Costa Rica - Employment in industry

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Costa Rica was 10.03 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.52 in 1991, while its lowest value was 8.07 in 2013.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 24.52
1992 23.27
1993 21.53
1994 21.59
1995 20.04
1996 18.09
1997 17.20
1998 17.59
1999 17.25
2000 16.37
2001 17.15
2002 14.98
2003 14.44
2004 13.12
2005 12.60
2006 12.76
2007 12.89
2008 13.00
2009 11.59
2010 10.97
2011 10.42
2012 9.53
2013 8.07
2014 9.64
2015 9.63
2016 9.11
2017 9.91
2018 11.00
2019 10.03

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Costa Rica was 24.05 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 28.00 in 1994, while its lowest value was 21.84 in 2013.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 27.05
1992 27.33
1993 27.38
1994 28.00
1995 25.79
1996 25.51
1997 26.55
1998 25.60
1999 26.18
2000 25.30
2001 26.65
2002 26.51
2003 26.36
2004 26.58
2005 26.47
2006 26.63
2007 27.44
2008 26.65
2009 25.02
2010 24.64
2011 24.39
2012 23.67
2013 21.84
2014 22.67
2015 25.09
2016 24.21
2017 23.51
2018 24.94
2019 24.05

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Costa Rica was 18.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 26.33 in 1991, while its lowest value was 16.49 in 2013.

Definition: Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 26.33
1992 26.17
1993 25.68
1994 26.10
1995 24.06
1996 23.32
1997 23.64
1998 23.02
1999 23.27
2000 22.43
2001 23.42
2002 22.58
2003 22.28
2004 22.08
2005 21.63
2006 21.76
2007 22.26
2008 21.66
2009 20.08
2010 19.64
2011 19.25
2012 18.17
2013 16.49
2014 17.68
2015 19.15
2016 18.61
2017 18.45
2018 19.67
2019 18.80

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity