Work & Labour in Bolivia 1,100 indicators covering work & labour for Bolivia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average monthly earnings of employees 3,190 2025 up 12.4% 72nd Average monthly earnings of employees 3,190 2025 up 12.4% 70th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.299 2025 down 3.5% 70th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2025 up 12.0% 61st Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 12.5% 2024 up 32.6% 48th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 22.3% 2024 down 37.2% 91st Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2025 up 12.0% 60th Median monthly earnings of employees 2,800 2025 up 12.0% 60th Own-account workers, total 26.4% 2016 down 2.3% 89th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 442.31 2025 down 0.2% 47th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 10.03 2025 up 85.2% 34th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 403.47 2025 up 246.3% 26th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.7 2025 up 223.9% 9th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3.34 2025 down 53.9% 74th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0 2014 down 100.0% 89th Labor market, Overall 0.2967 2014 down 62.8% 89th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7333 2014 down 26.1% 53rd Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.198 2014 down 80.2% 85th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.0436 2014 down 94.9% 90th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 3.99 2025 down 27.4% 80th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 82.37 2025 down 35.4% 53rd Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 71.39 2024 — 6th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,985 2024 — 28th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,165 2024 — 42nd Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 82.82 2024 down 0.3% 30th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 85.34 2024 up 1.4% 37th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.96 2024 up 129.8% 53rd Informal employment 4,485 2025 up 9.2% 26th Informal employment rate 85.61 2025 up 2.1% 8th Employment outside the formal sector 4,081 2025 up 20.9% 26th Share of employment outside the formal sector 77.89 2025 up 13.1% 9th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.78 2024 — 74th Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 166.5 2024 — 46th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 144.42 2025 up 206.2% 20th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 8.95 2025 up 169.1% 14th Average hourly earnings of employees 23.67 2025 — 49th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 354.37 2002 up 325.7% 23rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 21.38 2002 up 52.9% 14th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1.61 2025 down 65.1% 70th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 81.9% 2024 down 14.2% 11th Share of male workers in informal employment 81.9% 2024 down 14.2% 11th Share of workers in informal employment 83.9% 2024 down 12.5% 11th Share of female workers in informal employment 86.0% 2024 down 10.9% 12th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 83.9% 2024 down 12.5% 11th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 11.38 2025 up 47.0% 44th Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 34.53 2025 — 62nd Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 34.53 2025 — 61st Gender wage gap 4.47 2025 — 43rd Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 518.36 2025 up 15.7% 40th Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,239 2025 up 6.9% 35th Employees 1,776 2025 down 5.6% 47th Public sector employees 442.31 2025 down 0.2% 37th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 4,658 2025 up 31.0% 49th Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 4,658 2025 up 31.0% 48th Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 4.4% 2024 — 41st Gender wage gap 4.4% 2024 — 41st Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 4.4% 2024 — 41st Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 4.4% 2024 — 41st Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 4.4% 2024 — 41st ← Previous Page 5 of 19 Next →