Labor Market Statistics in Costa Rica

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All Labor Market datasets for Costa Rica (228)

Dataset
Labor Statistics (LS)
IMF
−1.2%
Annual employment and population (for 'Developer API')
OECD
+0.9%
Annual employment by economic activity, domestic concept
OECD
+1.7%
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept
OECD
+0.2%
Annual population and employment, national concept
OECD
−2.4%
Annual employment by detailed economic activity, domestic concept
OECD
+35.7%
Quarterly employment by economic activity, domestic concept
OECD
−2.5%
Quarterly population and employment, national concept
OECD
−0.2%
Employed population by economic activity
OECD
−3.9%
Employed population by age groups
OECD
−18.2%
Employment rate
OECD
−14.3%
Labour force population
OECD
−16.7%
Labour force participation rate
OECD
−12.2%
Population outside the labour force
OECD
−0.4%
Monthly unemployment levels
OECD
−8.3%
Monthly unemployment rates
OECD
+8.4%
Unemployed population
OECD
−8.3%
Working-age population
OECD
−5.5%
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic concept
OECD
−0.2%
Labour Market Programmes
OECD
+17.8%
Hourly earnings
OECD
−1.2%
Employment by activites and status (ALFS)
OECD
−3.7%
Number of employees by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)
OECD
+0.7%
Employment by professional status (ICSE-93)
OECD
+0.7%
Employment by activities (ISIC Rev. 4)
OECD
−3.7%
Wage gap by age
OECD
−15.4%
Average annual wages
OECD
0%
Decile ratios of gross earnings
OECD
+2.5%
Gender wage gap
OECD
+6.5%
Minimum relative to average wages of full-time workers
OECD
−1.8%
Minimum wages at current prices in national currency units (NCU)
OECD
+2.4%
Incidence of low and high pay
OECD
+8.4%
Real minimum wages at constant prices
OECD
+2.5%
Employment and population - international data cooperation annual data
Eurostat
−1.6%
Employment and population - international data cooperation quarterly data
Eurostat
−3.6%
Earners distribution based on their level of earnings relative to the overall median, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
+5.2%
Earnings differences by field of study among tertiary-educated workers, by age group, gender and level of tertiary educational attainment
OECD
–
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
0%
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level
OECD
−6.4%
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
−4.3%
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of 25-34 year-olds, by age group, gender and educational attainment level
OECD
0%
Duration of unemployment distribution among unemployed adults, by educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
−17.4%
Field of study distribution of tertiary-educated adults, by level of tertiary educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
−48.2%
Employment rates of tertiary-educated adults, by field of study, tertiary educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
+6.6%
Inactivity rates of tertiary-educated adults, by field of study, tertiary educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
+83.6%
Share of unemployed adults among all adults, by educational attainment level, age group and gender
OECD
−30.5%
Unemployment rates of tertiary-educated adults, by field of study, tertiary educational attainment, age group and gender
OECD
−47.9%
Average annual hours actually worked per worker
OECD
+1.1%
Average usual weekly hours worked on the main job
OECD
−1.9%
Incidence of employment by long usual weekly hours worked
OECD
−5.9%
Incidence of employment by usual weekly hours worked
OECD
+8.5%
Long usual weekly working hours
OECD
−41.7%
Usual hours worked by weekly hour bands
OECD
0%
Full-time and part-time employment
OECD
−66.4%
Full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition
OECD
−22.2%
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on OECD-harmonized definition
OECD
−66.4%
Gender share of part-time employment
OECD
−66.4%
Full-time and part-time employment based on national definition
OECD
−9.1%
Incidence of full-time and part-time employment based on national definitions
OECD
−22.6%
Strictness of employment protection
OECD
0%
Public employment and representation - government at a glance indicators, 2025 edition
OECD
−4.2%
Part-time employment - Regions
OECD
−2.7%
Labour indicators rates - Regions
OECD
−53.3%
Temporary employees - Regions
OECD
–
Employment by job tenure intervals - persons
OECD
−60%
Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency
OECD
−19.9%
Population and Employment: Employment Indicators: Rural
FAO
+1.3%
Employment by permanency of the job
OECD
−15.4%
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence
OECD
+0.6%
Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job
OECD
−4.3%
Public employment and representation - government at a glance indicators, yearly updates
OECD
+2.5%
Average duration of unemployment
OECD
0
Unemployment by duration
OECD
−66.7%
Incidence of unemployment by duration
OECD
−50.4%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels
OECD
−42.9%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - composition
OECD
−41.2%
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - indicators
OECD
−38.3%
Public employment and representation - Government at a glance indicators, 2023 edition
OECD
–
Main indicators, government at a glance indicators, yearly updates
OECD
+2.5%
Annual labour force survey, summary tables
OECD
−3.7%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 April
IMF
−1.2%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 February
IMF
+4.4%
Labor Statistics (LS) 2026 January
IMF
+4.4%
Women, Business and the Law: Assets Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Entrepreneurship Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Mobility Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Marriage Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Pension Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Parenthood Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Pay Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Women, Business and the Law: Workplace Indicator Score (scale 1-100)
Gender Statistics
0%
Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment)
Gender Statistics
−42.1%
Time-related underemployment, male (% of employment)
Gender Statistics
−37.2%
Labor force, female
Gender Statistics
+0.5%
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate)
Gender Statistics
−10.9%
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
Gender Statistics
−6%
Received wages (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
+2.7%
Received wages, women (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
+14%
Received private sector wages (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−4.2%
Received private sector wages, women (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
+1.5%
Received private sector wages, men (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−7.5%
Received private sector wages: in cash only (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−34.7%
Received private sector wages: in cash only, women (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
+10.2%
Received private sector wages: in cash only, men (% age 15+)
Gender Statistics
−21.3%
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by educational attainment
OECD
+6.2%
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex
OECD
+14.6%
Healthcare human resources
OECD
−7.9%
Health and social employment
OECD
−3.6%
Women Business and the Law Index Score (scale 1-100)
World Development Indicators
0%
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−4.5%
