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Labor Stats: compare key data on Luxembourg & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Salaries and benefits > Monthly minimum wage: Monthly minimum wage ( EUR ).
  • 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.
  • Working mothers: Working proportion of mothers with children under 6 years old 2001
  • 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. 
  • 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."
  • 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 > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.

    The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.

    When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.

    The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.

    The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group.
  • 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.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Unemployment gender ratio: Female unemployment rate as a % of the male unemployment rate.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men: Employment rates are calculated as the ratio of the employed to the working age population. To calculate this employment rate, the population of working age is divided into two groups: those who are employed and those who are not. Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Those not in employment consist of persons who are out of work but seeking employment, students and all others who have excluded themselves from the labour force for one reason or another, such as incapacity or the need to look after young children or elderly relatives.

    Working age is generally defined as persons in the 15 to 64 age bracket although in some countries working age is defined as 16 to 64.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.

    The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of the unemployed plus those in employment, which are defined as persons who have worked for one hour or more in the last week.

    When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
  • Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.

    Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.

    The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Long term unemployment: Long term unemployment as a % of labour force, 2000. Long term implies 12 months or longer.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment: Long-term unemployment is conventionally defined either as those unemployed for 6 months or more or, as here, those unemployed for 12 months or more. The ratios calculated here show the proportion of these long-term unemployed among all unemployed.

    Unemployment is defined in most OECD countries in accordance with the ILO Guidelines. Unemployment is usually measured by household labour force surveys and the unemployed are defined as those persons who report that they have worked in gainful employment for less than one hour in the previous week, who are available for work and who have taken actions to seek employment in the previous four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify the kinds of actions that count as seeking work.
  • Foreign labor force: Foreign labour force 2000
  • Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate per million: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.

    The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.

    When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.

    The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.

    The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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)."
  • Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.

    Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.

    The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Temporary employment share per million: Temporary employment, expressed as a percentage share of total dependent employment. Data for 2000. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment per million: Long-term unemployment is conventionally defined either as those unemployed for 6 months or more or, as here, those unemployed for 12 months or more. The ratios calculated here show the proportion of these long-term unemployed among all unemployed.

    Unemployment is defined in most OECD countries in accordance with the ILO Guidelines. Unemployment is usually measured by household labour force surveys and the unemployed are defined as those persons who report that they have worked in gainful employment for less than one hour in the previous week, who are available for work and who have taken actions to seek employment in the previous four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify the kinds of actions that count as seeking work. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total per million: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.

    The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of the unemployed plus those in employment, which are defined as persons who have worked for one hour or more in the last week.

    When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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."
  • Temporary employment share: Temporary employment, expressed as a percentage share of total dependent employment. Data for 2000
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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 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.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force with 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."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men per million: Employment rates are calculated as the ratio of the employed to the working age population. To calculate this employment rate, the population of working age is divided into two groups: those who are employed and those who are not. Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Those not in employment consist of persons who are out of work but seeking employment, students and all others who have excluded themselves from the labour force for one reason or another, such as incapacity or the need to look after young children or elderly relatives.

    Working age is generally defined as persons in the 15 to 64 age bracket although in some countries working age is defined as 16 to 64. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment per million: Part-time employment refers to persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Both employees and the self-employed may be part-time workers.

    Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. The rates shown here refer to the numbers of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week as a percentage of the total number of those in employment. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor 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."
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Long term unemployment > Share: Percentage share of unemployment that lasts longer than 12 months. Data for 2001.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment: Part-time employment refers to persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Both employees and the self-employed may be part-time workers.

    Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. The rates shown here refer to the numbers of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week as a percentage of the total number of those in employment.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Luxembourg United Kingdom HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 51.2
Ranked 126th.
56.3
Ranked 94th. 10% more than Luxembourg

Expense > Current LCU 16.3 billion
Ranked 84th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 41 times more than Luxembourg

GNI > Current US$ $37.60 billion
Ranked 78th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 66 times more than Luxembourg

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 152nd. 5% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 206,000
Ranked 114th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 153 times more than Luxembourg

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.2%
Ranked 19th. 57% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 17.2%
Ranked 14th.
18.2%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Luxembourg

Labor force > By occupation > Services 80.6%
Ranked 1st. About the same as United Kingdom
80.4%
Ranked 1st.

