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Labor Stats: compare key data on Germany & Latvia

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 per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • Male retirement age: Men.

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • Female retirement age: Women.

    China had range specified: 50-55

    Czech Republic had range specified: 59-63

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Greece had range specified: 60-67

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Force > Total: 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 > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > 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 $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • 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 15 to 24: 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 above 14: 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
  • 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.
  • Total work time > Males: Total work time (minutes per day)
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Work time > Market-oriented: Classification of market and non-market activities are not strictly based on the 1993 revised UN System of National Accounts, so comparisons between countries and areas must be made with caution.
  • Total work time > Females: Total work time (minutes per day)
  • 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 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 > 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
  • 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Total work time > Females over males: Female total work time as a % of male total work time
  • Work time > Non-market-oriented: Classification of market and non-market activities are not strictly based on the 1993 revised UN System of National Accounts, so comparisons between countries and areas must be made with caution.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • 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 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 > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • 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).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women 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.
  • 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)."
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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, 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).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, 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.
  • 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
  • Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Economic activity > Women 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
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • GNI > Current 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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."
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
STAT Germany Latvia HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 3%
Ranked 71st.
17%
Ranked 30th. 6 times more than Germany
Employment rate > Adults 51.7
Ranked 121st.
55
Ranked 103th. 6% more than Germany

Expense > Current LCU 770.99 billion
Ranked 34th. 177 times more than Latvia
4.37 billion
Ranked 97th.

GNI > Current US$ $3.51 trillion
Ranked 5th. 124 times more than Latvia
$28.39 billion
Ranked 84th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Latvia
40 hours
Ranked 101st.
Labor force 43.35 million
Ranked 14th. 37 times more than Latvia
1.18 million
Ranked 104th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.4%
Ranked 42nd.
13%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Germany

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 29.7%
Ranked 7th. 56% more than Latvia
19%
Ranked 36th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 67.8%
Ranked 16th.
68%
Ranked 15th. About the same as Germany

Labor force per 1000 530.1
Ranked 21st. 1% more than Latvia
526.13
Ranked 25th.

Labor force, total 42.52 million
Ranked 15th. 41 times more than Latvia
1.04 million
Ranked 141st.

Rigidity of employment index 44
Ranked 61st.
59
Ranked 21st. 34% more than Germany

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Unemployment rate 7.4%
Ranked 50th.
14.3%
Ranked 11th. 93% more than Germany

GNI > Current US$ per capita $42,862.34
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Latvia
$14,015.37
Ranked 41st.

Male retirement age 65
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Latvia
62
Ranked 26th.
Female retirement age 65
Ranked 3rd. 5% more than Latvia
62
Ranked 14th.
Labor force, total per 1000 519.27
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Latvia
514.28
Ranked 40th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 56.6%
Ranked 38th. 12% more than Latvia
50.5%
Ranked 56th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 69.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 41st. 4 times more than Latvia
17.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 131st.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 10 times more than Latvia
3,104.07
Ranked 123th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 9,425.57
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Latvia
2,121.09
Ranked 97th.

Employment rate > Women 44.8
Ranked 93th.
48.4
Ranked 75th. 8% more than Germany

Labor force > Total 42.38 million
Ranked 14th. 35 times more than Latvia
1.22 million
Ranked 131st.

Industrial workers > Male 46%
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Latvia
35%
Ranked 27th.
Employment rate > Men 59.3
Ranked 139th.
63.2
Ranked 116th. 7% more than Germany

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 62.5%
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Latvia
54.9%
Ranked 60th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 62.5%
Ranked 47th. 14% more than Latvia
54.9%
Ranked 60th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 37700000000 413300000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 53.4
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Latvia
25.7
Ranked 22nd.

Force > Total 40.99 million
Ranked 13th. 38 times more than Latvia
1.09 million
Ranked 136th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.497 per capita
Ranked 39th. 5% more than Latvia
0.475 per capita
Ranked 61st.

