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María Claudia Llanes
María Claudia Llanes
Senior Economist
Bogotá

•MSc. in Economics from the University of London, London

•Previous work experience:  Research on pension systems at the National Planning Department of Colombia

•Research on Chilean pension system as a consultant in Chile

•Joined ERD BBVA Colombia on October 2009

Latest publications

The national unemployment rate for July was 9.6%, 1.4 percentagepoints lower than last year's July rate (11.0%), being the lowest rate for themonth of July since 2015. On the margin, compared to June of this year, theunemployment rate was down 0.3 percentage points.
The June 2023 national unemployment rate was 9.3%, the lowest rate for a month of June since 2018. The decline in the June unemployment rate responded to a rebound in job creation (4.7% y/y) from 1.7% in May. Employment for the month was high at 23.1 million.
Colombia crecerá 1,2% en 2023 y 1,5% en 2024, apoyada en el crecimiento del sector público, del consumo privado por servicios y de las exportaciones. La inflación continuará ralentizándose y la política monetaria siendo restrictiva por un tiempo. La desaceleración de los países desarrollados será un desafío para el país.