Labor force per 1000 406.35
Ranked 82nd.
505.05
Ranked 32nd. 24% more than Luxembourg

Labor force, total 253,115.73
Ranked 161st.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 128 times more than Luxembourg

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $11.10
Ranked 1st. 42% more than United Kingdom
$7.81
Ranked 8th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage url= http://www.mss.public.lu/publications/parametres_sociaux/index.html |title=Minist\u00e8re de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 Sociale du Grand-Duch\u00e9 de Luxembourg - Param\u00e8tres sociaux |publisher=Mss.public.lu |date= |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Salaries and benefits > Monthly minimum wage 1,921.03 EUR
Ranked 1st. 49% more than United Kingdom
1,293.22 EUR
Ranked 8th.
Unemployment rate 5.5%
Ranked 69th.
7.9%
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Luxembourg

GNI > Current US$ per capita $70,745.52
Ranked 4th. 82% more than United Kingdom
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th.

Male retirement age 65
Ranked 12th. The same as United Kingdom
65
Ranked 6th.
Female retirement age 65
Ranked 6th. 8% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 16th.
Labor force, total per 1000 476.28
Ranked 74th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Luxembourg

Working mothers 57%
Ranked 11th. 4% more than United Kingdom
55%
Ranked 12th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 54.8%
Ranked 44th.
58.1%
Ranked 36th. 6% more than Luxembourg

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 40,267.45
Ranked 49th. 94% more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 69th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 31,442.24
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
10,703.34
Ranked 64th.

Employment rate > Women 43.1
Ranked 102nd.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 16% more than Luxembourg

Labor force > Total 220,418.46
Ranked 154th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 143 times more than Luxembourg

Employment rate > Men 59.8
Ranked 137th.
63.1
Ranked 118th. 6% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 62.6%
Ranked 46th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 62.6%
Ranked 46th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 2% more than Luxembourg

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1806845000 74329000000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 38.6
Ranked 13th. 51% more than United Kingdom
25.5
Ranked 23th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.442 per capita
Ranked 93th.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Luxembourg

Force > Total 201,836
Ranked 159th.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 152 times more than Luxembourg

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 41.8%
Ranked 10th. 27% more than United Kingdom
33%
Ranked 32nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 16.8%
Ranked 43th.
20%
Ranked 31st. 19% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate 3.07%
Ranked 29th.
5.38%
Ranked 16th. 75% more than Luxembourg
GNI > Current LCU 29.24 billion
Ranked 138th.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 53 times more than Luxembourg

Female economic activity 37.9%
Ranked 126th.
52.8%
Ranked 79th. 39% more than Luxembourg
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 47.1%
Ranked 39th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 47.1%
Ranked 39th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Luxembourg

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 5.5%
Ranked 40th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 44% more than Luxembourg

Labor force > Per capita 410.28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 24% more than Luxembourg

Employment rate > Young adults 22.7
Ranked 154th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-17,581,383,389.05
Ranked 151st. 2 times more than United Kingdom
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th.

Unemployment gender ratio 173%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
79%
Ranked 29th.
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 1.7%
Ranked 26th.
10%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 14,186.58$
Ranked 1st. 277 times more than United Kingdom
51.26$
Ranked 47th.

Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men 72.36%
Ranked 23th.
78.44%
Ranked 11th. 8% more than Luxembourg
Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 56
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 3.4%
Ranked 50th. 79% more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 66th.

Female economic activity growth 4%
Ranked 72nd.
5%
Ranked 65th. 25% more than Luxembourg
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 6%
Ranked 48th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Employment rate > Young men 26.1
Ranked 156th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Employment rate > Young women 19.3
Ranked 139th.
55
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 14.45 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 282 times more than United Kingdom
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total 4.2%
Ranked 21st.
5.3%
Ranked 15th. 26% more than Luxembourg
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total 6.11%
Ranked 30th.
13.8%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Luxembourg
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $54,511.00
Ranked 5th. 5% more than United Kingdom
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 40,267.45
Ranked 49th. 94% more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 70th.

