Latin America and Caribbean Compared by Labor > Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid
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DEFINITION:
The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia | 77 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Venezuela | 69 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Panama | 66 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Honduras | 57 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Paraguay | 56 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Brazil | 46 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Mexico | 41 | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Costa Rica | 39 | 2009 | ||
| =8 | Peru | 39 | 2009 | ||
| 10 | Ecuador | 38 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Guatemala | 28 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Nicaragua | 27 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | El Salvador | 24 | 2009 | ||
| =14 | Dominican Republic | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =14 | Suriname | 21 | 2009 | ||
| =14 | Argentina | 21 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | Guyana | 19 | 2009 | ||
| =18 | Chile | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =18 | Uruguay | 18 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Dominica | 15 | 2009 | ||
| =20 | Grenada | 15 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | The Bahamas | 13 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Colombia | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Haiti | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Belize | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2009 | ||
| =27 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Jamaica | 4 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Saint Lucia | 0.0 | 2009 |
