Panamá: Desempleo baja a 8,5% e informalidad laboral al 45,8% hasta agosto

Official data reveal a notable improvement in Panama’s labor market, with a significant reduction in unemployment and informality. This progress suggests a positive economic dynamic, although the Comptroller’s Office warns that critical structural challenges persist. Despite the increase in employment, the crisis disproportionately affects young people. The current economic reality, driven by capital-intensive sectors such as logistics and finance, generates fewer jobs than traditional activities like agriculture or manufacturing, limiting opportunities for mass labor market integration. This situation is relevant to open data because it underscores the importance of publishing and analyzing detailed labor statistics. Transparent access to these data enables the identification of gaps between economic growth and job creation, facilitating the evaluation of the education system and the formulation of more effective public policies to combat inequality and informality.

Source: revistaeyn.com
Published on 2026-09-30

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