GNI > Constant LCU 21.4 billion
Ranked 94th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 61 times more than Luxembourg

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $50,076.43
Ranked 3rd. 33% more than United Kingdom
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th.

Long term unemployment 0.6%
Ranked 24th.
1.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Luxembourg
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 2.9%
Ranked 39th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 63th.

Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 31.1%
Ranked 11th.
39.3%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 42.1%
Ranked 118th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 26% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 61.3%
Ranked 139th.
65.6%
Ranked 122nd. 7% more than Luxembourg

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 21.5%
Ranked 141st.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 13.3%
Ranked 51st.
22%
Ranked 28th. 65% more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 6.6 billion$
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 180.95$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 2nd. 129 times more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment 33.54%
Ranked 13th. 36% more than United Kingdom
24.74%
Ranked 19th.
Foreign labor force 57.3%
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than United Kingdom
3.7%
Ranked 12th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate per million 6.16%
Ranked 2nd. 71 times more than United Kingdom
0.0871%
Ranked 26th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 8.4%
Ranked 59th.
9.4%
Ranked 60th. 12% more than Luxembourg

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 54.8%
Ranked 24th.
64.8%
Ranked 8th. 18% more than Luxembourg

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 3,718.74 per million people
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
1,013.9 per million people
Ranked 3rd.

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 80th.
16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Luxembourg
Force with secondary education > % of total 43.3%
Ranked 22nd.
47.4%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Luxembourg

Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 28.6%
Ranked 14th. 8% more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 18th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 16.05%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.3%
Ranked 32nd. 55% more than United Kingdom
11.8%
Ranked 40th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 42%
Ranked 90th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 16.4%
Ranked 33th. 19% more than United Kingdom
13.8%
Ranked 38th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 6.1%
Ranked 29th.
9.1%
Ranked 26th. 49% more than Luxembourg

Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million 12.26%
Ranked 2nd. 55 times more than United Kingdom
0.223%
Ranked 26th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 17.1%
Ranked 33th. 17% more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 37th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 14.9%
Ranked 28th.
21.4%
Ranked 24th. 44% more than Luxembourg

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 3.05%
Ranked 49th. 42 times more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

Temporary employment share per million 7.79%
Ranked 2nd. 68 times more than United Kingdom
0.114%
Ranked 25th.
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment per million 67.38%
Ranked 1st. 168 times more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 25th.
Employers, male > % of employment 4.2%
Ranked 46th. 20% more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 5.1%
Ranked 49th.
5.6%
Ranked 46th. 10% more than Luxembourg

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 43.35%
Ranked 92nd.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. 5% more than Luxembourg

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 43.4%
Ranked 53th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 20% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 3.2 ratio
Ranked 16th.
3.3 ratio
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 4
Ranked 10th. 8% more than United Kingdom
3.7
Ranked 13th.

Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 6.3%
Ranked 22nd.
20.8%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 0.0
Ranked 29th.
5.7%
Ranked 7th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 65.82%
Ranked 171st.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 54% more than Luxembourg

Expense > % of GDP 39.06%
Ranked 19th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 12% more than Luxembourg

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 71.15%
Ranked 7th. 32% more than United Kingdom
53.75%
Ranked 39th.

Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total per million 8.44%
Ranked 1st. 98 times more than United Kingdom
0.0857%
Ranked 26th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 23.7%
Ranked 156th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 96% more than Luxembourg

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 47.7%
Ranked 87th.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Luxembourg

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 95.2%
Ranked 2nd. 46% more than United Kingdom
65%
Ranked 20th.

Employment rate > Source / date of > Information 2003 OECD . 2003 OECD .
Force with tertiary education > % of total 20.6%
Ranked 23th.
26.8%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Luxembourg

Employers, female > % of employment 1.8%
Ranked 37th. 29% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.2%
Ranked 48th. 28% more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 8.1%
Ranked 55th.
9.7%
Ranked 46th. 20% more than Luxembourg

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 9.5%
Ranked 64th.
18.8%
Ranked 43th. 98% more than Luxembourg

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 8.9%
Ranked 64th.
14.6%
Ranked 49th. 64% more than Luxembourg

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 61.9%
Ranked 134th.
63%
Ranked 124th. 2% more than Luxembourg

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 5.7%
Ranked 59th.
12.1%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 75.13%
Ranked 156th.
81.86%
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Luxembourg

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 91%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than United Kingdom
85%
Ranked 19th.

