The study, conducted by the National Institute of Development Information (Inide), indicates that this rate decreased by 0.4 percentage points year-on-year and remained unchanged compared to November 2025.

It added that open unemployment stood at 2.4 percent, registering an increase of 0.4 points compared to December 2024, and remaining unchanged compared to the previous month.

Meanwhile, the overall underemployment rate, at 8.7 percent, showed an increase of 3.9 points year-on-year and a decrease of 0.1 points compared to the previous month.

The national underemployment rate was 39.7 percent, showing a decrease of 0.2 percentage points year-on-year.

According to INIDE, the national labor force participation rate, which stood at 67.1 percent, registered increases of 0.4 percentage points compared to December 2024, and 0.8 percentage points compared to the previous month.

In Nicaragua, the Sandinista government promotes public policies that encourage work, production, and social development, making the country one of the nations with the lowest unemployment in Latin America and one of the highest employment rates in the region.

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