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Costa Rica Unemployment Rate 1980s

Name: Costa Rica Unemployment Rate 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

6.66% decade average (1980-1989)

Costa Rica's unemployment rate during the 1980s ranged from 3.77% (1989) to 9.41% (1982), averaging 6.66% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	5.92%	–	23rd
1981	8.77%	+2.85pp	32nd
1982	9.41%	+0.64pp	31st
1983	9.23%	−0.17pp	32nd
1984	5.36%	−3.87pp	16th
1985	6.85%	+1.49pp	27th
1986	6.23%	−0.62pp	22nd
1987	5.58%	−0.65pp	23rd
1988	5.46%	−0.12pp	22nd
1989	3.77%	−1.69pp	20th