Chile unemployment rate hits 8.5% in quarter through February
March 28 (Reuters) - Chile's unemployment rate rose to 8.5% in the quarter through February, government statistics agency INE said on Thursday.
The figure represented an increase from the 8.4% registered in the previous rolling quarter, but came in below the 8.6% expected by economists polled by Reuters. (Reporting by Peter Frontini; editing by Gabriel Araujo)