Costa Rica - Part time employment, female (% of total female employment)

Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Costa Rica was 43.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 43.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 28.90 in 2011.

Definition: Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.

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

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Year Value
2010 35.93
2011 28.90
2012 33.52
2013 39.80
2014 39.82
2015 38.72
2016 34.85
2017 35.90
2018 39.40
2019 40.01
2020 43.18

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: More and more women are working part-time and one of the concern is that part time work does not provide the stability that full time work does.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity