20
February, 2021
Costa Rica
Total Workforce (000s) Q4 '20
2,441
Unemployed Workers (000s) 488
Unemployment Rate 20.0%
Youth Unemployment Rate 46.7%
1,335
2,751
487
89
396
35
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
1,323
1,347
1,361
1,129
1,185
8.5%
9.3%
8.4%
16.8%
15.9%
840 836
847
616
661
15.0%
16.3%
17.5%
24.4%
25.6%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
72.9%
74.7% 74.5%
67.8%
70.2%
50.2%
50.6%
51.8%
41.0%
44.5%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
10.2% of the population is foreign born. 150K Costa Ricans
have emigrated.
Over 6K Venezuelans were granted residence permits to
October 2020.
79% live in urban areas.
More than 2,800 Covid-19 deaths.
Arrivals are subject to medical tests and
additional epidemiological paperwork.
Schools and non-essential shops are generally
open.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.htm
https://www.inec.cr/empleo
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