A recent employment study made by the Harvard Institute for International Research, commissioned by the Central Bank, ascertained that male unemployment averages 15.9% in the Dominican Republic. This is much less than the 20-30% range perception. The study showed that unemployment has declined from last year’s estimate of 16.5%. The study shows 9.5% men to be unemployed against 28.7% for women. The statistics take into account the large number of Dominicans employed or self-employed in the so-called informal sector.
