population aged 25 to 44 by 3.5% (90,300). On the contrary, the population under 25 years of age decreased by 2.9% (-21,400).
Source: Larepublica
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