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Labor Stats: compare key data on Dominican Republic & Malaysia

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • 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.
  • Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • 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 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 > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
  • 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."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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: 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, 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 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).
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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).
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Dominican Republic Malaysia HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 24%
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Malaysia
21%
Ranked 26th.
Employment rate > Adults 53.3
Ranked 117th.
60.5
Ranked 66th. 14% more than Dominican Republic

Expense > Current LCU 281.79 billion
Ranked 55th. 38% more than Malaysia
203.77 billion
Ranked 5th.

GNI > Current US$ $56.83 billion
Ranked 64th.
$293.36 billion
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Dominican Republic

Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 75th.
48 hours
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Dominican Republic
Labor force 4.5 million
Ranked 69th.
11.62 million
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 17%, industry 24.3%, services and government 58.7% agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 14.6%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Malaysia
13%
Ranked 24th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 22.3%
Ranked 24th.
36%
Ranked 4th. 61% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force > By occupation > Services 63.1%
Ranked 22nd. 24% more than Malaysia
51%
Ranked 33th.

Labor force, total 4.63 million
Ranked 85th.
12.72 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Rigidity of employment index 42
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Malaysia
10
Ranked 155th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.61
Ranked 121st.
$1.79
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Dominican Republic
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 6,320 Dominican pesos ($167) per month in the FTZs and between 6,880 pesos and 11,292 pesos outside the FTZs, depending upon the size of the company; 5,117 pesos ($130) per month for the public sector; 234 pesos a day for farm workers who are covered by minimum wage regulations based on a 10-hour day, with the exception of sugarcane workers who received 129 pesos ($3.19) based on an eight-hour workday. RM 900 per month on the peninsula, and RM 800 per month for the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan.
Unemployment rate 14.2%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Malaysia
3.5%
Ranked 83th.

Labor force per 1000 449.05
Ranked 62nd. 9% more than Malaysia
410.95
Ranked 80th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $5,530.50
Ranked 83th.
$10,032.80
Ranked 56th. 81% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force, total per 1000 450.86
Ranked 101st. 4% more than Malaysia
434.95
Ranked 113th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 63.3%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Malaysia
60.6%
Ranked 24th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 87.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 31st.
88 weeks of wages
Ranked 30th. About the same as Dominican Republic

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 3.1%
Ranked 11th.
0.0
Ranked 9th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 37,529.71
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Malaysia
24,679.32
Ranked 64th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 28,131.6
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Malaysia
6,968.79
Ranked 8th.

Employment rate > Women 41.8
Ranked 113th.
43.2
Ranked 101st. 3% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force > Total 4.42 million
Ranked 75th.
11.73 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Industrial workers > Male 27%
Ranked 54th.
33%
Ranked 35th. 22% more than Dominican Republic
Employment rate > Men 64.8
Ranked 109th.
77.4
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 74%
Ranked 15th.
76.1%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 74%
Ranked 15th.
76.1%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Dominican Republic

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 35208010000 23511000000
Force > Total 3.85 million
Ranked 86th.
11.02 million
Ranked 41st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Force > Total > Per capita 0.406 per capita
Ranked 129th.
0.435 per capita
Ranked 104th. 7% more than Dominican Republic

Female decision makers 31%
Ranked 26th. 55% more than Malaysia
20%
Ranked 55th.
Agricultural workers > Female 3%
Ranked 51st.
13%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 66.5%
Ranked 51st.
77.5%
Ranked 44th. 17% more than Dominican Republic

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 26%
Ranked 55th.
34.9%
Ranked 25th. 34% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 30.3%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
11.3%
Ranked 63th.

GNI > Current LCU 2.23 trillion
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Malaysia
905.21 billion
Ranked 88th.

Female economic activity 40%
Ranked 121st.
48.4%
Ranked 94th. 21% more than Dominican Republic
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 52.8%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Malaysia
44.5%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 52.8%
Ranked 25th. 19% more than Malaysia
44.5%
Ranked 51st.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 21.7%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Malaysia
19.9%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > Per capita 479.59 per 1,000 people
Ranked 22nd. 14% more than Malaysia
421.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 76.25%
Ranked 125th.
76.9%
Ranked 122nd. 1% more than Dominican Republic
Industrial workers > Female 20%
Ranked 22nd.
29%
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Dominican Republic
Employment rate > Young adults 33.5
Ranked 116th.
44.5
Ranked 66th. 33% more than Dominican Republic

Female professionals 49%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Malaysia
45%
Ranked 52nd.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-2,212,300,000.00
Ranked 119th.
$-11,674,530,021.63
Ranked 143th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 2.78$
Ranked 106th.
219.75$
Ranked 18th. 79 times more than Dominican Republic

