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World Data Atlas Topics Economy Unemployment

Though Costa Rica unemployment fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2004 - 2023 period ending at 8.52 % in 2023.

Alternate Sources
Annual Labour Force Statistics (ALFS) Summary Tables	299.77 Persons, thousands in 2022	OECD
International Financial Statistics (IFS), Monthly Update	13.27 Percent on Feb 2022	IMF

Unemployment in Costa Rica
Number	322,264 Number on Feb 2022	IMF
Rate	12 Percent of total labor force in 2023	IMF + 1 other

Unemployment in Central America and the Caribbean
Haiti	14.86 % in 2023	WB
Belize	8.22 % in 2023	WB
Barbados	7.96 % in 2023	WB
Panama	7.65 % in 2023	WB
Honduras	6.78 % in 2023	WB
Puerto Rico	6.21 % in 2023	WB
Dominican Republic	5.61 % in 2023	WB
Jamaica	5.38 % in 2023	WB
Nicaragua	4.75 % in 2023	WB

Labor in Costa Rica
Average Working Hours	10.19 Hours Per Week in 2016	WB
Employment	13.41 % in 2022	WB
Employment Rate	52.68 % in 2023	WB
Labor Force	39.07 % in 2023	WB
Labor Force Participation Rate	33.65 % in 2023	WB

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