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2020 Better Jobs Index Database: Latin America

By Social Protection and Labor Markets Division (VPS/SCL/SPL)

The Better Jobs Index is a tool for comparative analysis of labor markets in Latin America. This index evaluates the state of employment in the region through two dimensions: quantity and quality, each comprising two indicators. The quantity dimension measures how many people wish to work (labor force participation) and how many are actually employed (employment rate). The quality dimension assesses how much of the work generated is registered in social security systems (formality) and how many workers earn wages sufficient to lift them above the poverty line (sufficient wages). Through the Better Jobs Index, the Inter-American Development Bank aims to provide countries with a new instrument to more effectively monitor employment conditions, facilitate cross-country comparisons, and promote policies that lead to more favorable employment conditions.

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Identifier https://doi.org/10.60966/prxb-w968
License Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivs 3.0 IGO
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Inter-American Development Bank (2020). 2020 Better Jobs Index Database: Latin America. IDB Open Data. https://doi.org/10.60966/prxb-w968
Published date 2020-02-21
Modified date 2026-06-15
Tags/Keywords Employment · Employment Rate · Formality · Labor Force Participation · Labor Market · Wages
Language
  1. Spanish
Temporal coverage 2010-2018
Country
Argentina
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Trinidad & Tobago
Uruguay
Venezuela
Region Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher
Inter-American Development Bank
Author
Inter-American Development Bank
Data collection type Observational Data
Statistical type Cross-sectional Data
Data structure Structured Data

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