Costa Rica Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

7.5

Units In

6.9

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Sep 30, 2025

Time to Release

4 Months 19 Days 16 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
24 Jun 2020	6.9 Dec 2024	11.07 %	2010-2025	N/A

In Costa Rica, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The unemployment rate in Costa Rica rose to 7.5% in the first quarter of 2025, up from 6.9% in the previous period. The number of unemployed people increased slightly by 13.99 thousand, reaching 178,000. Meanwhile, the employment rate fell from 52.8% to 52.2%, with the number of employed people decreasing by about 20 thousand, totaling 2.21 million. The labor force participation rate also fell from 56.7% to 56.4%.