Latin American Labor Market Indicators by Country, 2000-2020

2000 to 2020 data, collected at five-year intervals, tracks key labor market indicators for 18 Latin American countries. The dataset includes unemployment rate, employment rate, labor force participation, youth unemployment, female labor participation, vulnerable employment, self-employment, and GDP per capita. It is sourced from the World Bank and the International Labour Organization.

Use Cases

• Analyzing unemployment trends across countries based on the Tasa de Desempleo (%) indicator.
• Comparing female labor force participation rates using the Participacion Laboral Femenina (%) column.
• Studying the relationship between GDP per capita (USD) and vulnerable employment rates.
• Tracking changes in youth unemployment (Desempleo Juvenil 15-24 %) over two decades.

Strengths

• Covers 18 countries, providing a broad regional perspective.
• Includes data from five distinct time points (2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020) for longitudinal analysis.
• Sourced from authoritative institutions: the World Bank and the International Labour Organization.

Limitations

• Column names and exact row count are not specified in the provided metadata.
• Data is only available at five-year intervals, limiting analysis of annual fluctuations.
• The last update date (2026-03-21) is in the future, indicating a potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

World Bank / International Labour Organization (OIT)

Collection Method

Compiled from World Bank and ILO sources by the author.

Time Range

2000-2020

Freshness

2026-03-21

Geography

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela