DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic’s labor market continues to show positive momentum, with a notable increase of 121,164 jobs from April to June 2024, the Central Bank reports. This growth was driven by a significant surge in formal employment, which added 164,598 new workers, while the informal sector saw a reduction of 43,434 workers.

According to data from the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic’s National Continuous Labor Force Survey, key indicators of employment, unemployment, and informality are all reflecting a healthy market. The country has reached all-time highs in both the number of employed people and the employment rate, while the unemployment and informality rates have fallen to some of their lowest points since the survey began.

The total number of people employed in the Dominican economy reached 5,123,548 in the second quarter of 2025. This 121,164-person increase from...