According to data from the National Multipurpose Household Survey (ENHOGAR 2022), published by the National Statistics Office (ONE), 73.8% of women in the country between the ages of 30 and 39 are unemployed, that is to say, they do not have jobs.
The survey data also shows that if the population indicator of female unemployment is extended from 10 years of age onwards, the percentage stands at 65.7%; however, of this percentage, 40.1% said that they did not work because they were studying; another 23.2% indicated that they did not work because they were engaged in household chores and 13.1% because they were temporarily disabled.
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Likewise, the survey indicates that the population group of women between 10 and 19 years of age has an unemployment rate of at least 48.6%. While for the age group between 20 and 29, unemployment rises to 67.1%.
The study also reveals that 63.6% of foreign men in the country are economically active compared to 55.3% of natives. At the same time, in the case of women, the indicators show that only 36.4% of foreigners are involved compared to 44.7% of Dominicans.