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  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males 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.
  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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 > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • 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 per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant 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 constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial 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.
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • 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.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial 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.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 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."
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service 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.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • 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.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • 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 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).
  • 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 > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant 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 constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant 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 constant local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • 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
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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 with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • 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.
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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).
STAT Argentina United Kingdom HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 1%
Ranked 78th.
2%
Ranked 76th. Twice as much as Argentina
Employment rate > Adults 56.5
Ranked 91st. About the same as United Kingdom
56.3
Ranked 94th.

Expense > Current LCU 81.87 billion
Ranked 65th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Argentina

GNI > Current US$ $465.40 billion
Ranked 25th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Argentina

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 26th. 26% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 16.62 million
Ranked 33th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 89% more than Argentina

Labor force > By occupation agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 5%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 23%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than United Kingdom
18.2%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 72%
Ranked 4th.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than Argentina

Labor force, total 18.85 million
Ranked 32nd.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 72% more than Argentina

Rigidity of employment index 41
Ranked 73th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 146th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $8.76
Ranked 7th. 12% more than United Kingdom
$7.81
Ranked 8th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 3,600 Argentine pesos ($455) per month for up to 200 hours; paid thirteen times a year. \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Unemployment rate 7.9%
Ranked 46th. The same as United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 47th.

Labor force per 1000 411.65
Ranked 79th.
505.05
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Argentina

GNI > Current US$ per capita $11,327.11
Ranked 51st.
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Argentina

Labor force, total per 1000 458.8
Ranked 93th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Argentina

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 138.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 8,265.56
Ranked 111th.
20,722.73
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Argentina

Expense > Current LCU per capita 2,137.1
Ranked 93th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Argentina

Employment rate > Women 43.9
Ranked 98th.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 14% more than Argentina

Labor force > Total 19.07 million
Ranked 27th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 65% more than Argentina

Industrial workers > Male 34%
Ranked 30th.
36%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Argentina
Employment rate > Men 70.3
Ranked 83th. 11% more than United Kingdom
63.1
Ranked 118th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 9419942000 74329000000
Force > Total > Per capita 0.474 per capita
Ranked 66th.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Argentina

Force > Total 18.36 million
Ranked 31st.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 67% more than Argentina

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 32.7%
Ranked 33th.
33%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Argentina

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 79%
Ranked 38th.
92.2%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Argentina

GNI > Current LCU 2.12 trillion
Ranked 64th. 36% more than United Kingdom
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st.

Female economic activity 35.6%
Ranked 138th.
52.8%
Ranked 79th. 48% more than Argentina
Labor force > Per capita 414.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 23% more than Argentina

Industrial workers > Female 10%
Ranked 63th.
12%
Ranked 50th. 20% more than Argentina
Employment rate > Young adults 36.2
Ranked 104th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 54% more than Argentina

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-10,105,489,818.45
Ranked 141st. 35% more than United Kingdom
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th.

Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 19.2%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 8th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 7.22$
Ranked 87th.
51.26$
Ranked 47th. 7 times more than Argentina

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 21
Ranked 98th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 71.2%
Ranked 41st.
82.4%
Ranked 24th. 16% more than Argentina

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 1.5%
Ranked 67th.
1.9%
Ranked 66th. 27% more than Argentina

Service workers > Male 64%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United Kingdom
61%
Ranked 17th.
Female economic activity growth 22%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 65th.
Employment rate > Young men 43.4
Ranked 98th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 30% more than Argentina

Employment rate > Young women 28.7
Ranked 102nd.
55
Ranked 21st. 92% more than Argentina

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 7,200.53$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 89th.
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 7 times more than Argentina

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $27,578.00
Ranked 40th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 87% more than Argentina

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 8,265.56
Ranked 111th.
20,722.73
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Argentina

GNI > Constant LCU 322.27 billion
Ranked 83th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Argentina

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $4,973.99
Ranked 58th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Argentina

Service workers > Female 89%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than United Kingdom
87%
Ranked 6th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 0.6%
Ranked 65th.
0.7%
Ranked 63th. 17% more than Argentina

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.4%
Ranked 28th.
7.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Argentina

Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 42.7%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than United Kingdom
39.3%
Ranked 6th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 71.5%
Ranked 89th. 9% more than United Kingdom
65.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 49%
Ranked 80th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 8% more than Argentina

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 36.4%
Ranked 82nd.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 59% more than Argentina

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.52$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 103th. 8% more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 279 million$
Ranked 44th.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 11 times more than Argentina

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 5.4%
Ranked 39th.
17.3%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 65.6%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than United Kingdom
64.8%
Ranked 8th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 11%
Ranked 50th. 17% more than United Kingdom
9.4%
Ranked 60th.

