Labor Stats: compare key data on Cocos (Keeling) Islands & United States

Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
Labor force > By occupation > Note: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

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STAT	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	United States
Labor force > By occupation	the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; <i>note:</i> figures exclude the unemployed
Labor force > By occupation > Note	the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others	figures exclude the unemployed
Unemployment rate	60% Ranked 1st. 6 times more than United States	9.7% Ranked 31st.

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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