Harmonised Unemployment Rate (Monthly, SA): Costa Rica
The latest reading SOTW holds for Costa Rica is 6.6% of labour force for 2026-08, from OECD.
Source series · Labor · Monthly · % of labour force · OECD.UNEMP.RT.M · CRI
Adds US/JPN/KOR/AUS and other non-EU OECD members at monthly frequency.
- Latest
- 6.6
- % of labour force · 2026-08
- Previous
- 6.7
- % of labour force · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 9.3
- % of labour force · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Costa Rica · history
% of labour force · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of labour force) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | 6.6 |
| 2026-07 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06 | 6.7 |
| 2026-05 | 7.0 |
| 2026-04 | 6.7 |
| 2026-03 | 6.8 |
| 2026-02 | 6.9 |
| 2026-01 | 6.6 |
| 2025-12 | 6.5 |
| 2025-11 | 6.2 |
| 2025-10 | 6.5 |
| 2025-09 | 6.2 |
| 2025-08 | 6.1 |
| 2025-07 | 6.2 |
| 2025-06 | 6.6 |
| 2025-05 | 7.2 |
| 2025-04 | 6.8 |
| 2025-03 | 7.2 |
| 2025-02 | 7.4 |
| 2025-01 | 7.4 |
| 2024-12 | 7.0 |
| 2024-11 | 6.9 |
| 2024-10 | 7.1 |
| 2024-09 | 7.1 |
| 2024-08 | 6.8 |
| 2024-07 | 6.9 |
| 2024-06 | 7.8 |
| 2024-05 | 8.4 |
| 2024-04 | 8.6 |
| 2024-03 | 8.0 |
| 2024-02 | 7.7 |
| 2024-01 | 7.7 |
| 2023-12 | 7.8 |
| 2023-11 | 7.3 |
| 2023-10 | 7.2 |
| 2023-09 | 7.8 |
| 2023-08 | 8.3 |
| 2023-07 | 8.9 |
| 2023-06 | 9.6 |
| 2023-05 | 9.5 |
| 2023-04 | 10.1 |
| 2023-03 | 9.8 |
| 2023-02 | 10.5 |
| 2023-01 | 10.7 |
| 2022-12 | 11.3 |
| 2022-11 | 11.6 |
| 2022-10 | 11.8 |
| 2022-09 | 11.8 |
| 2022-08 | 12.1 |
| 2022-07 | 11.7 |
| 2022-06 | 11.7 |
| 2022-05 | 11.7 |
| 2022-04 | 12.2 |
| 2022-03 | 13.4 |
| 2022-02 | 13.5 |
| 2022-01 | 13.4 |
| 2021-12 | 13.2 |
| 2021-11 | 13.7 |
| 2021-10 | 14.2 |
| 2021-09 | 15.0 |
| 2021-08 | 15.5 |
| 2021-07 | 16.4 |
| 2021-06 | 17.2 |
| 2021-05 | 17.7 |
| 2021-04 | 17.8 |
| 2021-03 | 17.5 |
| 2021-02 | 18.8 |
| 2021-01 | 18.5 |
| 2020-12 | 18.9 |
| 2020-11 | 20.0 |
| 2020-10 | 21.4 |
| 2020-09 | 22.1 |
| 2020-08 | 22.1 |
| 2020-07 | 22.7 |
| 2020-06 | 23.6 |
| 2020-05 | 23.7 |
| 2020-04 | 20.5 |
| 2020-03 | 16.2 |
| 2020-02 | 12.5 |
| 2020-01 | 12.1 |
| 2019-12 | 12.0 |
| 2019-11 | 12.2 |
| 2019-10 | 12.4 |
| 2019-09 | 12.3 |
| 2019-08 | 11.7 |
| 2019-07 | 11.5 |
| 2019-06 | 11.5 |
| 2019-05 | 11.7 |
| 2019-04 | 11.4 |
| 2019-03 | 11.5 |
| 2019-02 | 11.4 |
| 2019-01 | 11.6 |
| 2018-12 | 12.0 |
| 2018-11 | 11.7 |
| 2018-10 | 11.6 |
| 2018-09 | 10.6 |
| 2018-08 | 10.4 |
| 2018-07 | 9.6 |
| 2018-06 | 9.1 |
| 2018-05 | 9.1 |
| 2018-04 | 9.6 |
| 2018-03 | 9.6 |
| 2018-02 | 9.8 |
| 2018-01 | 9.2 |
| 2017-12 | 9.1 |
| 2017-11 | 9.4 |
| 2017-10 | 9.5 |
| 2017-09 | 10.0 |
| 2017-08 | 9.3 |
| 2017-07 | 9.4 |
| 2017-06 | 8.9 |
| 2017-05 | 8.7 |
| 2017-04 | 8.6 |
| 2017-03 | 9.0 |
| 2017-02 | 8.8 |
| 2017-01 | 9.3 |
| 2016-12 | 9.5 |
| 2016-11 | 9.8 |
| 2016-10 | 9.7 |
| 2016-09 | 9.3 |
Source: OECD. Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.