Work & Labour in Dominican Republic

108 indicators covering work & labour for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.6% 2025 up 24.7% 65th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.6% 2025 up 1.1% 47th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% 2025 up 9.5% 57th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.2% 2025 up 14.8% 102nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% 2025 up 1.6% 66th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.7% 2025 up 6.8% 93rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.7% 2025 up 11.4% 90th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.3% 2025 up 11.2% 125th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% 2025 up 0.2% 44th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% 2025 up 4.6% 63rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 19.5% 90th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.5% 2025 up 32.1% 57th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.1% 2025 up 26.4% 63rd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 31.4% 2025 down 3.5% 93rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 49.5% 2025 down 6.1% 55th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 42.1% 2025 down 6.5% 72nd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 68.6% 2025 up 1.7% 94th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 50.5% 2025 up 6.7% 132nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 57.9% 2025 up 5.4% 115th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 down 45.3% 115th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 44.5% 127th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.0% 2025 down 43.3% 121st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.9% 2025 down 13.3% 127th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.6% 2025 up 6.2% 86th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.0% 2025 down 0.3% 91st
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.8% 2025 up 1.4% 29th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 62.5% 2025 up 4.2% 49th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.0% 2025 up 4.0% 40th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 16.9% 2025 down 30.5% 80th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.3% 2025 down 23.6% 120th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 down 25.0% 96th
GDP per person employed 54,042 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 22.0% 76th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.2% 2025 down 32.1% 97th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.0% 2025 down 44.2% 129th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.9% 2025 down 27.0% 62nd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% 94th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 78.1% 2025 up 2.1% 37th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.3% 2025 up 6.9% 63rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.9% 2025 up 25.4% 58th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% 2025 down 0.1% 42nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.1% 2025 up 12.5% 130th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% 2025 up 8.9% 53rd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.7% 2025 down 23.4% 88th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2025 down 25.4% 105th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 17.8% 2025 down 27.1% 62nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 31.0% 2025 down 0.5% 52nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 20.8% 2025 up 6.4% 52nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 25.8% 2025 up 2.1% 47th
Productivity: output per hour worked 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 42.2% 70th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 32.9% 2025 up 36.9% 67th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 51.3% 2025 up 4.3% 44th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 42.3% 2025 up 14.9% 55th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 49.5% 2025 up 15.4% 97th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 73.9% 2025 up 2.6% 41st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 61.5% 2025 up 7.4% 62nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 29.4% 2025 down 4.8% 91st
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 43.9% 2025 down 9.3% 60th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 38.0% 2025 down 9.1% 71st
Unemployment with basic education 5.2% 2025 down 27.8% 76th
Unemployment with basic education, male 3.0% 2025 down 40.4% 94th