In 2021, the unemployment rate at the national level was 5.2%, at the urban level this rate was 6.8% and at the rural level it was 2.3%, according to the National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment ( Enemdu) annual published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Inec). The second quarter of the year was the one that showed the highest rate, with 5.5%; the first quarter had a rate of 5.4%, while in the third and fourth quarters it was 5.1% and 4.7%, respectively, the latter being the lowest of the year.
At the provincial level, Pichincha and Esmeraldas register the highest unemployment rates, with 10.8% and 10.0%, respectively. Meanwhile, Bolívar and Morona Santiago presented the lowest unemployment rates, with 1.1% and 1.4%.
More than 100,000 people went from having adequate employment to unemployment between last December and January
Regarding the characterization of the unemployed population, at the national level, women (6.7%) have a higher rate than men (4.2%); the same situation is observed in urban and rural areas.
Meanwhile, the adequate employment rate at the national level was 32.5%; at the urban level, 39.8%; and at the rural level, 18.7%. Likewise, Pichincha is present as the province with the highest rate of adequate employment, with 43.6%; followed by Guayas, with 37.4%, according to the survey.
????The #INEC published the annual National Survey of Employment, Unemployment and Underemployment (ENEMDU) that contains information on labor and poverty indicators of the 24 provinces of the country.
Disaggregation level:
✅ Provincial
✅Gender
✅Ethnic groups➡️ https://t.co/cShJ5MKDy6
– INEC (@Ecuadorencifras) March 3, 2022
In the right job, the survey reflects the supremacy of men in this area. The adequate employment rate for men is 37.8%, compared to 25.5% for women. Regarding the age groups, this is mainly concentrated in the population between 30 and 44 years old.
As for underemployment, it was 23.2%; in the urban area, 22.8%; and in the rural area, 24.0%. At the provincial level, the highest underemployment rates were found in Napo (28.7%), Santa Elena (28.2%), Manabí (26.8%) and Los Ríos (26.0%).
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The rate of other non-full employment for 2021 at the national level was 27.1%; at the urban level, 24.0%; and at the rural level it was 33.1%. And unpaid employment stood at 11.1%; in urban and rural areas it registered 5.5% and 21.8%, respectively.
Source: Eluniverso
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