Employment: how are things in Lima in the weeks before the end of 2022?

In the days before the end of 2022, about 5 million 32,400 Peruvians have jobs in metropolitan Lima, the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) said today.

Although the figure is higher than what was recorded before the pandemic, there are also more of them. unemployed than on these dates because every year more young people join the active population.

In addition, as of the end of November, the number of workers in unsuitable jobs is also higher than in 2019.

Of every 100 people in Lima, 92 have a job and eight are looking for work. Of the group of employees alone, 55 are underemployed and 38 are employed part-time, which means they work few hours and wage less than the average according to the law S/1025.

INEI data shows that 37.5% of workers are part-time, and specifically 27.9% have jobs where they earn less than the minimum wage.

In addition, 415,100 workers are actively looking for work in Metropolitan of Lima23.9% more than before the pandemic.

What is the population with sufficient employment?

INEI indicates that in the last three months analyzed, six out of 10 adequately employed workers were male and only four were female.

In addition, the majority of employees Work adequate (56.8%) are between the ages of 25 and 44, followed by workers aged 45 and over (33.4%).

Only 9.8% of the population with adequate employment is under the age of 25, i.e. only one in ten young people have the opportunity to access a well-paid and formal job.

Another observation by INEI is that most of these workers they do not have higher education.

37.8% of the population with sufficient employment have secondary education, 35.8% higher education and 22.2% technical education. Only 4.2% of workers with decent jobs have only primary education or less.

In addition, INEI indicates that 59.9% Population adequately used in services, 17% in trade, 12% in manufacturing and 9.6% in construction.

What is the average salary in Lima?

In the country’s capital, where a third of the Peruvian population is concentrated, the average salary is SGD 1,776 per month.

remuneration the average in Lima in these last months of the year is 0.5% higher than what was recorded before the pandemic, but this amount varies depending on the sex, age, education and sector in which the worker works.