Cartagena, con la cuarta tasa de desempleo más alta entre 37 ciudades
En octubre de 2025, la tasa de desempleo en Cartagena fue de 11,1%, 0,3 puntos porcentuales menos que en igual mes de 2024, cuando se ubicó en 11,4%, según el informe del mercado laboral colombiano revelado este viernes por el Dane.
TL;DR
- Cartagena's unemployment rate in October 2025 was 11.1%, a decrease from 11.4% in October 2024.
- Cartagena ranked fourth in Colombia for unemployment, behind Quibdó, Sincelejo, and Riohacha.
- Concerns exist about the high percentage of informal employment contributing to the city's occupation figures.
- Over the last 12 months, Cartagena's unemployment rate was 10.2%, above the national average of 9.1%.
- In Cartagena, 52.9% of the 417,000 employed individuals were self-employed workers.
- The main sectors contributing to employment in Cartagena are Commerce and vehicle repair, Public administration and defense, and Transport and storage.
- Labor informality in Cartagena was 48.3% in October 2025, a slight increase.
- Youth unemployment in Cartagena fell to 21.0% in October 2025 from 21.7% a year prior.
- Nationally, 977,000 jobs were created between October 2024 and October 2025, with the national unemployment rate at 8.2%.
- The agricultural sector saw the largest job gains nationally, followed by accommodation and food services.
- Sectors experiencing job losses nationally included commerce and vehicle repair, artistic activities, and construction.
- Self-employment accounted for 66.7% of the total employment variation nationally, indicating a rise in informal work.