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Labor Stats: compare key data on Malaysia & Tonga

Definitions

  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: 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.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: 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.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: 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.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older 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.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation 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."
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: 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.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: 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.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). 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.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). 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.
  • Force > Total per 1000: 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). 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.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
STAT Malaysia Tonga HISTORY
GNI > Current US$ $293.36 billion
Ranked 32nd. 604 times more than Tonga
$485.35 million
Ranked 169th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $10,032.80
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Tonga
$4,624.96
Ranked 92nd.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Tonga
40 hours
Ranked 109th.
Labor force 11.62 million
Ranked 39th. 291 times more than Tonga
39,960
Ranked 162nd.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5% agriculture 65%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 13%
Ranked 24th.
31.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 36%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Tonga
30.6%
Ranked 5th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 51%
Ranked 33th.
2,003%
Ranked 1st. 39 times more than Malaysia
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 60.6%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Tonga
50.6%
Ranked 47th.
Labor force per 1000 410.95
Ranked 80th. 5% more than Tonga
390.66
Ranked 122nd.

Labor force, total 12.72 million
Ranked 41st. 302 times more than Tonga
42,090.24
Ranked 182nd.

Labor force, total per 1000 434.95
Ranked 113th. 8% more than Tonga
401.08
Ranked 133th.

Rigidity of employment index 10
Ranked 155th. 43% more than Tonga
7
Ranked 157th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage RM 900 per month on the peninsula, and RM 800 per month for the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan. None
Unemployment rate 3.5%
Ranked 83th.
13%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Labor force > Total 11.73 million
Ranked 41st. 282 times more than Tonga
41,582.18
Ranked 175th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 76.1%
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Tonga
63.8%
Ranked 44th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 76.1%
Ranked 10th. 19% more than Tonga
63.8%
Ranked 44th.
Force > Total > Per capita 0.435 per capita
Ranked 104th. 12% more than Tonga
0.39 per capita
Ranked 150th.

Force > Total 11.02 million
Ranked 41st. 276 times more than Tonga
39,864.73
Ranked 181st.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 11.3%
Ranked 63th.
11.9%
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Malaysia

GNI > Current LCU 905.21 billion
Ranked 88th. 1100 times more than Tonga
822.62 million
Ranked 171st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 44.5%
Ranked 51st. 18% more than Tonga
37.6%
Ranked 43th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 19.9%
Ranked 27th.
59.5%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 44.5%
Ranked 51st. 18% more than Tonga
37.6%
Ranked 43th.
Labor force > Per capita 421.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th. 23% more than Tonga
341.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 143th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-11,674,530,021.63
Ranked 143th.
$13.77 million
Ranked 33th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 219.75$
Ranked 18th. 39% more than Tonga
158.48$
Ranked 24th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 10
Ranked 145th. 43% more than Tonga
7
Ranked 151st.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 22.7%
Ranked 27th.
52.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 224,046.91$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 43% more than Tonga
156,385.92$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 24th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $6,516.64
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Tonga
$2,622.08
Ranked 111th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 10.3%
Ranked 66th. 4% more than Tonga
9.9%
Ranked 65th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 5.68 billion$
Ranked 9th. 355 times more than Tonga
16 million$
Ranked 113th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 43.58$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 10th.
74.82$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Malaysia

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 11%
Ranked 61st.
15.1%
Ranked 51st. 37% more than Malaysia

Employment in industry > % of total employment 28.5%
Ranked 20th.
30.6%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Malaysia

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.433%
Ranked 101st.
12.63%
Ranked 17th. 29 times more than Malaysia

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -1,232,014,019.734
Ranked 93th.
222.44 million
Ranked 28th.

Employers, male > % of employment 5%
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than Tonga
1.3%
Ranked 81st.

