📋 Tender Overview
In 2024, the employed population of Metropolitan Lima reached 5 million 459 thousand 200 people and increased by 4.6% (242 thousand 200) compared to 2023. This was announced by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) in the technical report Situation of the Labor Market in Metropolitan Lima, prepared with the results of the Permanent National Employment Survey (EPEN).
Likewise, the employed male population grew by 4.8% (135 thousand 300) and the female population by 4.4% (107 thousand), compared to the previous year.
The employed population in the age group 45 and older increased by 9.1%
According to age groups, in 2024, the employed population aged 45 and older grew by 9.1% (174,200) and the 25 to 44 age group by 3.6% (92,400); meanwhile, the employed population under 25 years of age decreased by 3.3% (24,400).
The employed population in Manufacturing increased by 8.1%
In 2024, compared to the previous year, the employed population increased in Manufacturing by 8.1% (54,500), in Commerce and Construction by 6.1%, in each case, (69,500 and 23,300, respectively) and in Services by 3.0% (89,700).
Employed population grew by 5.8% in companies with 11 to 50 workers
In 2024, employment increased in companies with 11 to 50 workers by 5.8% (32,700), in establishments with 51 or more workers by 5.2% (74,600) and in economic units with 1 to 10 workers by 4.2% (135,000).
Unemployment rate was 6.4%
In 2024, the unemployment rate in Metropolitan Lima was 6.4%, 0.4 percentage points lower than that recorded in 2023 (6.8%).
Average monthly income from work increased by 6.6%
In 2024, the average monthly income from work in Metropolitan Lima stood at 2,035. 4 soles and increased by 6.6% (125.6 soles), compared to 2023.
Employed population in Metropolitan Lima grew by 4.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024
The employed population of Metropolitan Lima reached 5,554,300 people in the fourth quarter of 2024 and increased by 4.4% (234,600 people), compared to the same quarter of 2023.
Employed male population grew by 5.0% and female population by 3.7%
In the October-November-December 2024 mobile quarter, the employed male population increased by 5.0% (144,200) and female population by 3.7% (90,400), compared to the same period in 2023.
The employed population aged 45 and over increased by 7.9%
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the employed population aged 45 and over increased by 7.9% (159,600), followed by the 25 to 44 age group by 3.7% (97,900); however, the employed population under 25 years of age decreased by 3.3% (22,800).
Employed population with secondary education grew by 8.9%
In the last quarter of 2024, employment increased to a greater extent in the population with secondary education by 8.9% (199,800); followed by the population with primary or lower level 3.4% (12,100) and in those who reached higher university education by 1.9% (29,000). Meanwhile, the population with non-university higher education decreased by 0.6% (6,300).
Employment grew mainly in Construction and Manufacturing
In the October-November-December 2024 quarter, employment grew mainly in the Construction sector by 18.5% (65,900) and in Manufacturing by 14.1% (93,800) when compared to the same quarter in 2023; likewise, in commerce it grew by 5.9% (68,900); while in Services it did not show significant variation.
Employed population grew by 19.2% in companies with 11 to 50 workers
In the last quarter of 2024, the employed population in companies with 11 to 50 workers increased by 19.2% (104,100), compared to the same period in 2023. Followed by economic units with 51 or more workers by 6.0% (86,100), as well as in establishments with 1 to 10 workers by 1.3% (44,300).
The population with adequate employment grew by 12.0%
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the adequately employed population reached 3,479,100 people, compared to the same quarter in 2023 it increased by 12.0% (371,900). Meanwhile, the underemployed population reached 2 million 75 thousand 100 and decreased by 6.2% (137 thousand 400).
Unemployment rate stood at 5.5%
In the mobile quarter October-November-December 2024, the unemployment rate in Metropolitan Lima stood at 5.5%, an estimated 325 thousand people actively sought employment.
Average monthly income from work increased by 9.6%
In the fourth quarter of 2024, the average monthly income from work in Metropolitan Lima stood at 2,113.5 soles, an increase of 9.6% (185.4 soles), compared to the same period of the previous year. On the other hand, the average monthly income of the female employed population grew by 13.1% (206.8 soles) and that of men by 7.3% (162.9 soles).
