Journal for Labour Market Research

Table 3 Evolution of main labour market indicators

From: Short-term labour transitions and informality during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America

	Argentina			Brazil			Costa Rica
	IV19	II20	III21	IV19	II20	III21	IV19	II20	III21
Employment rate	55	44	56	57	50	55	55	44	52
Unemployment rate	9	13	8	11	14	13	12	14	15
Participation rate	60	50	61	65	58	63	63	58	61
Informality rate	45	34	44	39	35	39	43	37	41
Economic activity index	100	81	102	100	88	100	100	90	104

	Mexico			Paraguay			Peru
	IV19	II20	III21	IV19	II20	III21	IV19	II20	III21
Employment rate	57	46	57	69	62	67	72	42	68
Unemployment rate	3	5	4	6	8	7	5	17	7
Participation rate	59	48	59	73	67	71	75	51	73
Informality rate	54	50	54	64	61	63	71	72	73
Economic activity index	100	81	97	100	92	102	100	69	102

Economic activity index IV2019 = 100
Source: Own elaboration based on household surveys and statistical institutes

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