Work & Labour in Dominican Republic

1,094 indicators covering work & labour for Dominican Republic.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.39 2014 down 32.8% 49th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 219.25 2025 up 133.8% 16th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 219.25 2025 up 133.8% 16th
Informal care employment 316.94 2025 up 8.3% 17th
Informal care employment rate 36.7 2025 down 16.8% 22nd
Care employment outside the formal sector 298.57 2025 up 10.5% 16th
Share of care employment outside the formal sector 34.58 2025 down 15.1% 17th
Average monthly earnings of employees 30,072 2025 up 130.2% 17th
Informal employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,750 2025 up 18.8% 25th
Informal employment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 53.5 2025 down 4.9% 29th
Employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO definition) 2,500 2025 up 20.6% 25th
Share of employment outside the formal sector (previous ILO) 48.63 2025 down 3.4% 22nd
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 47,714 2025 up 110.8% 14th
Average monthly earnings of STEM employees 47,714 2025 up 110.8% 14th
Number of registered workplaces that could be selected for labour 76,852 2014 up 191.2% 37th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 13 2024 69th
Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.11 2024 69th
Average monthly earnings of employees 30,072 2025 up 130.2% 13th
Care employment 863.52 2025 up 30.2% 16th
Average monthly earnings of employees ages 25 to 54 31,433 2025 up 118.3% 13th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 319.31 2025 up 115.8% 13th
Average hourly earnings of STEM employees 319.31 2025 up 115.8% 13th
Informal employment in STEM occupations 29.42 2025 up 53.6% 23rd
Informal employment rate in STEM occupations 11.46 2025 up 6.4% 29th
Children in employment 47.07 2025 down 17.3% 21st
Employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 22.07 2025 up 80.0% 19th
Share of employment in STEM occupations outside the formal sector 8.6 2025 up 24.7% 24th
Children in child labour 24.72 2025 up 246.2% 22nd
Share of children in child labour 4.72 2025 up 292.2% 17th
Employment in STEM occupations 256.77 2025 up 44.3% 19th
Share of children in child labour -- General Production Boundary 4.72 2025 up 292.2% 17th
Tourism sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 711.39 2025 up 42.4% 15th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in tourism sector 44.6 2025 down 3.4% 20th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in tourism sector 42.44 2025 down 0.4% 24th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market 0.0% 2021 25th
Population receiving All Social Insurance and Labor Market (%) -urban 0.0% 2021 25th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 19th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 17th
Population in the 1st quintile (poorest) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 17th
Population in extreme poor (<$2.15 a day) receiving All Social 0.0% 2021 11th
Coverage of social protection and labor programs 51.1% 2021 up 63.3% 27th
Coverage of social safety net programs 47.9% 2021 up 80.2% 17th
Coverage of social safety net programs in poorest quintile 57.0% 2021 up 49.7% 22nd
Coverage of social safety net programs in 2nd quintile 59.9% 2021 up 72.8% 17th
Coverage of social safety net programs in 3rd quintile 52.1% 2021 up 78.1% 17th
Coverage of social safety net programs in 4th quintile 45.9% 2021 up 107.4% 14th
Coverage of social safety net programs in richest quintile 24.6% 2021 up 179.5% 20th
Coverage (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 49.0% 2021 up 63.9% 27th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 63.7% 2021 up 47.0% 32nd
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 57.1% 2021 up 45.5% 30th
Coverage in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) -All Social Protection and 55.9% 2021 up 40.7% 28th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 63.0% 2021 up 69.4% 25th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 61.3% 2021 up 66.2% 24th
Coverage in 2nd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 58.7% 2021 up 69.2% 24th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 52.4% 2021 up 67.4% 24th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 54.1% 2021 up 63.4% 25th
Coverage in 3rd quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 53.9% 2021 up 75.8% 23rd
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 46.5% 2021 up 71.1% 21st
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor 49.3% 2021 up 79.1% 24th
Coverage in 4th quintile (%) -All Social Protection and Labor -urban 45.0% 2021 up 81.5% 27th