The Costa Rica Star recently reported on the burgeoning unemployment industry in Costa Rica.

The latest survey by the Instituto de Estadísticas y Censos (INEC) – statistics and census – shows that the unemployment rate in Costa Rica is in excess of 10%.

The specific data for the second quarter of 2013 states that 10.4% of workers in Costa Rica are unemployed.

According to the data, 56 out of every 100 people working have a formal job. In 2012, the number was 63 out of 100. While others are self employed or not formally employed, part time labor.

Article by QCostaRica.com