Work & Labour in Uruguay

108 indicators covering work & labour for Uruguay.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.3% 2025 down 4.4% 59th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.2% 2025 down 9.7% 66th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 46.8% 2025 down 7.4% 61st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.0% 2025 up 4.4% 51st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.1% 2025 down 0.2% 38th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% 2025 up 1.9% 41st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% 2025 up 1.7% 65th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% 2025 up 3.1% 103rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.4% 2025 down 1.3% 61st
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.0% 2025 up 0.1% 60th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.1% 2025 down 19.5% 87th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 down 7.4% 80th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 down 11.4% 81st
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 25.6% 2025 up 6.2% 103rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 30.0% 2025 up 2.0% 103rd
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 28.0% 2025 up 3.6% 106th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 74.4% 2025 down 2.0% 84th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 70.0% 2025 down 0.8% 84th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 72.0% 2025 down 1.3% 81st
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.2% 2025 up 3.0% 123rd
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.5% 2025 down 16.8% 133rd
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.8% 2025 down 4.4% 128th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 8.6% 2025 down 9.7% 115th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 27.2% 2025 up 3.7% 80th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.8% 2025 up 0.0% 98th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 87.7% 2025 up 1.9% 44th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 61.1% 2025 up 2.0% 57th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 73.2% 2025 up 2.2% 44th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 28.0% 2025 up 6.4% 36th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 22.9% 2025 up 12.7% 34th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 25.1% 2025 up 9.9% 29th
GDP per person employed 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 8.6% 61st
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 8.2% 2024 up 25.4% 51st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.2% 2024 up 42.5% 50th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 9.4% 2024 up 12.8% 50th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% 2024 up 0.5% 81st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.5% 2024 down 1.7% 63rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.5% 2024 down 0.6% 69th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 41.5% 2024 down 8.8% 56th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.4% 2024 down 10.0% 49th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.8% 2024 up 2.2% 111th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.1% 2024 down 9.4% 52nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 26.5% 2024 up 36.5% 20th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 24.0% 2024 up 49.1% 22nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.9% 2024 up 24.8% 20th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 17.1% 2025 down 23.0% 119th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 13.2% 2025 down 13.8% 103rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 15.1% 2025 down 19.2% 113th
Productivity: output per hour worked 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 22.9% 48th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 30.4% 2025 down 6.6% 81st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 39.5% 2025 down 12.6% 83rd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 35.1% 2025 down 10.2% 86th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 52.3% 2025 up 1.9% 72nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 68.6% 2025 down 1.5% 70th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 60.1% 2025 up 0.1% 71st
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 23.4% 2025 up 9.4% 103rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 25.1% 2025 up 4.0% 102nd
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 24.4% 2025 up 6.2% 104th
Unemployment with basic education 9.8% 2024 up 24.1% 42nd
Unemployment with basic education, male 7.9% 2024 up 35.6% 48th