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Work & Labour in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

88 indicators covering work & labour for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% 2025 down 1.2% 18th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% 2025 up 1.7% 23rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% 2025 down 4.5% 2nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% 2025 down 2.6% 14th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% 2025 down 2.0% 15th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% 2025 up 3.6% 25th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% 2025 down 0.9% 6th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% 2025 up 1.0% 21st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% 2025 up 1.0% 25th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% 2025 up 3.6% 32nd
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 65.3% 2025 down 0.6% 16th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 66.5% 2025 up 3.6% 11th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 56.4% 2025 up 5.4% 12th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 80.7% 2025 up 1.0% 9th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.5% 2025 down 5.0% 28th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.5% 2025 down 4.0% 30th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.0% 2025 down 5.1% 25th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 3.9% 2025 down 21.1% 35th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.6% 2025 down 19.1% 35th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 5.6% 2025 down 23.5% 35th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 63.8% 2025 down 0.0% 16th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 62.7% 2025 up 0.3% 16th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.2% 2025 up 3.3% 14th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.2% 2025 down 17.4% 33rd
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.7% 2025 up 9.3% 12th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.2% 2025 up 2.2% 15th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.0% 2025 down 21.9% 25th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 36.2% 2025 up 0.0% 30th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 37.3% 2025 down 0.5% 30th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 34.7% 2025 up 1.1% 30th
GDP per person employed 41,332 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 0.2% 23rd
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.2% 2025 down 19.1% 14th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.4% 2025 down 20.2% 19th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.3% 2025 down 18.9% 10th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.2% 2025 up 2.2% 7th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.1% 2025 down 3.4% 6th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.2% 2025 down 1.2% 6th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 40.5% 2025 down 0.5% 5th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.6% 2025 down 9.2% 2nd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.8% 2025 up 5.5% 11th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.1% 2025 down 5.7% 4th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 13.7% 2025 down 19.8% 15th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.0% 2025 down 13.2% 19th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.5% 2025 down 15.9% 25th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 19.5% 2025 down 7.8% 29th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 26.0% 2025 down 11.6% 28th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 13.2% 2025 up 1.2% 25th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 33.8% 2025 up 7.0% 22nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.5% 2025 down 2.1% 6th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 32.0% 2025 down 0.4% 30th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 32.1% 2025 down 0.9% 31st
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 31.9% 2025 up 0.4% 30th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.5% 2025 up 0.3% 18th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 42.3% 2025 up 1.5% 16th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.1% 2025 up 2.8% 25th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.6% 2025 down 1.3% 14th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.7% 2025 down 30.5% 29th
Unemployment with basic education 6.4% 2024 up 3.6% 15th
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.2% 2024 down 4.4% 15th
Unemployment with intermediate education 6.9% 2024 up 11.7% 12th