The youth unemployment rate in Costa Rica decreased by 6.7 percentage points (-21.79 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly higher youth unemployment rate than the preceding years. The youth unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce aged 15 to 24 that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons such as full-time students or the long-term unemployed.
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Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023
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World Bank. (September 19, 2024). Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/811942/youth-unemployment-rate-in-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023." Chart. September 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811942/youth-unemployment-rate-in-costa-rica/
World Bank. (2024). Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/811942/youth-unemployment-rate-in-costa-rica/
World Bank. "Costa Rica: Youth Unemployment Rate from 2004 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/811942/youth-unemployment-rate-in-costa-rica/
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Costa Rica: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, September 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/811942/youth-unemployment-rate-in-costa-rica/