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

Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Costa Rica was 35.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 35.01 in 2020, while its lowest value was 19.11 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 24.19
2011 19.11
2012 21.83
2013 26.82
2014 27.34
2015 26.44
2016 23.57
2017 24.34
2018 25.70
2019 27.77
2020 35.01

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