Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest unemployment rate since 2010 at 7.5%
According to the ECLAC annual average rate series, no year between 2010 and 2024 fell below 7.5%. Compared to the 8.9% recorded in 2023, the decrease was 1.4 percentage points.
Current verified finding
Costa Rica recorded in 2024 its lowest unemployment rate since its series began in 2010: 7.5%.
Evidence
Costa Rica: unemployment 2010–2024
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Snapshot technical details
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How we calculated it
We query series unemployment_rate_pct of dataset cepal-social-anual (CEPALSTAT) for Costa Rica from 2010 to 2024 in VerDat's normalised layer and check that no year in the series matches or falls below the 2024 value. We require at least 15 years of series and a gap of at least 10 years. The chart reproduces the query; the values are re-verified automatically every day.
15 rows match the query; 15 results remain in the summary.
What it means and what it does not
The series uses ECLAC's harmonised basis rather than the country's national methodology, meaning it may differ from official domestic figures. This record low reflects Costa Rica's standing relative to its own past without explaining its causes. Additionally, subsequent revisions to earlier years could shift the date of the record.
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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| Period | Value | Year | Country | Indicator | Indicator group | Month | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.45 | 2024 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2023 | 8.89 | 2023 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2022 | 12.23 | 2022 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2021 | 16.45 | 2021 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2020 | 19.61 | 2020 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2019 | 11.76 | 2019 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2018 | 10.28 | 2018 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2017 | 9.07 | 2017 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2016 | 9.54 | 2016 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2015 | 9.61 | 2015 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2014 | 9.62 | 2014 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |
| 2013 | 9.38 | 2013 | costa-rica | Tasa de desocupación, ambos sexos | empleo | Not applicable (annual) | percent |