TABLE-Colombia February national jobless rate rose to 15.9%, urban rate up to 18.1%

    BOGOTA, March 31 (Reuters) - Colombia's urban jobless rate
rose to 18.1% in February, from 11.5% in the same month last
year, the government statistics agency said on Wednesday, based
on surveys in the 13 biggest cities.
    The national unemployment rate was 15.9%, up from 12.2% a
year earlier, the DANE agency said.
    The urban jobless rate is more closely watched by financial
markets than the national figure. Nearly 70% of the workforce is
in large cities.
    Unemployment figures are not seasonally adjusted and can be
volatile, usually depending on factors like peak shopping
periods and vacation months.
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              Urban           National
              Unemployment    Unemployment
 February     18.1%           15.9%
 January      19.5%           17.3%
 December     15.6%           13.4%
 
 (Reporting by Bogota newsroom; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
  

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