Population, labour force, employment and unemployment by economic activity and unemployment rates
Number of persons and percenteges by july of each year
 
 

 

 

2010

2011

2012

 

 Population

 

4,562,087.0

4,614,498.0

4,667,076.0

 

 Labour Force

 

2,051,696.0

2,154,545.0

2,181,745.0

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 Employment

 

1,902,164.0

1,989,530.0

2,012,255.0

 

 Agriculture, hunting and forestry

285,076.0

271,487.0

269,539.0

 

 Manufacturing

229,865.0

237,355.0

227,999.0

 

 Electricity, gas and water supply

35,675.0

40,083.0

36,898.0

 

 Construction

104,584.0

118,949.0

127,252.0

 

 Wholesale and retail trade and repair of vehicle and household goods

347,851.0

361,199.0

354,746.0

 

 Hotels and restaurants

96,328.0

88,218.0

98,048.0

 

 Transport, storage and communications

119,346.0

125,948.0

142,178.0

 

 Financial intermediation

48,979.0

52,370.0

51,996.0

 

 Real estate, renting and business activities

127,421.0

149,552.0

174,717.0

 

 Public administration and compulsory social security

92,823.0

102,976.0

93,633.0

 

 Education

126,942.0

128,115.0

132,504.0

 

 Health and social work

63,953.0

67,350.0

66,339.0

 

 Other community, social and personal service activities

69,521.0

86,512.0

89,476.0

 

 Private households with employed persons

135,512.0

150,279.0

139,844.0

 

 Extraterritorial organizations and bodies

2,150.0

2,728.0

2,933.0

 

 Not classifiable by economic activity

16,138.0

6,409.0

4,153.0

 

 Unemployment

 

149,532.0

165,015.0

169,490.0

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 Inactive population

 

2,510,391.0

2,459,953.0

2,485,331.0

 

 Inactive population under 15 years

1,090,064.0

1,062,904.0

1,036,381.0

 

 Inactive population 15 years and over

1,420,327.0

1,397,049.0

1,448,950.0

 

 Labour force gross participation rate

 

45.0

46.7

46.7

 

 Labour force net participation rate

 

59.1

60.7

60.1

 

 Employment/population rate

 

54.8

56.0

55.4

 

 Unemployment rate

 

7.3

7.7

7.8

 
Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC).

Notes:
n1/ Beginning on 2010, with the application of the National Household Survey (ENAHO), which replaces the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (EHPM), a series of methodological changes were made that imply that as of this year, the absolute values are not comparable with data from previous years. One of the main changes is that the working-age population is now measured as people aged 15 years and over, when previously it was defined as the population aged 12 and over.
n2/ The Central Bank of Costa Rica uses as official employment figures those generated from the Continuous Employment Survey. See link below

    Links:
  1/ Methodological note.
  2/ See Continuous employment survey
 
 
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