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05-01-2007, 05:00 PM
The DR, with 18% unemployment, has one of the highest rates in the region according to the Central American and Dominican Regional Labor Market Monitor. Within the population, the rate is highest among women and young people, especially in rural areas. This is in contrast to the rest of Latin America where the highest unemployment rates tend to be in urban areas. The DR has one of the highest female unemployment rates, with 29%. The study, printed in Hoy, shows that a total of 1.5 million people in Central America and the DR are unemployed and that the DR, along with Panama (with 10%) has the highest unemployment rates.
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