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 316.43 per million people
Ranked 25th.
1,013.9 per million people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Argentina

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 122nd.
16
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Argentina
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 24.2%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
11.8%
Ranked 40th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 42.86%
Ranked 84th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Argentina

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 10.99%
Ranked 19th. 21% more than United Kingdom
9.1%
Ranked 26th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -1,119,459,162.975
Ranked 89th. 15 times more than United Kingdom
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

Employers, male > % of employment 4.9%
Ranked 38th. 40% more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 41.11%
Ranked 113th.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Argentina

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 45%
Ranked 51st.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 16% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 3 ratio
Ranked 18th.
3.3 ratio
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 3.4
Ranked 19th.
3.7
Ranked 13th. 9% more than Argentina

Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 16.8%
Ranked 10th.
20.8%
Ranked 5th. 24% more than Argentina

Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 9.4%
Ranked 3rd. 65% more than United Kingdom
5.7%
Ranked 7th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 98.91%
Ranked 65th.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Argentina

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.25$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 132nd.
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 36% more than Argentina

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.3%
Ranked 59th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Argentina

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 69.6%
Ranked 27th. 7% more than United Kingdom
65%
Ranked 20th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 10.69$
Ranked 121st.
111.62$
Ranked 50th. 10 times more than Argentina

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 0.8%
Ranked 62nd.
1.6%
Ranked 57th. Twice as much as Argentina

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 34.1%
Ranked 103th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 36% more than Argentina

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.3%
Ranked 104th.
57.1%
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Argentina

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 16.1%
Ranked 28th. 94% more than United Kingdom
8.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 21.1%
Ranked 25th. 37% more than United Kingdom
15.4%
Ranked 36th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 81.2%
Ranked 37th.
90%
Ranked 20th. 11% more than Argentina

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 74%
Ranked 38th.
80.6%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Argentina

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 43th. 60% more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.3%
Ranked 50th. The same as United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.5%
Ranked 50th. 25% more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 89.7%
Ranked 13th.
90.9%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Argentina

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 65.2%
Ranked 14th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Argentina

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 62.8%
Ranked 31st.
73.8%
Ranked 10th. 18% more than Argentina

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 6.1%
Ranked 52nd.
8.4%
Ranked 36th. 38% more than Argentina

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 7.2%
Ranked 46th.
7.9%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than Argentina

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 34.3%
Ranked 40th.
45.6%
Ranked 27th. 33% more than Argentina

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 29.2%
Ranked 19th. 54% more than United Kingdom
19%
Ranked 33th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 35.3%
Ranked 19th. 64% more than United Kingdom
21.5%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 33.6%
Ranked 41st.
45.9%
Ranked 25th. 37% more than Argentina

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 40.1%
Ranked 20th. 71% more than United Kingdom
23.5%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 32.8%
Ranked 39th.
46.2%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Argentina

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 29.5%
Ranked 18th.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Argentina

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date September 24, 1956 June 30, 1950
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -203,410,468.287
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than United Kingdom
-62,713,464.038
Ranked 30th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -7,930,755,085.431
Ranked 75th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
-3,965,217,178.015
Ranked 45th.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 16.1%
Ranked 4th. 38% more than United Kingdom
11.7%
Ranked 13th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 25.2%
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than United Kingdom
24.1%
Ranked 5th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 21.6%
Ranked 9th. 61% more than United Kingdom
13.4%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 15.3%
Ranked 43th.
23.8%
Ranked 27th. 56% more than Argentina

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.3%
Ranked 41st.
21%
Ranked 32nd. 15% more than Argentina

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 2.8%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than United Kingdom
2.2%
Ranked 32nd.

