He public sector It contributed 64% of the 117,948 new jobs created in the Dominican labor market between October-December 2024 and the same period in 2025. Meanwhile, the private sector contributed just 1%, according to recent data from the Central Bank (BCRD).
Statistics reveal that the creation of new jobs In that annual cycle it was motorized by the Dominican State. In absolute terms, these employed people increased from 660,630 in 2024 to 736,090 in 2025 government workers, for an increase of 75,461 people.
This performance represents an interannual growth of 11.4%, well above the general average and the expansion of the labor market in the observed period, in which it registered a variation of 2.3%. This, after the total employed population went from 5,050,930 to 5,168,878 people, which is equivalent to 117,948 new positions during the observed period.
In contrast, private employment showed practically stagnant behavior. Private employees went from 2,049,028 to 2,050,184, with an absolute increase of just 1,156 positions, that is, 1% of new jobs in the last year.
In percentage terms, this sector had a growth of only 0.06%, a marginal figure that reflects little business dynamism compared to the state impulse.
Category remaining jobs
The number of people who work in their own business or company, segmented as employers or active partners in the Central Bank’s National Continuous Workforce Survey (ENCFT), contributed 23.8% of the total new positions created between 2024 and 2025.
This group increased from 244,892 to 273,014 workers, which implies 28,122 new work spaces. This performance is equivalent to a growth of 11.5%. In effect, it grew and played a more predominant role than the purely private sector.
For their part, self-employed workers decreased from 1,794,355 to 1,779,997, with an absolute reduction of 14,359 people. The percentage drop was -0.8%. This decline can be interpreted as a possible migration towards salaried jobs or a reduction in independent activities.
The “domestic service” job category showed a significant increase, going from 243,156 to 267,285 workers.
The increase was 24,129 people, equivalent to a growth of 9.9%. Meanwhile, unpaid family members increased from 58,869 to 62,309, that is, 3,440 more, for a variation of 5.8%.
