Work & Labour in Chile

1,361 indicators covering work & labour for Chile.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persons outside the labour force 6,152 2022 up 4.1% 16th
Employment-to-population ratio 56.92 2022 up 9.9% 28th
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 8.05 2022 up 12.6% 19th
Youth informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 28.78 2025 down 20.2% 47th
Nurses — Health and social employment 4.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 125.8% 24th
SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 9.57 2025 down 14.2% 42nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 18.28 2025 down 15.7% 6th
Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 922.97 2025 up 56.9% 13th
Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 56.78 2025 down 2.3% 41st
Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 9,390 2025 up 13.2% 19th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 7,275 2024 up 80.4% 8th
Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 7,275 2024 up 80.4% 8th
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 6,223 2025 up 15.4% 20th
Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 62.37 2025 up 0.2% 32nd
Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 10,313 2025 up 16.1% 18th
Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 173.54 2024 down 28.6% 7th
Number of labour inspection visits 102,739 2024 down 4.3% 12th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.378 2022 down 12.7% 12th
Median monthly earnings of employees 500,000 2022 up 82.0% 5th
Public sector employment as a share of total employment 15.3% 2020 up 139.8% 51st
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 6,915 Persons 2025 up 16.6% 13th
Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap 10.13 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 up 378.3% 3rd
Number of labour inspectors 850 2024 up 15.5% 15th
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 9,331 Persons 2025 up 12.5% 13th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 7.09 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 up 81.0% 14th
Trade union density rate 17.09 2018 up 33.0% 45th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 13.47 2025 down 29.9% 25th
Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 40.94 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2024 down 19.9% 9th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 342.71 2025 down 36.6% 20th
Labour inspection visits per inspector 120.87 2024 down 17.2% 23rd
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 6,745 2022 up 56.4% 5th
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 16.67 2025 up 16.1% 9th
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 20.02 2025 down 22.9% 29th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 788,832 2020 up 89.1% 6th
Average monthly earnings of care employees 788,832 2020 up 89.1% 6th
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 24.6% 2022 up 3.8% 49th
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 2 2025 unchanged 42nd
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 2 score 2025 unchanged 42nd
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 955.4 2025 up 19.1% 10th
Share of persons outside the labour force due to care responsibilities 20.02 2025 down 22.9% 28th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.41 2025 down 12.2% 10th
Public sector employment 904.42 2025 down 18.9% 13th
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.91 2024 up 1.1% 22nd
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 666.05 2025 down 31.4% 11th
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7.09 2025 down 39.4% 9th
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 16,293 Hours 2018 up 1.3% 8th
Temporary employees - Regions — Fixed-term employment contracts 24.1 Percentage of employment in the same subgroup 2022 down 8.0% 2nd
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 22.58 2025 down 7.4% 6th
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 55 2015 up 61.8% 20th
Public employment 8,217 2016 up 11.7% 13th
Midwives — Health and social employment 137.57 Per 1 000 live births 2024 up 217.2% 6th
Average monthly earnings of employees 966,378 2024 7th
Fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant status 3.06 2018 down 55.7% 38th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 20 2021 down 73.0% 58th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.1 2021 down 76.7% 71st
Average monthly earnings of employees 966,378 2024 6th
Non-fatal occupational injuries among employees, by sex and migrant 3,142 2018 down 42.8% 9th
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total 26.18 2025 down 32.8% 17th
Informal employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,458 2025 down 21.8% 8th
Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 26.18 2025 down 32.8% 17th