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
Unemployment with basic education, female 8.7% 2024 up 13.9% 16th
Unemployment with advanced education 4.5% 2024 up 13.3% 14th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 8.8% 2024 up 17.5% 12th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 18.4% 2025 down 13.7% 8th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.4% 2024 up 5.5% 19th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.8% 2025 down 0.0% 7th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 24.1% 2025 down 19.4% 8th
Labor force with basic education, female 40.6% 2024 down 15.9% 2nd
Labor force with basic education 54.7% 2024 down 14.0% 4th
Labor force with basic education, male 69.2% 2024 down 12.7% 5th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 70.1% 2024 down 4.7% 1st
Labor force with intermediate education, male 81.8% 2024 down 2.7% 1st
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 59.5% 2024 down 8.0% 1st
Unemployment with advanced education, male 3.8% 2024 up 8.6% 15th
Labor force with advanced education, male 86.9% 2024 up 0.7% 3rd
Labor force with advanced education 81.1% 2024 down 0.7% 3rd
Labor force with advanced education, female 76.5% 2024 down 1.5% 5th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 5.2% 2024 up 14.0% 13th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.8% 2025 down 2.2% 6th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.9% 2025 up 4.0% 9th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.9% 2025 up 0.2% 7th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 42.5% 2025 down 3.0% 4th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.2% 2025 down 7.4% 2nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 34.8% 2025 up 4.0% 5th
Part time employment, total 30.1% 2025 up 3.4% 1st
Part time employment, male 23.6% 2025 up 8.9% 1st
Part time employment, female 38.8% 2025 down 2.5% 1st
Own-account workers, total 28.6% 2016 up 7.0% 10th