OECD monthly unemployment rate in Chile

The OECD harmonised unemployment rate in Chile was 9.6% in August 2026. The value for August 2026 is the highest since April 2021.

Monthly unemployment rate (OECD harmonised) % of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted Data: January 2000 to August 2026 Source: OECD

Chile, August 2026 9.6% % of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted

Change from July 2026 +0.2percentage points July 2026: 9.4%

Median of OECD (38 countries), August 2026 5.9% Middle value of 35 countries

OECD monthly unemployment rate in Chile over time

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% of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted. Source: OECD Data Explorer. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Monthly unemployment rate (OECD harmonised) (% of the labour force aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted), January 2017 to August 2026 – most recent 40 periods; the CSV has all of them
Period	Chile
August 2026	9.6%
July 2026	9.4%
June 2026	9.3%
May 2026	9.3%
April 2026	9.3%
March 2026	9.0%
February 2026	8.8%
January 2026	8.5%
December 2025	8.7%
November 2025	8.5%
October 2025	8.6%
September 2025	8.4%
August 2025	8.3%
July 2025	8.3%
June 2025	8.5%
May 2025	8.8%
April 2025	8.8%
March 2025	8.7%
February 2025	8.5%
January 2025	8.6%
December 2024	8.4%
November 2024	8.5%
October 2024	8.4%
September 2024	8.5%
August 2024	8.6%
July 2024	8.6%
June 2024	8.5%
May 2024	8.3%
April 2024	8.2%
March 2024	8.4%
February 2024	8.5%
January 2024	8.7%
December 2023	8.8%
November 2023	9.0%
October 2023	8.9%
September 2023	8.8%
August 2023	8.8%
July 2023	8.7%
June 2023	8.5%
May 2023	8.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 9.4% in July 2026.
Since October 2025, when it was 8.6%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.

More for Chile

All statistics for Chile

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 9.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 21.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 62.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 52.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 56.7% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 6.1% 2025 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: OECD, Infra-annual Labour Statistics
Distributed by: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Dataset or series code: OECD.SDD.TPS,DSD_LFS@DF_IALFS_UNE_M,1.0 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: .UNE_LF_M...Y._T.Y_GE15..M
Observation period: January 2000 to August 2026 for Chile
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Attribution: Source: OECD Data Explorer, original data: OECD, Infra-annual Labour Statistics

What this measures

Unemployed people aged 15 and over as a share of the labour force, each month, seasonally adjusted, using OECD harmonised definitions based on ILO guidelines. Covers OECD members and selected other economies.

Population covered: Labour force aged 15 and over

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