Unemployment is particularly difficult for young people, under age 24, without college. This population represents 35% of the unemployed in 2018. Women and inhabitants of rural areas with low education…
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IBM to Invest $21 Million into Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/05IBM has seen the human talent in Costa Rica and become very impressed, so much so that the company announced it will invest $21 million in the country this year…
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Salaries of Public Sector Jobs in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/03/14There is a public employment reform in the works that would give a higher base wage and reduce the dependence on incentives. Currently, salaries in the public sector are much…
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3,400 people attended the Cinde job fair on the first day. This is a relatively high number since Fridays don’t usually have much attendance. Long lines formed and many more…
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Costa Rica Government Salaries
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/01/24Salaries paid by 37 state institutions were analyzed in 2018. This represents 81% of the state institutions. 30 of the 37 were found to pay officials an average of over…
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How Costa Rica is Fighting Unemployment
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2018/12/29The Government has raised 16 measures intended to lower the unemployment rate between 0.8 and 1.9 points in the next four years. The unemployment rate was 9.2% in 2017 and…
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Base Salary Set in Costa Rica at Approximately $745
by admin 2018/12/26Often when referring to fines you read the penalty is x number of ‘salario base’ (base salary) rather than a set fine. The amount of the salario base is set…
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Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) is slated to add 370 to its workforce in Costa Rica as part of an expansion plan in the region, according to the Costa Rican Investment Promotion…