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Costa Rica: unemployment 2010–2024

Poverty, inequality, unemployment, minimum wage, infant mortality, homicides, femicides, women in parliament, Internet and renewables for all 14 countries.

Oct 8, 2026

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Between Jan 2010 and Jan 2024, the series decreased 16.4% (8.92 → 7.45). The largest point-to-point change was +7.85, from Jan 2019 to Jan 2020.

610141822Latest change −16.2%Jan 2010: 8.92Jan 2011: 10.31Jan 2012: 10.17Jan 2013: 9.38Jan 2014: 9.62Jan 2015: 9.61Jan 2016: 9.54Jan 2017: 9.07Jan 2018: 10.28Jan 2019: 11.76Jan 2020: 19.61Jan 2021: 16.45Jan 2022: 12.23Jan 2023: 8.89Jan 2024: 7.457.45Jan 2010Jan 2014Jan 2017Jan 2021Jan 2024
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3 filters · 78 partitionsYear: from 2010 · through 2024Country: costa-ricaIndicator key: unemployment_rate_pct

Source and scope

CEPALSTAT: social indicators

Regional · Macro indicators

Every indicator is a rate, index or ratio — compare and rank, never sum. Survey years differ by country; missing years are gaps, not zeros.

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