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.4%
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+3.5%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2.7%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+10.1%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+7.3%
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+5.4%
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.5%
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.8%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+7.2%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.5%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.6%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+3%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−2%
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.5%
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.4%
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.7%
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.3%
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−15.9%
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−23.8%
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+12.2%
Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+6.5%
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.2%
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.7%
Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.8%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−4.3%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.5%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+7.2%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.7%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+2.5%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.6%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
0%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+0.1%
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−3.4%
Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−0.9%
Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education)
World Development Indicators
+1.7%
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−0.8%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+4.4%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.6%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.3%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
+1.5%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.4%
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+3.8%
Labor force with intermediate education, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+2%
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
+2.7%
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)
World Development Indicators
+3.4%
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
World Development Indicators
+3%
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
World Development Indicators
+4.4%
Labor force, female (% of total labor force)
World Development Indicators
−0.2%
Labor force, total
World Development Indicators
+0.7%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−19.6%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−8.1%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−9.8%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−2.3%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−14.7%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−5.2%
Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−25.8%
Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)
World Development Indicators
−2.4%
Unemployment with basic education, female (% of female labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−21.9%
Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−15.5%
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education)
World Development Indicators
−17.9%
Unemployment with intermediate education, female (% of female labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
−26.9%
Unemployment with intermediate education, male (% of male labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
−14.5%
Unemployment with intermediate education (% of total labor force with intermediate education)
World Development Indicators
−20.5%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.1%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)
World Development Indicators
−9.5%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.6%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)
World Development Indicators
−16%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−0.3%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)
World Development Indicators
−12.5%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−24%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−10%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−10.5%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−1.6%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)
World Development Indicators
−16.7%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
−5.7%
Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
World Development Indicators
+28.2%
Collective bargaining coverage
OECD
0%
Trade union density
OECD
−1.3%
Population and Employment: Employment Indicators: Agriculture and agrifood systems
FAO
−10.4%
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Jobs
−13.2%
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Jobs
−1.8%
Own-account workers, total (% of total employment)
Jobs
−5.9%
Central administration employment by age, gender, education and position - government at a glance indicators, 2025 edition
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by occupation
OECD
+9%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of the economy
OECD
−11.8%
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 36 - Employment by business activity and skill level
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 35 - Employment by occupation
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 31 - Informal economies and informal employment
OECD
–
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 07 - Labour force characteristics
OECD
–
Teachers' actual salary relative to earnings of tertiary-educated workers
OECD
–
Teachers' actual salary (subnational data)
OECD
–
Teachers' actual salary
OECD
–
School heads' actual salary relative to earnings of tertiary-educated workers
OECD
–
School heads' actual salary (subnational data)
OECD
–
School heads' actual salary
OECD
–
Workers living with less than the national poverty line by worker formality
OECD
+51.9%
Workers living with less than the international poverty line by worker formality, gender and status in employment
OECD
0%
Households with at least one member benefiting from a pension by household informality
OECD
+12.1%
Hourly earnings ratio of formal to informal employees
OECD
+12.5%
Dependents by household informality and age group
OECD
+11.6%
Workers by formality status gender and hours worked
OECD
+152%
Informal workers by gender and age group
OECD
−25.7%
Informal workers by gender and level of education
OECD
−3.1%
Informal workers by gender and location
OECD
+2.3%
Informal workers by gender and status in employment
OECD
−17.4%
Workers contributing to pension by worker formality and gender
OECD
+0.2%
Population living with less than the international poverty line by household formality and gender
OECD
+350%
Informal workers by gender and household informality
OECD
+8%
Population by urbanisation level and household informality
OECD
+8.8%
Population by households informality and welfare quintile
OECD
+22.6%
Workers by firm size and formality status
OECD
−5.4%

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