Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on Costa Rica & Nicaragua

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STAT	Costa Rica	Nicaragua	HISTORY
Male > % of male labor force	5.4% Ranked 55th.	7.6% Ranked 47th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Total > % of total labor force	6.4% Ranked 51st.	7.8% Ranked 54th. 22% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	14.8% Ranked 39th. 53% more than Nicaragua	9.7% Ranked 56th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	8.2% Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Nicaragua	8.1% Ranked 63th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	10.7% Ranked 49th. 24% more than Nicaragua	8.6% Ranked 62nd.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	63.1% Ranked 9th.	70.7% Ranked 7th. 12% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	67.8% Ranked 8th.	74.1% Ranked 6th. 9% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	27.6% Ranked 57th. 10 times more than Nicaragua	2.7% Ranked 71st.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	6.4% Ranked 60th.	18% Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	8.7% Ranked 57th.	21.6% Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	3.4% Ranked 66th.	16.1% Ranked 34th. 5 times more than Costa Rica
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	11.3% Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Nicaragua	10.8% Ranked 56th.
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	15% Ranked 33th. 20% more than Nicaragua	12.5% Ranked 47th.
Youth unemployment, both sexes	16.6% Ranked 44th. 93% more than Nicaragua	8.6% Ranked 72nd.
Youth unemployment, male	13.5% Ranked 50th. 67% more than Nicaragua	8.1% Ranked 74th.
Female > % of female labor force	8.5% Ranked 41st. 6% more than Nicaragua	8% Ranked 53th.
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	21.5% Ranked 16th. 36% more than Nicaragua	15.8% Ranked 43th.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	4.6% Ranked 63th.	5.2% Ranked 66th. 13% more than Costa Rica
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	3.5 ratio Ranked 11th. 21% more than Nicaragua	2.9 ratio Ranked 25th.
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	3.5 Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	1.7 Ranked 67th.
Youth unemployment, female	21.6% Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Nicaragua	9.7% Ranked 61st.

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