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 21
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than Malaysia
10
Ranked 145th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 20.6%
Ranked 21st. 28% more than Malaysia
16.1%
Ranked 41st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 45.7%
Ranked 60th.
75.5%
Ranked 38th. 65% more than Dominican Republic

Service workers > Male 48%
Ranked 48th. 4% more than Malaysia
46%
Ranked 56th.
Female economic activity growth 17%
Ranked 23th. 2 times more than Malaysia
8%
Ranked 50th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 48.3%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Employment rate > Young men 42.9
Ranked 99th.
51.3
Ranked 70th. 20% more than Dominican Republic

Employment rate > Young women 24.1
Ranked 125th.
37.4
Ranked 67th. 55% more than Dominican Republic

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 2,745.63$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 109th.
224,046.91$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 82 times more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 39.66%
Ranked 43th. 49% more than Malaysia
26.58%
Ranked 77th.
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $13,359.00
Ranked 70th.
$25,590.00
Ranked 46th. 92% more than Dominican Republic

GNI > Constant LCU 385.68 billion
Ranked 63th.
721.62 billion
Ranked 54th. 87% more than Dominican Republic

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 37,529.71
Ranked 50th. 52% more than Malaysia
24,679.32
Ranked 64th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $4,868.45
Ranked 48th.
$6,516.64
Ranked 41st. 34% more than Dominican Republic

Service workers > Female 77%
Ranked 38th. 33% more than Malaysia
58%
Ranked 66th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 2.8%
Ranked 44th.
11%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Dominican Republic

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.9%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Malaysia
1.2%
Ranked 61st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 32.7%
Ranked 146th.
45.2%
Ranked 105th. 38% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 73%
Ranked 79th.
78.4%
Ranked 44th. 7% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 17.7%
Ranked 154th.
37.5%
Ranked 78th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 21.2%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia
10.3%
Ranked 66th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 69.76%
Ranked 128th.
75.04%
Ranked 110th. 8% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 13.22%
Ranked 56th. 6 times more than Malaysia
2.33%
Ranked 79th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.881$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 118th.
43.58$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 10th. 49 times more than Dominican Republic

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 26 million$
Ranked 101st.
5.68 billion$
Ranked 9th. 218 times more than Dominican Republic

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 5.5%
Ranked 37th. 20% more than Malaysia
4.6%
Ranked 50th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 53.4%
Ranked 36th. 9% more than Malaysia
49%
Ranked 55th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 15.1%
Ranked 30th.
26.9%
Ranked 7th. 78% more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.9%
Ranked 51st.
98.2%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 49.68%
Ranked 70th. 35% more than Malaysia
36.67%
Ranked 104th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 45.29%
Ranked 136th.
57.08%
Ranked 108th. 26% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 83.41%
Ranked 83th.
83.57%
Ranked 80th. About the same as Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 34.61%
Ranked 98th. 4% more than Malaysia
33.39%
Ranked 103th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 141st.
15
Ranked 83th. 7% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 73.3%
Ranked 139th.
76.89%
Ranked 121st. 5% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 29.02%
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Malaysia
28.22%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 23.1%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 59th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 35.9%
Ranked 143th. About the same as Malaysia
35.81%
Ranked 144th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.8%
Ranked 43th.
21%
Ranked 25th. 94% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 13.2%
Ranked 37th.
19%
Ranked 25th. 44% more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 48.82%
Ranked 131st.
65.61%
Ranked 79th. 34% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 10.18%
Ranked 86th.
16.96%
Ranked 62nd. 67% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 57.76%
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Malaysia
42.79%
Ranked 95th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment 21.9%
Ranked 44th.
28.5%
Ranked 20th. 30% more than Dominican Republic

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 6.12%
Ranked 35th. 14 times more than Malaysia
0.433%
Ranked 101st.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -8,446,559,467.261
Ranked 124th. 7 times more than Malaysia
-1,232,014,019.734
Ranked 93th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 15.6%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Malaysia
3.2%
Ranked 78th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 38.92%
Ranked 126th. 11% more than Malaysia
35.17%
Ranked 146th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 38.8%
Ranked 67th.
39%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.7 ratio
Ranked 63th.
6.9 ratio
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.5
Ranked 41st.
5.5
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 96.41%
Ranked 112th.
96.65%
Ranked 109th. About the same as Dominican Republic

Expense > % of GDP 14.82%
Ranked 98th.
21.65%
Ranked 7th. 46% more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.57%
Ranked 108th.
97.85%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Dominican Republic
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 92.1$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 26th. 9 times more than Malaysia
9.83$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 85th.

Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 21.76%
Ranked 40th. 9 times more than Malaysia
2.45%
Ranked 80th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.7%
Ranked 88th.
97.49%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 94.38%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Malaysia
92.78%
Ranked 87th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 2.5%
Ranked 49th.
8.2%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 290.79$
Ranked 14th. 6 times more than Malaysia
49.57$
Ranked 82nd.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 42.45%
Ranked 128th.
53.39%
Ranked 105th. 26% more than Dominican Republic
Force with tertiary education > % of total 10.3%
Ranked 33th. 30% more than Malaysia
7.9%
Ranked 7th.
Employers, female > % of employment 2.2%
Ranked 30th. 47% more than Malaysia
1.5%
Ranked 46th.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.2%
Ranked 53th.
3.8%
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Dominican Republic

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 23.9%
Ranked 39th. 4% more than Malaysia
23%
Ranked 24th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 52.3%
Ranked 13th. 99% more than Malaysia
26.3%
Ranked 26th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 40.3%
Ranked 24th. 61% more than Malaysia
25.1%
Ranked 27th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 71.8%
Ranked 77th.
73.1%
Ranked 69th. 2% more than Dominican Republic

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 37.1%
Ranked 22nd. 73% more than Malaysia
21.4%
Ranked 25th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 83.97%
Ranked 65th. About the same as Malaysia
83.74%
Ranked 71st.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 41.9%
Ranked 84th.
74.9%
Ranked 41st. 79% more than Dominican Republic

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 9.6%
Ranked 46th.
20.3%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 22.4%
Ranked 61st.
33.1%
Ranked 24th. 48% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 22.6%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malaysia
9.8%
Ranked 61st.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 29.4%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Malaysia
10.3%
Ranked 63th.

Force with primary education > % of total 38.3%
Ranked 11th.
58.8%
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Dominican Republic
Force > Total per 1000 411.81
Ranked 128th.
426.39
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Dominican Republic

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 15.1%
Ranked 45th.
59.1%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic
Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 37%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Malaysia
17.2%
Ranked 36th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 42.6%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Malaysia
19.3%
Ranked 35th.
Labor force with secondary education > % of total 32.4%
Ranked 40th.
56.3%
Ranked 15th. 74% more than Dominican Republic
Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 39.1%
Ranked 15th. 91% more than Malaysia
20.5%
Ranked 34th.
Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 24.5%
Ranked 41st.
51.5%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Dominican Republic
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 18.3%
Ranked 38th.
20.3%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Dominican Republic
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date September 22, 1953 June 5, 1961
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -13,968,381,995.565
Ranked 60th.
-58,323,313,125.481
Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 70.63%
Ranked 24th. 83% more than Malaysia
38.62%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 10.5%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Malaysia
3.6%
Ranked 81st.

Force with secondary education > % of total 18.6%
Ranked 31st.
20.5%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 66.83%
Ranked 118th.
69.26%
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 93.93%
Ranked 24th. 38% more than Malaysia
68.23%
Ranked 151st.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 86.01%
Ranked 37th. 49% more than Malaysia
57.81%
Ranked 113th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 55.89%
Ranked 118th.
59.49%
Ranked 108th. 6% more than Dominican Republic
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 286.92$ per capita
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Malaysia
50.54$ per capita
Ranked 83th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 49.5%
Ranked 67th. 15% more than Malaysia
42.9%
Ranked 97th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 41.4%
Ranked 124th.
42.9%
Ranked 118th. 4% more than Dominican Republic

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 48.3%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 64.21%
Ranked 78th. 25% more than Malaysia
51.4%
Ranked 134th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 66.36%
Ranked 117th. About the same as Malaysia
66.2%
Ranked 119th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 21.3%
Ranked 23th. 41% more than Malaysia
15.1%
Ranked 23th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 38.2%
Ranked 90th. 7% more than Malaysia
35.7%
Ranked 96th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.5%
Ranked 102nd.
57.5%
Ranked 98th. 2% more than Dominican Republic

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 21.7%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Malaysia
21.4%
Ranked 22nd.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 48.3%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Malaysia
21.3%
Ranked 24th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 45.4%
Ranked 77th.
77%
Ranked 42nd. 70% more than Dominican Republic

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 39.3%
Ranked 81st.
73.7%
Ranked 40th. 88% more than Dominican Republic

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 2.1%
Ranked 47th.
8.5%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Dominican Republic

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 1.6%
Ranked 38th.
2.6%
Ranked 20th. 62% more than Dominican Republic

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 1.8%
Ranked 47th.
4.7%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Dominican Republic

