Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay

Uruguay: Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts was 1,223 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,223
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
6th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1,884
in 2015
All-time low
736.82
in 2009
Years of data
11
2008–2018

Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay, 2008–2018

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2008201320182008: 7642009: 736.82010: 1.1k2011: 918.42012: 998.72013: 1.7k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.9k2016: 1.4k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.2k

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 1,223 for number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay peaked at 1,884 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 736.82, in 2009.

That places Uruguay 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay, 2008 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2008 763.98
2009 736.82 -3.6%
2010 1,140 +54.8%
2011 918.37 -19.5%
2012 998.66 +8.7%
2013 1,660 +66.2%
2014 1,099 -33.8%
2015 1,884 +71.5%
2016 1,376 -27.0%
2017 1,419 +3.1%
2018 1,223 -13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 750.4 736.82 763.98 2
2010s 1,302 918.37 1,884 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 3 El Salvador 1,851 compare
  2. 4 Argentina 1,709 compare
  3. 5 New Caledonia 1,448 compare
  4. 7 India 579.03 compare
  5. 8 Canada 540.95 compare
  6. 9 Barbados 530 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay?
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts in Uruguay was 1,223 in 2018, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 1,884 in 2015.
What is the lowest number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 736.82 in 2009.
How does Uruguay rank for number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts?
Uruguay ranks 6th out of 92 countries with data for 2018.
Is number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
92 places, 2,281 data points, 1969–2024
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Workers involved in strikes and lockouts represents the number of workers implicated directly or indirectly at any time during a strike or lockout, whether the involvement was for the full duration of the strike or lockout or only part of it. Workers who are unable to work as a result of the secondary effects of strikes or lockouts should not be included. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Industrial Relations data (IRdata) database description.