Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate 2010-2018 | Data | Chart

Labor Force Participation Rate in Costa Rica decreased to 57 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 from 59.40 percent in the third quarter of 2017. Labor Force Participation Rate in Costa Rica averaged 60.72 percent from 2010 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 63.70 percent in the first quarter of 2012 and a record low of 56.80 percent in the second quarter of 2011.

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Costa Rica Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	9.30	9.40	10.91	8.30	percent	[+]
Unemployed Persons	204452.00	213816.00	236728.00	38708.00		[+]
Minimum Wages	5089.29	5089.29	5089.29	7.53	Index Points	[+]
Population	4.95	4.91	4.95	1.33	Million	[+]
Wages	632548.00	617040.00	792836.00	357554.00	CRC/Month	[+]
Wages High Skilled	763600.00	775400.00	775400.00	724600.00	CRC/Month	[+]
Wages Low Skilled	285600.00	321200.00	321200.00	285600.00	CRC/Month	[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	57.00	59.40	63.70	56.80	percent	[+]
Living Wage Family	365500.00	365500.00	365500.00	365500.00	CRC/Month	[+]
Living Wage Individual	275600.00	275600.00	275600.00	275600.00	CRC/Month	[+]
Employed Persons	1995640.00	2068710.00	2088282.00	1765039.00		[+]
Employment Rate	51.70	53.80	57.79	51.16	percent	[+]

Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate

The labour force participation rate is the number of persons who are employed and unemployed but looking for a job divided by the total working-age population. This page provides - Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Costa Rica Labor Force Participation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	57.00	59.40	63.70	56.80	2010 - 2017	percent	Quarterly

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labor force participation rate by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
United Kingdom	78.80	Jan/18	78.8	78.8	74.1	%	Monthly
France	72.00	Dec/17	71.9	72	69.5	%	Quarterly
Indonesia	69.02	Dec/17	68.06	69.21	57.14	%	Yearly
Switzerland	68.60	Dec/17	68.6	68.8	66.8	%	Quarterly
Australia	65.50	Mar/18	65.6	65.8	60.1	%	Monthly
Canada	65.50	Mar/18	65.5	67.7	61.4	%	Monthly
Italy	65.30	Feb/18	65.4	65.5	61.7	%	Monthly
Netherlands	64.00	Dec/17	64.2	67.1	61.7	%	Quarterly
South Korea	63.10	Mar/18	62	63.8	48.5	%	Monthly
United States	62.90	Mar/18	63	67.3	58.1	%	Monthly
Russia	62.50	Feb/18	62.6	70.3	62.5	%	Monthly
Germany	61.70	Jan/18	61.5	61.7	56.9	%	Quarterly
Brazil	61.60	Feb/18	61.7	61.9	60.9	%	Monthly
Japan	60.80	Feb/18	60.5	74	58.5	%	Monthly
Mexico	59.20	Feb/18	59	61.47	58.18	%	Monthly
Spain	58.80	Dec/17	58.92	60.55	48.88	%	Quarterly
Euro Area	57.30	Dec/17	57.3	57.3	55	%	Quarterly
Turkey	53.20	Jan/18	52.4	53.2	43.9	%	Monthly
India	52.50	Dec/13	50.9	52.9	50.9	%	Yearly