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Costa Ricans are more concerned about unemployment than the coronavirus pandemic

Unemployment in Costa Rica reached 24.4% in the moving quarter from May to July, the highest ever recorded in the country

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Costa Ricans are more concerned about unemployment than the coronavirus pandemic

Unemployment in Costa Rica reached 24% in the April-June quarter, the highest on record, as the country continues to suffer the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

The health crisis will lead to a 4.9 percent contraction in global GDP, affecting women more than men.

Unemployment in Costa Rica reached 20.1% from March to May 2020, marking the highest-recorded level of that economic indicator, the official statistical agency announced Thursday.

Unemployment in Costa Rica reached 15.7% from February to April 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

President Carlos Alvarado has pointed to unemployment as the main concern of his government, and the figures remain high.

The sanitary measures adopted by the government from March 16 to protect the population against the coronavirus have meant the collapse of family businesses, closings of bars, hotels and shops, and sodas and restaurants that barely survive.