Costa Rica CR: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment

Costa Rica CR: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data was reported at 43.400 % in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 43.100 % for 2012. Costa Rica CR: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 39.500 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2013, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.400 % in 2013 and a record low of 36.300 % in 1993. Costa Rica CR: Share of Women Employed in the Nonagricultural Sector: % of Total Nonagricultural Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Share of women in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in wage employment in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-Q (ISIC revision 3).; ; International Labour Organization.; Weighted average; Relevance to gender indicator: Women’s share in paid employment in the nonagricultural sector has risen marginally in some regions but remains less than 20 percent in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Women are also clearly segregated in sectors that are generally known to be lower paid. And in the sectors where women dominate, such as health care, women rarely hold upper-level management jobs.

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