Unemployment Benefits in Costa Rica

No unemployment insurance benefit was found for Costa Rica; the Agencia Nacional de Empleo (with the INA and the Ministry of Labour) is a free public service that lists jobs and links people to training.

✓ From official pages ✓ Each part says when we checked

At a glance

No unemployment insurance found on official sites.

The job market in Costa Rica

6.6%

unemployed, April to June 2026

15.3%

of 15 to 24-year-olds

6.9%

a year earlier: it has fallen

The International Labour Organization's estimates put Costa Rica 123rd lowest of 183 countries for unemployment in 2025; the world's rate was 4.9%.

Costa Rica's unemployment rate over the years · every country, ranked

What to do first

Register with the public employment service, Agencia Nacional de Empleo (ANE), Sistema Nacional de Empleo. Official page
Search the government's job listings on Agencia Nacional de Empleo job search (moving to Brete.cr). Official page

Help finding work

The public employment service: Agencia Nacional de Empleo (ANE), Sistema Nacional de Empleo
The government's job listings: Agencia Nacional de Empleo job search (moving to Brete.cr)

Questions

Is there unemployment benefit in Costa Rica?

No unemployment insurance was found on official sites.

Where can I get help finding a job in Costa Rica?

The public employment service is Agencia Nacional de Empleo (ANE), Sistema Nacional de Empleo. The government lists jobs on Agencia Nacional de Empleo job search (moving to Brete.cr).

Nearby countries

Belize El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico

Where this comes from

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