Dominican Republic - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Dominican Republic was 40.21 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 40.62 in 2019, while its lowest value was 30.78 in 1990.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 30.78
1991 30.84
1992 31.41
1993 31.79
1994 31.94
1995 32.26
1996 32.58
1997 33.08
1998 33.48
1999 33.83
2000 34.09
2001 33.59
2002 34.83
2003 34.58
2004 34.37
2005 35.03
2006 35.32
2007 35.11
2008 36.29
2009 35.09
2010 36.78
2011 37.61
2012 38.14
2013 38.17
2014 38.27
2015 39.02
2016 39.31
2017 39.54
2018 39.70
2019 40.62
2020 39.58
2021 40.21

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Dominican Republic was 4,966,066 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,060,916 in 2019 and a minimum value of 2,498,452 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 2,498,452
1991 2,560,089
1992 2,638,665
1993 2,711,272
1994 2,776,151
1995 2,847,539
1996 2,919,951
1997 2,999,496
1998 3,076,487
1999 3,152,499
2000 3,226,118
2001 3,225,600
2002 3,308,494
2003 3,319,780
2004 3,399,243
2005 3,453,340
2006 3,564,951
2007 3,630,832
2008 3,728,146
2009 3,661,622
2010 3,815,112
2011 3,983,751
2012 4,141,884
2013 4,200,334
2014 4,287,762
2015 4,537,662
2016 4,640,591
2017 4,704,626
2018 4,880,941
2019 5,060,916
2020 4,750,336
2021 4,966,066

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure