Work & Labour in Ecuador 1,117 indicators covering work & labour for Ecuador. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 28.8% 2025 up 0.8% 77th Part time employment, female 51.7% 2025 up 31.2% 19th Part time employment, male 33.6% 2025 up 69.1% 18th Part time employment, total 41.0% 2025 up 47.6% 19th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 21 Co-inventions 2023 up 90.9% 68th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 58.1% 2025 up 3.2% 27th Annual working hours per worker 1,594 hours per worker 2023 down 4.1% 110th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,594 hours per worker 2023 down 4.1% 110th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 9.9% 2025 down 10.4% 78th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.2% 2025 down 5.6% 139th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,594 hours per worker 2023 down 4.1% 110th Incidence of part-time employment 43.27 2025 up 57.7% 16th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 841.79 2025 down 3.4% 44th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 19.3 2025 down 7.4% 50th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 550.69 2025 down 5.7% 43rd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 17.72 2025 down 10.6% 49th Employees 4,151 2025 up 5.7% 46th Unemployment of previously employed persons 189.81 2025 down 3.4% 43rd Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 12 2012 down 29.4% 44th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 34.13 2025 down 12.2% 93rd Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 37.18 2025 down 10.5% 75th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 161.19 2025 up 5.7% 39th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 0.574 2008 down 69.3% 69th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 36,672 2008 down 17.0% 29th Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 34.65 2025 down 10.0% 84th Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 38.12 2025 down 7.1% 69th Average monthly earnings of employees 538.45 2025 up 8.0% 95th Average monthly earnings of employees 538.45 2025 up 8.0% 93rd Days lost due to cases of occupational injury with temporary 241,800 1994 up 43.1% 40th Unemployment rate 3.1 2031 down 33.8% 17th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.349 2025 down 0.6% 39th Median monthly earnings of employees 470 2025 up 17.5% 90th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 9.9% 2025 down 10.4% 73rd Female share of employment in senior and middle management 45.3% 2025 up 35.1% 13th Median monthly earnings of employees 470 2025 up 17.5% 89th Median monthly earnings of employees 470 2025 up 17.5% 89th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 5.94 2024 up 61.9% 26th Own-account workers, total 33.2% 2016 up 24.4% 58th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 569.88 2025 down 15.1% 44th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 20.6 2025 up 48.0% 5th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,495 2025 up 92.3% 9th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 17.95 2025 up 65.1% 2nd Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 42.28 2012 down 56.5% 37th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.8425 2014 unchanged 49th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6049 2014 unchanged 58th Labor market, Overall 0.7865 2014 unchanged 23rd Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.7153 2014 unchanged 56th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.849 2014 unchanged 14th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 62.22 2025 down 1.7% 23rd Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8,608 2025 up 16.3% 23rd Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 9 2023 — 80th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,780 2025 up 22.7% 23rd Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 77.73 2025 down 0.4% 49th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 79.66 2025 down 0.4% 56th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.42 2025 down 0.9% 64th Informal employment 5,702 2025 up 37.0% 24th Informal employment rate 68.45 2025 up 17.6% 20th ← Previous Page 5 of 19 Next →