Force > Total per 1000 475.08
Ranked 58th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Argentina

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 88.16%
Ranked 4th.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Argentina

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 2.67%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 29th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 0.47%
Ranked 28th.
0.8%
Ranked 27th. 70% more than Argentina

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 0.8%
Ranked 86th.
1.4%
Ranked 28th. 75% more than Argentina

Employment in services > % of total employment 75.2%
Ranked 15th.
76.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 15.6%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 15.28%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than United Kingdom
14.3%
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 45.6%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than United Kingdom
39.4%
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 45.6%
Ranked 32nd.
49.4%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 30.1%
Ranked 40th.
34.6%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 23%
Ranked 27th. 47% more than United Kingdom
15.6%
Ranked 40th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 24%
Ranked 5th. 89% more than United Kingdom
12.7%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 23.4%
Ranked 13th. 56% more than United Kingdom
15%
Ranked 17th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 16%
Ranked 15th.
17%
Ranked 13th. 6% more than Argentina

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -2.148%
Ranked 77th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 55.5%
Ranked 63th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Argentina

GNI growth > Annual % 9.57%
Ranked 24th.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 51,555.35
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 120th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.1%
Ranked 31st. 29% more than United Kingdom
17.9%
Ranked 43th.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 1.4%
Ranked 39th.
3.1%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Argentina

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 8.8%
Ranked 40th. 21% more than United Kingdom
7.3%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 16.3%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 57th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 11.51%
Ranked 80th.
14.97%
Ranked 51st. 30% more than Argentina

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 22.9%
Ranked 22nd. 66% more than United Kingdom
13.8%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 15.9%
Ranked 35th. 20% more than United Kingdom
13.3%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 17.7%
Ranked 32nd. 21% more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 14.3%
Ranked 31st.
15.1%
Ranked 29th. 6% more than Argentina

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-245,953,897.17
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 23.7%
Ranked 38th. 11% more than United Kingdom
21.4%
Ranked 24th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.12%
Ranked 125th. 68% more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -45,995,136,908.655
Ranked 120th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 64.1%
Ranked 90th. 3% more than United Kingdom
62.2%
Ranked 105th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 14.7%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 46.9%
Ranked 30th.
47.2%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Argentina

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 61.08%
Ranked 73th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Argentina

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 28%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 32.8%
Ranked 43th.
42.7%
Ranked 30th. 30% more than Argentina

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 10.66$ per capita
Ranked 123th.
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 10 times more than Argentina

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 413 million$
Ranked 80th.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 16 times more than Argentina

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.25%
Ranked 27th. 29% more than United Kingdom
5.6%
Ranked 46th.

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date November 11, 1996 June 7, 2000
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 88%
Ranked 8th.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 2% more than Argentina

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 42.3%
Ranked 28th. 55% more than United Kingdom
27.3%
Ranked 22nd.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 42.7%
Ranked 3rd. 9% more than United Kingdom
39.3%
Ranked 6th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 19.2%
Ranked 1st. 92% more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 8th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 51,555.35
Ranked 92nd. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 121st.

Expense > % of GDP 18.29%
Ranked 80th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Argentina

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 50.1%
Ranked 38th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Argentina

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 42.9%
Ranked 96th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 8% more than Argentina

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 43.4%
Ranked 116th.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 19% more than Argentina

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 71.65%
Ranked 71st.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 5% more than Argentina

Employers, female > % of employment 2.7%
Ranked 17th. 93% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 4%
Ranked 29th. 60% more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 18.8%
Ranked 29th. 94% more than United Kingdom
9.7%
Ranked 46th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 26%
Ranked 28th. 38% more than United Kingdom
18.8%
Ranked 43th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 23%
Ranked 30th. 58% more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 49th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 70.2%
Ranked 83th. 11% more than United Kingdom
63%
Ranked 124th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 19%
Ranked 27th. 57% more than United Kingdom
12.1%
Ranked 41st.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 82.43%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than United Kingdom
81.86%
Ranked 98th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 77%
Ranked 38th.
85%
Ranked 19th. 10% more than Argentina

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 9.5%
Ranked 38th. 25% more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 33.3%
Ranked 21st. 16% more than United Kingdom
28.7%
Ranked 35th.

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