Costa Rica — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1976–2031 · 56 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for Costa Rica was 6.33% in 2025. The previous reading was 6.88% in 2024; the period change was −0.55 percentage points.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1976–2031
- Quarterly data, 2010–2027
- Monthly data, 2010–2026
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Latest observations
2020–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 8 % |
| 2030 | 8 % |
| 2029 | 8 % |
| 2028 | 7.5 % |
| 2027 | 7.2 % |
7 earlier values, back to 2020
| 2026 | 7 % |
| 2025 | 6.33 % |
| 2024 | 6.88 % |
| 2023 | 7.3 % |
| 2022 | 11.7 % |
| 2021 | 13.7 % |
| 2020 | 20 % |