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Work & Labour in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

87 indicators covering work & labour for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries).

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.7% 2025 up 1.2% 22nd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.0% 2025 down 2.7% 13th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.0% 2025 down 1.1% 17th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% 2025 up 1.5% 24th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% 2025 down 5.0% 4th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% 2025 down 2.4% 17th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.8% 2025 up 3.9% 23rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% 2025 down 0.9% 5th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.0% 2025 up 1.1% 19th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.3% 2025 up 4.0% 30th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 20.5% 2025 down 5.2% 27th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 26.7% 2025 down 4.2% 27th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 12.0% 2025 down 5.1% 26th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 3.8% 2025 down 21.3% 36th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.5% 2025 down 19.3% 36th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 5.5% 2025 down 23.7% 36th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 64.1% 2025 down 0.0% 15th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 63.0% 2025 up 0.2% 14th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 65.7% 2025 down 0.5% 15th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 80.9% 2025 up 1.0% 8th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 56.7% 2025 up 5.4% 11th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 66.7% 2025 up 3.6% 10th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.6% 2025 down 19.8% 20th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.6% 2025 down 15.2% 30th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 35.9% 2025 up 0.1% 31st
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 37.0% 2025 down 0.4% 32nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 34.3% 2025 up 1.0% 31st
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.1% 2025 up 2.4% 17th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 up 1.4% 18th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.7% 2025 up 8.6% 14th
GDP per person employed 42,984 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 1.6% 19th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.4% 2025 down 17.6% 8th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.6% 2025 down 18.3% 13th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 6.5% 2025 down 17.8% 7th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% 2025 down 3.4% 8th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 52.2% 2025 up 2.2% 8th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.1% 2025 down 1.2% 7th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.9% 2025 down 1.0% 6th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.8% 2025 down 9.3% 3rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.9% 2025 up 5.4% 9th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.4% 2025 down 6.0% 5th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 14.2% 2025 down 17.4% 13th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.4% 2025 down 11.1% 17th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.0% 2025 down 13.7% 20th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 25.7% 2025 down 12.1% 29th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 13.2% 2025 up 0.8% 21st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 19.4% 2025 down 8.2% 30th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 33.4% 2025 up 6.6% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 49.7% 2025 down 2.7% 9th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.2% 2025 up 2.8% 23rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.4% 2025 down 1.6% 15th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 59.5% 2025 up 0.1% 17th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.7% 2025 up 0.9% 18th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 31.8% 2025 down 0.2% 31st
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 31.8% 2025 down 0.6% 32nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 31.7% 2025 up 0.4% 31st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 down 28.1% 26th
Unemployment with basic education 6.6% 2024 up 5.3% 13th
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.4% 2024 down 1.4% 13th
Unemployment with intermediate education 7.1% 2024 up 14.2% 10th