FACTOID # 4: China's labor force stands at 706 million people, almost three times that of Europe and twice that of North and South America combined
 
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Labor stats: Canada vs Hong Kong

  Canadian Labor stats

  Hong Kong Labor stats

Firing cost > weeks of wages 28 weeks of wages 62.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 110th in 2006. Ranked 46th in 2006. 122% more than Canada
force, female > % of total labor force 46.36 % 46.59 %
Ranked 43rd in 2005. Ranked 38th in 2005.
force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 72.78 % 62.16 %
Ranked 26th in 2005. 17% more than Hong Kong Ranked 70th in 2005.
force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64 77.7 % 70.94 %
Ranked 31st in 2005. 10% more than Hong Kong Ranked 78th in 2005.
force, total 17,645,480 3,665,160
Ranked 32nd in 2005. 4 times more than Hong Kong Ranked 90th in 2005.
force, total (per capita) 0.5 per capita 0.5 per capita
Ranked 10th in 2005. 3% more than Hong Kong Ranked 18th in 2005.
Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2%, manufacturing 14%, construction 5%, services 75%, other 3% manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.7%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.2%, transport and communications 7.9%, community and social services 18.5%; note: above data exclude public sector
Technicians in R&D > per million people 770.13 per million people 225.18 per million people
Ranked 8th in 2002. 2 times more than Hong Kong Ranked 28th in 2002.
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 6.8 % 5.6 %
Ranked 49th in 2004. 21% more than Hong Kong Ranked 56th in 2004.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 7.5 % 7.8 %
Ranked 37th in 2004. Ranked 36th in 2004. 4% more than Canada
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 7.2 % 6.8 %
Ranked 46th in 2004. 6% more than Hong Kong Ranked 49th in 2004.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 31.6 % 46.8 %
Ranked 44th in 2003. Ranked 31st in 2003. 48% more than Canada
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 30.2 % 35.1 %
Ranked 46th in 2003. Ranked 38th in 2003. 16% more than Canada
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 42.2 % 11.9 %
Ranked 6th in 2003. 3 times more than Hong Kong Ranked 41st in 2003.
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 38.6 % 10.1 %
Ranked 4th in 2003. 3 times more than Hong Kong Ranked 38th in 2003.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 40.2 % 10.7 %
Ranked 5th in 2003. 3 times more than Hong Kong Ranked 46th in 2003.
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 10.6 % 8 %
Ranked 42nd in 2005. 33% more than Hong Kong Ranked 52nd in 2005.
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.2 % 13.8 %
Ranked 33rd in 2005. 3% more than Hong Kong Ranked 34th in 2005.
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 12.4 % 10.9 %
Ranked 39th in 2005. 14% more than Hong Kong Ranked 43rd in 2005.
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required 10 working days, determined by provincial law 7 days

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