IMF Cuts Chile Growth Forecast to 0.6%
The IMF's new World Economic Outlook cut Chile's 2026 growth forecast to 0.6% and raised its jobless projection to 9.5%,...
October 13, 2026Topic
Unemployment
Costa Rica Unemployment Rises to 6.7% as Jobs Fall
Costa Rica unemployment rose to 6.7% in June–August 2026 from 6.0% a year earlier. Finance and insurance lost 19,000 jobs,...
October 2, 2026
Colombia Unemployment Rises to 9.4% in August, Up From 8.6% a Year Earlier
Colombia unemployment rose to 9.4% in August 2026 from 8.6% a year earlier, as 126,000 jobs vanished. Factories led the...
September 30, 2026
Chile Labour Reforms Cost US$4 Billion, Shipping Chief Says as Jobless Rate Hits 9.6%
Chile labour reforms cost formal firms US$4 billion and fed informality, CSAV's chairman says. New data put jobless at 9.6%;...
September 30, 2026
Chile’s Kast Unveils Emergency Jobs Plan Promising Over 100,000 Jobs
Chile's Kast unveils a US$1.35 billion emergency jobs plan: 75,000 more hiring subsidies, US$311 million for small-firm loan guarantees and...
September 28, 2026
Job Search Drives Half of Africans Weighing Emigration, Afrobarometer Says
A new Afrobarometer report says 45 percent of Africans have considered leaving, and half of potential emigrants cite the search...
September 20, 2026
South Africa Raises Its Sugar Duty as the Cutters Vanish
The South Africa sugar duty rose on 28 August to about R6.98 a kilogram, weeks after growers said a 30...
September 3, 2026
South Africa’s Unemployment Rate Climbs to 33.6% in the Second Quarter
South Africa unemployment rose to 33.6 percent in the second quarter, up 0.9 points. On the wider measure that counts...
August 20, 2026
South African Clothing Factories Lose Workers As Migrant Exodus Hits Newcastle
South African clothing factories in Newcastle lost 12 to 19 percent of their workforce after anti-immigrant protests, with the textile...
August 9, 2026