Work & Labour in Dominican Republic 725 indicators covering work & labour for Dominican Republic. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.8% 2025 up 4.6% 63rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.4% 2025 up 0.2% 44th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 70.3% 2025 up 11.2% 125th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.7% 2025 up 11.4% 90th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 69.7% 2025 up 6.8% 93rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.2% 2025 up 1.6% 66th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.2% 2025 up 14.8% 102nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% 2025 up 9.5% 57th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.6% 2025 up 1.1% 47th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.6% 2025 up 24.7% 65th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 70.3% 2025 up 11.2% 125th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 down 25.0% 96th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.3% 2025 down 23.6% 120th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 16.9% 2025 down 30.5% 80th Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.0% 2025 up 4.0% 40th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 62.5% 2025 up 4.2% 49th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 90.8% 2025 up 1.4% 29th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.0% 2025 down 0.3% 91st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.6% 2025 up 6.2% 86th Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.9% 2025 down 13.3% 127th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.0% 2025 down 43.3% 121st Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.6% 2025 down 44.5% 127th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 down 45.3% 115th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 57.9% 2025 up 5.4% 115th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 50.5% 2025 up 6.7% 132nd Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 68.6% 2025 up 1.7% 94th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 42.1% 2025 down 6.5% 72nd Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 49.5% 2025 down 6.1% 55th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 31.4% 2025 down 3.5% 93rd Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.1% 2025 up 26.4% 63rd Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.5% 2025 up 32.1% 57th Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 up 19.5% 90th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 38.0% 2025 down 9.1% 71st GDP per person employed 54,042 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 22.0% 76th GDP per employed person 54,042 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 22.0% 76th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 7.4% 2023 down 33.4% 123rd 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, male (% of male population ages 15+) 78.1% 2025 up 2.1% 37th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% 94th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.3% 2025 up 6.9% 63rd Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% 94th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% 94th Female labor force participation rate 55.5% 2025 up 14.8% 94th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% 2025 down 0.1% 42nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.9% 2025 up 25.4% 58th 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 Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate 72.5% 2025 down 2.2% 94th 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 Labor force participation rate for women ages 15-24, 1980 vs. 2023 39.9% 2025 up 25.4% 58th Female employment rate, 1980 vs. 2024 51.1% 2025 up 18.6% 88th Female employment rate 51.1% 2025 up 18.6% 88th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 25.8% 2025 up 2.1% 47th Page 1 of 13 Next →