Female decision makers 27%
Ranked 35th.
37%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Germany
Agricultural workers > Female 2%
Ranked 59th.
14%
Ranked 22nd. 7 times more than Germany
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 40.9%
Ranked 8th. 17% more than Latvia
34.9%
Ranked 23th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 90.6%
Ranked 19th. About the same as Latvia
90.4%
Ranked 20th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 8.5%
Ranked 62nd.
29.1%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Germany

GNI > Current LCU 2.73 trillion
Ranked 62nd. 176 times more than Latvia
15.53 billion
Ranked 151st.

Female economic activity 47.9%
Ranked 98th.
60%
Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Germany
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 51%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Latvia
46.8%
Ranked 40th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 51%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Latvia
46.8%
Ranked 40th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 6%
Ranked 38th.
6.7%
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Germany

Labor force > Per capita 528.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Latvia
516.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 86.82%
Ranked 68th.
95.43%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Germany
Industrial workers > Female 19%
Ranked 25th. 6% more than Latvia
18%
Ranked 28th.
Employment rate > Young adults 44.3
Ranked 68th. 26% more than Latvia
35.1
Ranked 108th.

Female professionals 50%
Ranked 31st.
67%
Ranked 2nd. 34% more than Germany
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $81.86 billion
Ranked 3rd. 541 times more than Latvia
$151.23 million
Ranked 26th.

Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 7.4%
Ranked 13th.
9.5%
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Germany

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 151.8$
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Latvia
8.69$
Ranked 84th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 42
Ranked 36th.
43
Ranked 33th. 2% more than Germany

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 2.9%
Ranked 62nd.
15.3%
Ranked 27th. 5 times more than Germany

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 85.3%
Ranked 11th.
86.5%
Ranked 6th. 1% more than Germany

Service workers > Male 50%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Latvia
49%
Ranked 44th.
Female economic activity growth 0.0
Ranked 105th.
-5%
Ranked 155th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
8.8%
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Germany

Employment rate > Young men 46.3
Ranked 86th. 18% more than Latvia
39.2
Ranked 117th.

Employment rate > Young women 42.1
Ranked 53th. 36% more than Latvia
30.9
Ranked 88th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 151,801.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 17 times more than Latvia
8,693.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 2.3%
Ranked 158th.
14.04%
Ranked 112th. 6 times more than Germany
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $42,588.00
Ranked 23th. 47% more than Latvia
$28,883.00
Ranked 38th.

GNI > Constant LCU 2.53 trillion
Ranked 32nd. 364 times more than Latvia
6.95 billion
Ranked 133th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $38,418.73
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Latvia
$7,072.27
Ranked 46th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 10 times more than Latvia
3,104.07
Ranked 123th.

Service workers > Female 79%
Ranked 35th. 14% more than Latvia
69%
Ranked 52nd.
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 39.4%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Latvia
12.1%
Ranked 38th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 1.7%
Ranked 52nd.
8.1%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Germany

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.5%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Latvia
2.3%
Ranked 35th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 39.1%
Ranked 69th. 46% more than Latvia
26.7%
Ranked 116th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 58%
Ranked 152nd.
58.1%
Ranked 151st. About the same as Germany

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 45.7%
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Latvia
45.2%
Ranked 104th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 9.1%
Ranked 60th.
29.6%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 86.18%
Ranked 57th.
94.47%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Germany
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 4.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Latvia
1.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 111th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 12.52 billion$
Ranked 4th. 626 times more than Latvia
20 million$
Ranked 107th.

Total work time > Males 441 minutes
Ranked 10th.
481 minutes
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 6.9%
Ranked 27th. 53% more than Latvia
4.5%
Ranked 45th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 56.1%
Ranked 29th. 14% more than Latvia
49%
Ranked 46th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 16.1%
Ranked 26th.
16.2%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than Germany

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 1,089.28 per million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Latvia
318.43 per million people
Ranked 24th.

