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February, 2021
Ecuador
Total Workforce (000s) Q3 2020
7,874
Unemployed Workers (000s) 520
Unemployment Rate 6.6%
Youth Unemployment Rate 10.4%
6,061
9,482
1,316
333
428
24
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20 -64 years)
65 years+
Local Born Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
4,609
4,557
3,734
4,307
3.4%
3.1%
8.4%
4.8%
3,366
3,230
2,437
3,046
5.2%
3.8%
9.7%
7.1%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
78.9%
77.5%
66.7%
73.8%
56.2%
53.0%
42.3%
51.2%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
4.4% of the population is foreign born. 1.1 million have
emigrated.
More than 178K residence permits were granted to
Venezuelans to October 2020.
64% of the population live in urban areas.
More than 15,800 Covid-19 deaths.
Arrivals are subject to medical tests and potential
quarantine.
Covid-19 restrictions have been implemented at a
municipal level. Schools are due to re-open from
March with a combination of on-line and in-person
learning.
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.html
