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Labor stats: Hong Kong vs United States

  Hong Kong Labor stats

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force, female > % of total labor force 46.59 % 46.23 %
Ranked 38th in 2005. 1% more than United States Ranked 44th in 2005.
force participation rate, female > % of female population ages 15-64 62.16 % 70.07 %
Ranked 70th in 2005. Ranked 34th in 2005. 13% more than Hong Kong
force participation rate, total > % of total population ages 15-64 70.94 % 75.75 %
Ranked 78th in 2005. Ranked 40th in 2005. 7% more than Hong Kong
force, total 3,665,160 155,462,400
Ranked 90th in 2005. Ranked 3rd in 2005. 41 times more than Hong Kong
force, total (per capita) 0.5 per capita 0.5 per capita
Ranked 18th in 2005. 1% more than United States Ranked 22nd in 2005.
Labor force > By occupation manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; note: above data exclude public sector farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.7%, sales and office 25.4%, other services 16.3%; note: figures exclude the unemployed
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.6 % 5.4 %
Ranked 56th in 2004. 4% more than United States Ranked 59th in 2004.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 7.8 % 5.6 %
Ranked 36th in 2004. 39% more than United States Ranked 54th in 2004.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 6.8 % 5.5 %
Ranked 49th in 2004. 24% more than United States Ranked 56th in 2004.
Unemployment with secondary education, female > % of female unemployment 46.8 % 34.1 %
Ranked 31st in 2003. 37% more than United States Ranked 42nd in 2003.
Unemployment with secondary education, male > % of male unemployment 35.1 % 34.5 %
Ranked 38th in 2003. 2% more than United States Ranked 41st in 2003.
Unemployment with tertiary education, female > % of female unemployment 11.9 % 48.5 %
Ranked 41st in 2003. Ranked 3rd in 2003. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Unemployment with tertiary education, male > % of male unemployment 10.1 % 46.3 %
Ranked 38th in 2003. Ranked 2nd in 2003. 4 times more than Hong Kong
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 10.7 % 47.3 %
Ranked 46th in 2003. Ranked 3rd in 2003. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 8 % 10.1 %
Ranked 52nd in 2005. Ranked 43rd in 2005. 26% more than Hong Kong
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.8 % 12.4 %
Ranked 34th in 2005. 11% more than United States Ranked 39th in 2005.
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.9 % 11.3 %
Ranked 43rd in 2005. Ranked 42nd in 2005. 4% more than Hong Kong
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required 7 days Not required, but 7-21 days is standard for most employers. Typically, 10 working days with 8 national holidays.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 335,000,000 $ 41,072,000,000 $
Ranked 43rd in 2005. Ranked 1st in 2005. 122 times more than Hong Kong
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, received > US$ 240,000,000 $ 2,924,000,000 $
Ranked 91st in 2005. Ranked 26th in 2005. 11 times more than Hong Kong

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