Work time > Market-oriented 44%
Ranked 29th.
46%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Germany
Total work time > Females 440 minutes
Ranked 13th.
535 minutes
Ranked 7th. 22% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 77.94%
Ranked 65th.
94.83%
Ranked 4th. 22% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.74%
Ranked 67th. 1% more than Latvia
97.06%
Ranked 112th.
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 36.34%
Ranked 108th. 31% more than Latvia
27.7%
Ranked 130th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 34.23%
Ranked 100th. 34% more than Latvia
25.56%
Ranked 129th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 78.16%
Ranked 141st.
81.27%
Ranked 109th. 4% more than Germany
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 41st. The same as Latvia
15
Ranked 54th.
Total work time > Females over males 100%
Ranked 23th.
111%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than Germany
Work time > Non-market-oriented 56%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Latvia
54%
Ranked 5th.
Force > Total per 1000 497.05
Ranked 42nd. 5% more than Latvia
475.15
Ranked 57th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 82.5%
Ranked 14th. 7% more than Latvia
77.3%
Ranked 19th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 2.8%
Ranked 24th.
9.9%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Germany

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 1.6%
Ranked 21st.
5.6%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Germany

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 2.2%
Ranked 24th.
7.7%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.8%
Ranked 27th. 13% more than Latvia
8.7%
Ranked 5th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 59.8%
Ranked 121st.
62.2%
Ranked 104th. 4% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 10.6%
Ranked 51st.
14.6%
Ranked 40th. 38% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 33.8%
Ranked 40th. 26% more than Latvia
26.9%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 56.9%
Ranked 13th.
62.4%
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Germany

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 52.7
Ranked 6th. 33% more than Latvia
39.7
Ranked 19th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 32.2%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Latvia
15.9%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.9%
Ranked 51st.
19.9%
Ranked 33th. 83% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 9.9%
Ranked 26th.
13.1%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.5%
Ranked 24th.
13.1%
Ranked 19th. 25% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 11%
Ranked 26th.
13.2%
Ranked 22nd. 20% more than Germany

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 6.94%
Ranked 28th.
17.82%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Germany
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 2.41%
Ranked 16th. 5 times more than Latvia
0.532%
Ranked 31st.

GNI growth > Annual % 0.806%
Ranked 82nd.
-5.535%
Ranked 135th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Latvia
7,666.41
Ranked 156th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.4%
Ranked 68th.
29.3%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Germany

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 2.6%
Ranked 28th.
8.6%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 10.2%
Ranked 20th. 13% more than Latvia
9%
Ranked 5th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 58.9%
Ranked 10th.
62.4%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Germany

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 16.1%
Ranked 27th. 35% more than Latvia
11.9%
Ranked 41st.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 5.38%
Ranked 72nd.
15.72%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15.2%
Ranked 32nd. 17% more than Latvia
13%
Ranked 37th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 45.17%
Ranked 56th.
48.67%
Ranked 15th. 8% more than Germany

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 15.9%
Ranked 11th.
16.7%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Germany

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 12.4%
Ranked 23th. 41% more than Latvia
8.8%
Ranked 28th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 76.83%
Ranked 57th.
80.83%
Ranked 31st. 5% more than Germany
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 83.14%
Ranked 76th.
92.53%
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Germany
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 12.3%
Ranked 18th. 64% more than Latvia
7.5%
Ranked 24th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 19.06%
Ranked 155th.
41.27%
Ranked 102nd. 2 times more than Germany
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $999.62 million
Ranked 8th. 14 times more than Latvia
$73.48 million
Ranked 25th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 63.67 billion
Ranked 10th. 840 times more than Latvia
75.8 million
Ranked 31st.

Employment in services > % of total employment 68%
Ranked 13th. 7% more than Latvia
63.5%
Ranked 18th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 9.3%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Latvia
8.4%
Ranked 6th.

Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 52.3%
Ranked 5th.
52.8%
Ranked 9th. 1% more than Germany

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 50%
Ranked 5th.
51.5%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Germany

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 61.9%
Ranked 10th.
70.7%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Germany

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 67.36%
Ranked 43th. 7% more than Latvia
62.99%
Ranked 65th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 14%
Ranked 35th.
14.2%
Ranked 34th. 1% more than Germany

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 88.05%
Ranked 59th.
95.23%
Ranked 9th. 8% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 67.58%
Ranked 65th.
88.02%
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 42.78%
Ranked 81st.
49.87%
Ranked 65th. 17% more than Germany
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 60.1%
Ranked 11th.
66.6%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Germany

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 777.51 million
Ranked 21st. 21 times more than Latvia
36.83 million
Ranked 35th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 6%
Ranked 38th.
6.7%
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Germany

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 6.54 billion$
Ranked 9th. 17 times more than Latvia
381 million$
Ranked 81st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.5%
Ranked 21st. The same as Latvia
7.5%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 45.44%
Ranked 67th.
48.87%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Germany

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 46.9%
Ranked 34th.
52%
Ranked 8th. 11% more than Germany

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 9.53%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Latvia
3.47%
Ranked 25th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.4%
Ranked 132nd.
97.09%
Ranked 96th. 1% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 31.98%
Ranked 77th. 36% more than Latvia
23.45%
Ranked 116th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date April 8, 1976 June 2, 2006
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 6.5%
Ranked 67th. 2% more than Latvia
6.4%
Ranked 51st.

One-person and family businesses > Men 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
8.8%
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Germany

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 82.1%
Ranked 33th. 10% more than Latvia
74.8%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.8%
Ranked 64th.
28.6%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Germany

GNI > Current LCU per capita 33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 4 times more than Latvia
7,666.41
Ranked 156th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 81.65%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Latvia
68.96%
Ranked 15th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 80.34%
Ranked 61st.
89.98%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 74.48%
Ranked 141st.
85.25%
Ranked 88th. 14% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 29.84%
Ranked 149th.
52.73%
Ranked 118th. 77% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 77.78%
Ranked 55th.
89.61%
Ranked 12th. 15% more than Germany
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 1.1%
Ranked 50th.
4.9%
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than Germany

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
8.8%
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Germany

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 73.41%
Ranked 57th. 9% more than Latvia
67.26%
Ranked 113th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 1.9%
Ranked 56th.
12%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Germany

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 46.3%
Ranked 54th. 61% more than Latvia
28.8%
Ranked 124th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.5%
Ranked 101st. 10% more than Latvia
51.2%
Ranked 129th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 5.9%
Ranked 51st.
6.5%
Ranked 48th. 10% more than Germany

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 7.7%
Ranked 55th.
8.6%
Ranked 53th. 12% more than Germany

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 91.7%
Ranked 11th. 1% more than Latvia
90.9%
Ranked 18th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 85.7%
Ranked 10th.
86.2%
Ranked 7th. 1% more than Germany

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 42nd. The same as Latvia
0.8%
Ranked 44th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.3%
Ranked 48th.
1.1%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Germany

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.5%
Ranked 49th.
0.9%
Ranked 38th. 80% more than Germany

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 14.2%
Ranked 26th. 1% more than Latvia
14.1%
Ranked 27th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 40.2%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Latvia
33.4%
Ranked 20th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 84.7%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Latvia
81%
Ranked 31st.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 57.9%
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Latvia
54.7%
Ranked 30th.

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 78.7%
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Latvia
63%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 5.6%
Ranked 57th.
16%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 5.4%
Ranked 61st.
14.9%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Germany

Force with primary education > % of total 17.3%
Ranked 29th.
17.6%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Germany

