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The evolution of public employment links in Uruguay

Employment links published by ONSC; one person may hold more than one link.

Oct 5, 2026

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Between Dec 1996 and Dec 2020, the series increased 15.9% (270,022 → 312,859). The largest point-to-point change was −11,186, from Dec 1999 to Dec 2001.

Employment links, not people: one person can hold more than one link.
220,000250,000280,000310,000340,000Latest change +0.1%Dec 1996: 270,022Dec 1997: 263,820Dec 1998: 258,262Nov 1999: 249,928Dec 1999: 256,213Dec 2001: 245,027Dec 2002: 243,130Dec 2003: 242,689Dec 2004: 239,330Dec 2005: 240,128Dec 2006: 244,748Dec 2007: 246,196Dec 2008: 254,612Dec 2009: 255,967Dec 2010: 264,957Dec 2011: 273,959Dec 2012: 277,612Dec 2013: 287,908Dec 2014: 298,727Dec 2015: 308,076Dec 2016: 305,008Dec 2017: 306,401Dec 2018: 310,108Dec 2019: 312,546Dec 2020: 312,859312,859Dec 1996Dec 2002Dec 2008Dec 2014Dec 2020
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Source and scope

State employment links

Uruguay · Public workforce

Counts are employment links rather than necessarily unique people; institutional coverage follows the ONSC publication.

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