The economy has suffered only mild recession. But open unemployment stands at 11.8%, compared with a Latin American average of 8.3%.

哥国经济仅承受温和的衰退，但失业率高达11.8%，相较而言拉美国家失业率平均达8.3%。

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These are mainly expressed by the facts that the covert unemployment in the countryside is getting increasingly overt, and that the amount of open unemployment rises greatly.

主要表现为农村隐性失业日趋显性化，公开失业数量大增。

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But open unemployment stands at 11.8%, compared with a Latin American average of 8.3%.

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