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 8.9%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Latvia
7.1%
Ranked 30th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 22.6%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Latvia
9.4%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.2%
Ranked 63th.
13.9%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 3.91%
Ranked 155th.
20.35%
Ranked 112th. 5 times more than Germany
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 48.3%
Ranked 6th.
50.5%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 87.94%
Ranked 165th.
95.52%
Ranked 78th. 9% more than Germany
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 88.34%
Ranked 60th.
95.82%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 8.93%
Ranked 150th.
33.24%
Ranked 66th. 4 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 78.05%
Ranked 65th.
94.65%
Ranked 8th. 21% more than Germany
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 12.5%
Ranked 21st. 23% more than Latvia
10.2%
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 10.3%
Ranked 45th. 1% more than Latvia
10.2%
Ranked 46th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 75.37%
Ranked 38th.
80.4%
Ranked 15th. 7% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 1.31%
Ranked 155th.
11.14%
Ranked 81st. 9 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 76.28%
Ranked 68th.
93.78%
Ranked 7th. 23% more than Germany
Employment in industry > % of total employment 29.7%
Ranked 7th. 4% more than Latvia
28.6%
Ranked 10th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.407%
Ranked 102nd.
2.57%
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Germany

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 79.33$ per capita
Ranked 62nd.
165.62$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany

Employers, male > % of employment 6.7%
Ranked 13th. 26% more than Latvia
5.3%
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.3 ratio
Ranked 67th.
1.8 ratio
Ranked 61st. 38% more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.5
Ranked 65th. 7% more than Latvia
1.4
Ranked 66th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 39.4%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Latvia
12.1%
Ranked 38th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 7.4%
Ranked 13th.
9.5%
Ranked 13th. 28% more than Germany

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 103.25%
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Latvia
100.22%
Ranked 45th.

Expense > % of GDP 29.54%
Ranked 46th.
30.58%
Ranked 43th. 4% more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.52%
Ranked 46th. 2% more than Latvia
95.68%
Ranked 134th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 131st.
24.07$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.81%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Latvia
95.44%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.17%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Latvia
92.4%
Ranked 93th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 48.2%
Ranked 73th. 51% more than Latvia
32%
Ranked 133th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 50.8%
Ranked 72nd. 8% more than Latvia
47%
Ranked 92nd.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 58.45%
Ranked 97th.
65.05%
Ranked 74th. 11% more than Germany
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 79.33$
Ranked 63th.
165.62$
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 75.44%
Ranked 58th.
93.63%
Ranked 3rd. 24% more than Germany
Force with tertiary education > % of total 23.8%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Latvia
19.9%
Ranked 25th.

Employers, female > % of employment 2.5%
Ranked 20th.
2.6%
Ranked 19th. 4% more than Germany

Employers, total > % of employment 4.7%
Ranked 16th. 21% more than Latvia
3.9%
Ranked 32nd.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 8.3%
Ranked 53th.
9.1%
Ranked 47th. 10% more than Germany

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 14.3%
Ranked 56th. 4% more than Latvia
13.8%
Ranked 59th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.6%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Latvia
11.4%
Ranked 59th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 62.6%
Ranked 127th. 11% more than Latvia
56.4%
Ranked 152nd.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 6.8%
Ranked 56th.
7.5%
Ranked 54th. 10% more than Germany

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 79.3%
Ranked 118th. 10% more than Latvia
71.86%
Ranked 169th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 88.4%
Ranked 11th.
88.6%
Ranked 9th. About the same as Germany

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.8%
Ranked 66th.
27.6%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 8.1%
Ranked 71st.
28.4%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Germany

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 2.3%
Ranked 30th.
6.9%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Germany

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 57.6%
Ranked 16th.
62.9%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 17.9%
Ranked 34th. 92% more than Latvia
9.3%
Ranked 46th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 17%
Ranked 39th. 20% more than Latvia
14.2%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 59%
Ranked 14th.
61.8%
Ranked 9th. 5% more than Germany

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 16.3%
Ranked 40th.
18.9%
Ranked 35th. 16% more than Germany

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 60.7%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Latvia
60.6%
Ranked 9th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 23.9%
Ranked 28th. 1% more than Latvia
23.6%
Ranked 31st.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date June 8, 1956 January 27, 1992
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 43.3%
Ranked 113th. 21% more than Latvia
35.9%
Ranked 138th.

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