One-person and family businesses > Women 19.9%
Ranked 27th.
59.5%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 3.2%
Ranked 78th. 3 times more than Tonga
1.09%
Ranked 93th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 35.17%
Ranked 146th.
41.74%
Ranked 107th. 19% more than Malaysia

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 39%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Tonga
38.6%
Ranked 87th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 11.8%
Ranked 60th.
15.1%
Ranked 50th. 28% more than Malaysia

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 96.65%
Ranked 109th.
102.92%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Malaysia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 9.83$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 85th.
308.62$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 31 times more than Malaysia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 49.57$
Ranked 82nd.
653.72$
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Malaysia

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 66.2%
Ranked 119th. 6% more than Tonga
62.59%
Ranked 143th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 15.1%
Ranked 23th.
50.6%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 21.4%
Ranked 22nd.
59.5%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 21.3%
Ranked 24th.
52.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 77%
Ranked 42nd. 87% more than Tonga
41.1%
Ranked 83th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 73.7%
Ranked 40th. 55% more than Tonga
47.5%
Ranked 79th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 8.5%
Ranked 13th.
19.4%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Malaysia

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 2.6%
Ranked 20th.
18%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Malaysia

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 4.7%
Ranked 21st.
18.5%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Malaysia

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 71.5%
Ranked 45th. 79% more than Tonga
40%
Ranked 90th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 51.9%
Ranked 37th. 45% more than Tonga
35.8%
Ranked 89th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 2.9%
Ranked 78th.
3.6%
Ranked 90th. 24% more than Malaysia
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 3%
Ranked 80th. 3 times more than Tonga
1.1%
Ranked 115th.

Force > Total per 1000 426.39
Ranked 109th. 8% more than Tonga
394.86
Ranked 137th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 67.2%
Ranked 54th. 69% more than Tonga
39.7%
Ranked 78th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 17.5%
Ranked 20th.
50.6%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 10%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Tonga
4.6%
Ranked 50th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 14.8%
Ranked 17th.
31.8%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia

Employment in services > % of total employment 56.7%
Ranked 54th. 52% more than Tonga
37.3%
Ranked 87th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 11.5%
Ranked 44th.
15.1%
Ranked 48th. 31% more than Malaysia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.9%
Ranked 48th.
11.9%
Ranked 54th. 9% more than Malaysia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 10.5%
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Tonga
9.9%
Ranked 62nd.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -3.846%
Ranked 105th.
2.92%
Ranked 15th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 30,958.11
Ranked 110th. 4 times more than Tonga
7,838.84
Ranked 153th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 3.2%
Ranked 77th.
7.4%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Malaysia
Force > Female > % of total labor force 35.81%
Ranked 144th.
37.82%
Ranked 133th. 6% more than Malaysia

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 22.8%
Ranked 9th.
55.3%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Malaysia

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-399,266,729.42
Ranked 132nd.
$131.24 million
Ranked 19th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -36,024,000,000
Ranked 112th.
23.34 million
Ranked 33th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62%
Ranked 110th.
64.2%
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Malaysia

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 48.1%
Ranked 142nd.
48.65%
Ranked 138th. 1% more than Malaysia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 50.54$ per capita
Ranked 83th.
645.09$ per capita
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Malaysia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 1.28 billion$
Ranked 46th. 19 times more than Tonga
66 million$
Ranked 113th.

One-person and family businesses > Men 22.7%
Ranked 27th.
52.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 30,958.11
Ranked 110th. 4 times more than Tonga
7,838.84
Ranked 153th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 8.2%
Ranked 23th. 78% more than Tonga
4.6%
Ranked 63th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 22.7%
Ranked 27th.
52.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Employers, female > % of employment 1.5%
Ranked 46th. 67% more than Tonga
0.9%
Ranked 72nd.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.8%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Tonga
1.1%
Ranked 80th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 23%
Ranked 24th.
60.4%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 26.3%
Ranked 26th.
53.5%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 25.1%
Ranked 27th.
56.3%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Malaysia

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 21.4%
Ranked 25th.
55.2%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Malaysia

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 83.74%
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Tonga
76.19%
Ranked 142nd.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 74.9%
Ranked 41st. 67% more than Tonga
44.9%
Ranked 84th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 20.3%
Ranked 8th.
55.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Malaysia

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 33.1%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Tonga
13.5%
Ranked 96th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 9.8%
Ranked 61st.
9.9%
Ranked 68th. 1% more than Malaysia

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.3%
Ranked 63th.
11.9%
Ranked 59th. 16% more than Malaysia

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