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

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STAT	Costa Rica	United States	HISTORY
Long-term unemployment rate	10.9 Ranked 39th. 3% more than United States	10.6 Ranked 30th.
Long-term unemployment rate > Female	13.3 Ranked 36th. 29% more than United States	10.3 Ranked 29th.
Male > % of male labor force	5.4% Ranked 55th.	5.6% Ranked 53th. 4% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	14.8% Ranked 39th. 57% more than United States	9.4% Ranked 57th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	8.2% Ranked 62nd.	11.6% Ranked 47th. 41% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	10.7% Ranked 49th. 2% more than United States	10.5% Ranked 51st.
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	63.1% Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United States	16.5% Ranked 54th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	67.8% Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States	20.6% Ranked 55th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	27.6% Ranked 57th.	33.3% Ranked 50th. 21% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	6.4% Ranked 60th.	45.7% Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	8.7% Ranked 57th.	50.2% Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Costa Rica
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	11.3% Ranked 42nd.	12.4% Ranked 38th. 10% more than Costa Rica
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	15% Ranked 33th. 33% more than United States	11.3% Ranked 41st.
Youth unemployment, both sexes	16.6% Ranked 44th.	17.3% Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Costa Rica
Youth unemployment, male	13.5% Ranked 50th.	18.7% Ranked 32nd. 39% more than Costa Rica
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	3.4% Ranked 66th.	42% Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Costa Rica
Total > % of total labor force	6.4% Ranked 51st. 16% more than United States	5.5% Ranked 55th.
Female > % of female labor force	8.5% Ranked 41st. 57% more than United States	5.4% Ranked 58th.
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	21.5% Ranked 16th. 2 times more than United States	10.1% Ranked 42nd.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	4.6% Ranked 63th.	5.8% Ranked 43th. 26% more than Costa Rica
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	3.5 ratio Ranked 11th. 46% more than United States	2.4 ratio Ranked 42nd.
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	3.5 Ranked 17th. 6% more than United States	3.3 Ranked 25th.
Youth unemployment, female	21.6% Ranked 30th. 38% more than United States	15.7% Ranked 47th.

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