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Central America and the Caribbean > Costa Rica > Labor

COSTA RICAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural workers > Female 4% [49th of 77]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 30.41 [89th of 162]
Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 12.6 % Time series [32nd of 86]
Source: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 26.4 % Time series [45th of 86]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 82.2 % Time series [23rd of 86]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 15.2 % Time series [20th of 94]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in industry > % of total employment 21.6 % Time series [40th of 94]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Female decision makers 33% [23rd of 67]
Source: World Development Indicators database
force with tertiary education > % of total 14.9 % Time series [32nd of 52]
Source: calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002
force, total 1,956,228 Time series [117th of 184]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force 1,920,000 Time series [92nd of 132]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 20%, industry 22%, services 58%
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 22% Time series [10th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Services 64% Time series [10th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 63 [24th of 123]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation > Employment Conditions 83 [43rd of 123]
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.
Unemployment rate 4.6% Time series [65th of 107]
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 6.4 % Time series [52nd of 101]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
2 weeks after 1 year employment.
Source: World Development Indicators database
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 209,000,000 $ Time series [51st of 149]
Source: Wikipedia: Vacation

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SOURCES: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; World Development Indicators database; calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference; Wikipedia: Vacation

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Costa Rica, Republic of Costa Rica, Republica de Costa Rica

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