26.000 New Jobs Created In Costa Rica In First Quarter Of 2010
Some 26,000 new jobs were created during the first three months of the year according to figures released by the Banco Central (Central Bank), based on the number of workers signed up with the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (Social Security).
According to the statistics, employment grew 1.4% in January, 2% in February and 3% in March.
The numbers, says Arnoldo André, of the Cámara de Comercio, are a result of increasing confidence by employers who is predicting thousands of more jobs being created in the coming months.
The Central Bank noted that the majority of the new jobs created were in the services industry.
Job growth, though not as high as in services, also occurred in the agriculture, construction and manufacturing sector.
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