Uruguay’s unemployment rate decreased in July 2023, settling at 7.8% of the Economically Active Population (EAP), a drop from the previous month’s 8.2%, as disclosed by the National Institute of Statistics (INE). For July, the employment rate rose to 58.6% from its earlier rate of 58.2%. Simultaneously, the activity rate, representing the labor supply, increased […]
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