Agricultural workers > Female
2%
1%
DEFINITION:
Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note : As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population , 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database . February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified .
SOURCE:
ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002
Ranked 65th. 100% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 73rd.
Days off work
125 days
21 days
DEFINITION:
Number of days not worked for every 1000 salaried employees. Selected OECD countries only. Data for 2000.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 14th.
Female decision makers
35%
33%
DEFINITION:
Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
SOURCE:
calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database . February 2002
Ranked 15th. 6% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 21st.
force, total
17,645,480
30,644,970
DEFINITION:
Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 32nd in 2005.
Ranked 17th in 2005. 74% more than Canada
force with tertiary education > % of total
52.5 %
26.8 %
DEFINITION:
Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 1st in 2001. 96% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 13th in 2001.
Gender division of housework
2.25
2.11
DEFINITION:
Gender Division of Labour Index, 1994 Range = 1.00 (female does all) through 2.50 (equality) to 5.00 (male does all).
SOURCE:
Jeanne A. Batalova and Philip N. Cohen, 'Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective', Journal of Marriage and Family 64, August 2002, p.748
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 6th.
Hours worked
1,718 hours
1,673 hours
DEFINITION:
Number of hours worked in 2003; average of all people in employment. Note that different nations use very different practices and definitions in this data field, so comparisons such as this table are tentative at best.
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 5th.
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 2%, manufacturing 14%, construction 5%, services 75%, other 3%
agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
DEFINITION:
Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Long term unemployment
0.8%
1.5%
DEFINITION:
Long term unemployment as a % of labour force, 2000. Long term implies 12 months or longer.
SOURCE:
OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook. Paris
Ranked 22nd.
Ranked 15th. 88% more than Canada
Strikes
217
22
DEFINITION:
Strikes five-year average in days not worked per 1000 employees (1996-2000)
SOURCE:
OECD
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
Ranked 18th.
Trade union membership
30%
29%
DEFINITION:
Union members as % of all employees. Figures are for 2000.
SOURCE:
Figures are from the OECD. The figures are from EIRO for France, Ireland and Italy
Ranked 9th. 3% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 10th.
Unemployment
7.3%
5.3%
DEFINITION:
Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002.
SOURCE:
OECD Historical Statistics
Ranked 5th. 38% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 9th.
Unemployment gender ratio
96%
79%
DEFINITION:
Female unemployment rate as a % of the male unemployment rate .
SOURCE:
calculated on the basis of data on male and female unemployment rates from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook 2001. Paris
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 29th.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
7.2 %
4.6 %
DEFINITION:
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
SOURCE:
World Development Indicators database
Ranked 46th in 2004. 57% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 65th in 2004.
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
10 working days, determined by provincial law
20 calendar days, plus 8 bank holidays
DEFINITION:
SOURCE:
Wikipedia: Vacation
Work Time > More than 40 hours
54.7%
49.8%
DEFINITION:
Percentage of persons in employment working more than 40 hours/week. Data is for 2000.
SOURCE:
ILO, Key Indicators
Ranked 8th. 10% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 9th.
Working time to buy a car
1,552 hours
956 hours
DEFINITION:
Hours worked by average worker to buy a car . Indicative of the purchasing power of the currency of the country.
SOURCE:
International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002)
Ranked 5th. 62% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 14th.
Working time to buy beef
48 minutes
52 minutes
DEFINITION:
Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of beef. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered.
SOURCE:
International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002)
Ranked 12th.
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Canada
Working time to buy bread
7 minutes
4 minutes
DEFINITION:
Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy bread.
SOURCE:
International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002)
Ranked 12th. 75% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 16th.
Youth unemployment
12.6%
11.8%
DEFINITION:
Youth unemployment rate
Ranked 12th. 7% more than United Kingdom
Ranked 16th.
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