Uruguay - Unemployment benefits

Adequacy of unemployment benefits and ALMP (% of total welfare of beneficiary households)

The value for Adequacy of unemployment benefits and ALMP (% of total welfare of beneficiary households) in Uruguay was 25.97 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27.01 in 2018 and a minimum value of 21.67 in 2012.

Definition: Adequacy of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) is measured by the total transfer amount received by the population participating in unemployment benefits and active labor market programs as a share of their total welfare. Welfare is defined as the total income or total expenditure of beneficiary households. Unemployment benefits and active labor market programs include unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 23.62
2009 24.89
2010 25.86
2011 23.20
2012 21.67
2015 26.36
2016 26.68
2017 26.06
2018 27.01
2019 25.97

Benefit incidence of unemployment benefits and ALMP to poorest quintile (% of total U/ALMP benefits)

The value for Benefit incidence of unemployment benefits and ALMP to poorest quintile (% of total U/ALMP benefits) in Uruguay was 17.63 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.26 in 2015 and a minimum value of 11.54 in 2010.

Definition: Benefit incidence of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total unemployment and active labor market programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Unemployment benefits and active labor market programs include unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 14.32
2009 17.72
2010 11.54
2011 16.82
2012 16.66
2015 18.26
2016 16.86
2017 18.08
2018 15.73
2019 17.63

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP (% of population) in Uruguay was 2.71 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.00 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1.65 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 1.65
2009 2.10
2010 1.95
2011 2.08
2012 2.30
2015 3.00
2016 2.91
2017 2.63
2018 2.73
2019 2.71

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in poorest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in poorest quintile (% of population) in Uruguay was 3.73 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.29 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1.97 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 1.97
2009 3.19
2010 2.35
2011 2.95
2012 3.16
2015 4.29
2016 4.06
2017 3.83
2018 3.63
2019 3.73

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 2nd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 2nd quintile (% of population) in Uruguay was 3.18 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.15 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2.42 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 2.42
2009 2.54
2010 2.97
2011 2.53
2012 3.28
2015 4.04
2016 4.15
2017 3.56
2018 3.64
2019 3.18

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 3rd quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 3rd quintile (% of population) in Uruguay was 3.55 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.55 in 2019 and a minimum value of 1.87 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 1.87
2009 2.41
2010 1.95
2011 2.24
2012 2.37
2015 3.29
2016 3.27
2017 3.21
2018 3.00
2019 3.55

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 4th quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in 4th quintile (% of population) in Uruguay was 2.02 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.33 in 2015 and a minimum value of 1.27 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 1.27
2009 1.56
2010 1.55
2011 1.86
2012 1.61
2015 2.33
2016 2.14
2017 1.58
2018 2.30
2019 2.02

Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in richest quintile (% of population)

The value for Coverage of unemployment benefits and ALMP in richest quintile (% of population) in Uruguay was 1.07 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 11 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.11 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.71 in 2008.

Definition: Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.

Source: ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/)

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Year Value
2008 0.71
2009 0.79
2010 0.91
2011 0.83
2012 1.11
2015 1.07
2016 0.90
2017 0.98
2018 1.09
2019 1.07

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Performance