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 87.9%
Ranked 18th. 23% more than Malaysia
71.5%
Ranked 45th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 56.4%
Ranked 31st. 9% more than Malaysia
51.9%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 10.1%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Malaysia
2.9%
Ranked 78th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 14.7%
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 80th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 84.2%
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Malaysia
67.2%
Ranked 54th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 21%
Ranked 16th. 20% more than Malaysia
17.5%
Ranked 20th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 2.1%
Ranked 49th.
10%
Ranked 19th. 5 times more than Dominican Republic

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 14.5%
Ranked 20th.
14.8%
Ranked 17th. 2% more than Dominican Republic

Employment in services > % of total employment 63.5%
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Malaysia
56.7%
Ranked 54th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 65.2%
Ranked 82nd. 5% more than Malaysia
62%
Ranked 110th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 16.4%
Ranked 37th.
25.1%
Ranked 19th. 53% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 36.7%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Malaysia
14.6%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 43.9%
Ranked 33th.
54%
Ranked 17th. 23% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 34%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Malaysia
11.2%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 18.2%
Ranked 36th.
34.8%
Ranked 15th. 91% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 44.5%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Malaysia
11.5%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 30.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Malaysia
10.9%
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 21.2%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
10.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 29.1%
Ranked 46th.
45.8%
Ranked 28th. 57% more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 33.32%
Ranked 98th.
34.42%
Ranked 96th. 3% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 37.8%
Ranked 126th.
45.54%
Ranked 110th. 20% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 71.45%
Ranked 139th.
76.82%
Ranked 114th. 8% more than Dominican Republic
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -3.753%
Ranked 103th.
-3.846%
Ranked 105th. 2% more than Dominican Republic

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -1,359,238,799.948
Ranked 61st.
-1,994,646,331.555
Ranked 64th. 47% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 34.3%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 56th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 47%
Ranked 95th.
51.1%
Ranked 80th. 9% more than Dominican Republic

GNI growth > Annual % 3.91%
Ranked 50th.
4.11%
Ranked 48th. 5% more than Dominican Republic

GNI per capita > Current LCU 216,995.61
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Malaysia
30,958.11
Ranked 110th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 48.51%
Ranked 140th. 1% more than Malaysia
48.1%
Ranked 142nd.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 40.8%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Malaysia
11%
Ranked 61st.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 21.6%
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Malaysia
3.2%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 32.4%
Ranked 49th.
54%
Ranked 23th. 67% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 16.2%
Ranked 32nd. 95% more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 56th.

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.91%
Ranked 60th. About the same as Malaysia
95.57%
Ranked 75th.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 28.02%
Ranked 40th.
29.62%
Ranked 39th. 6% more than Dominican Republic

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 13.7%
Ranked 31st.
22.8%
Ranked 9th. 66% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 9.6%
Ranked 45th.
15.6%
Ranked 36th. 63% more than Dominican Republic

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 66.49%
Ranked 129th.
74.82%
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Dominican Republic
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 76.32%
Ranked 119th.
77.86%
Ranked 108th. 2% more than Dominican Republic
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 7.8%
Ranked 45th.
12.6%
Ranked 33th. 62% more than Dominican Republic

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 30.7%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Malaysia
3.6%
Ranked 82nd.

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 53.45%
Ranked 127th.
55.8%
Ranked 121st. 4% more than Dominican Republic
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-215,275,040.31
Ranked 116th.
$-399,266,729.42
Ranked 132nd. 85% more than Dominican Republic

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -86,802,090,399
Ranked 125th. 2 times more than Malaysia
-36,024,000,000
Ranked 112th.

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 98.23%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Malaysia
97.24%
Ranked 84th.
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 4.39%
Ranked 66th. Twice as much as Malaysia
2.2%
Ranked 79th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 19.12%
Ranked 134th.
29.92%
Ranked 84th. 56% more than Dominican Republic
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 15, 1999 September 9, 1997
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 46%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Malaysia
17.7%
Ranked 42nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men 48.3%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 2.72 billion$
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Malaysia
1.28 billion$
Ranked 46th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 82.1%
Ranked 32nd. 32% more than Malaysia
62.1%
Ranked 68th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 44.5%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Malaysia
11.8%
Ranked 60th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 21.7%
Ranked 25th. 9% more than Malaysia
19.9%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 18.4%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Malaysia
3.5%
Ranked 71st.

Employers, male > % of employment 3.9%
Ranked 55th.
5%
Ranked 37th. 28% more than Dominican Republic

GNI > Current LCU per capita 216,995.61
Ranked 64th. 7 times more than Malaysia
30,958.11
Ranked 110th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 26.23%
Ranked 81st.
44.55%
Ranked 3rd. 70% more than Dominican Republic

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