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 80.5%
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than United Kingdom
73.8%
Ranked 10th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 4.5%
Ranked 64th.
8.4%
Ranked 36th. 87% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 5.1%
Ranked 66th.
7.9%
Ranked 40th. 55% more than Luxembourg

Force > Total per 1000 433.91
Ranked 98th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 17% more than Luxembourg

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 87.2%
Ranked 8th.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Luxembourg

Labor force with primary education > % of total 25.9%
Ranked 27th. 20% more than United Kingdom
21.5%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 40.1%
Ranked 34th.
45.9%
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Luxembourg

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 25.6%
Ranked 28th. 9% more than United Kingdom
23.5%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 38.5%
Ranked 31st.
46.2%
Ranked 25th. 20% more than Luxembourg

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 29.2%
Ranked 22nd.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 9% more than Luxembourg

Temporary employment share 3.4%
Ranked 26th.
6.7%
Ranked 21st. 97% more than Luxembourg
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date March 3, 1958 June 30, 1950
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -30.781%
Ranked 158th. 101 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 26.3%
Ranked 163th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Luxembourg

GNI growth > Annual % -1.588%
Ranked 101st. 8% more than United Kingdom
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 55,025.86
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 120th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -10,606,925,031.572
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
-3,965,217,178.015
Ranked 45th.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 5.2%
Ranked 45th.
11.7%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 14.9%
Ranked 29th.
24.1%
Ranked 5th. 62% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 3.3%
Ranked 69th.
5%
Ranked 57th. 52% more than Luxembourg

Force with primary education > % of total 34.2%
Ranked 11th. 95% more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 4.8%
Ranked 61st. 4% more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 26.4%
Ranked 23th. 39% more than United Kingdom
19%
Ranked 33th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 2.3%
Ranked 28th. 21% more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 29th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 1.3%
Ranked 24th. 63% more than United Kingdom
0.8%
Ranked 27th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 1.8%
Ranked 26th. 29% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 28th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 77.7%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than United Kingdom
76.9%
Ranked 2nd.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 55%
Ranked 150th.
62.2%
Ranked 105th. 13% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 11.5%
Ranked 49th.
14.3%
Ranked 41st. 24% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 53.8%
Ranked 16th. 37% more than United Kingdom
39.4%
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 35.9%
Ranked 47th.
49.4%
Ranked 23th. 38% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 34.8
Ranked 16th. 89% more than United Kingdom
18.4
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 49.8%
Ranked 12th. 44% more than United Kingdom
34.6%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.7%
Ranked 50th.
15.6%
Ranked 40th. 33% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.6%
Ranked 6th. 86% more than United Kingdom
12.7%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 17.8%
Ranked 12th. 19% more than United Kingdom
15%
Ranked 17th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.1%
Ranked 23th.
17%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Luxembourg

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -19,958,800,754.123
Ranked 80th. 318 times more than United Kingdom
-62,713,464.038
Ranked 30th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 18.6%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than United Kingdom
17.9%
Ranked 43th.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 1.3%
Ranked 42nd.
3.1%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.9%
Ranked 60th.
7.3%
Ranked 50th. 24% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.5%
Ranked 41st. 1% more than United Kingdom
13.4%
Ranked 36th.

Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men per million 145.36%
Ranked 2nd. 115 times more than United Kingdom
1.27%
Ranked 23th.
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment per million 24.97%
Ranked 2nd. 67 times more than United Kingdom
0.372%
Ranked 17th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 11.3%
Ranked 42nd.
13.3%
Ranked 36th. 18% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 17.6%
Ranked 23th. 17% more than United Kingdom
15.1%
Ranked 29th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-33,082,474,609.69
Ranked 163th. 280 times more than United Kingdom
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -13,674,800,000
Ranked 100th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 41.5%
Ranked 33th.
45.6%
Ranked 27th. 10% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 6.8%
Ranked 49th. 62% more than United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 26.5%
Ranked 13th. 55% more than United Kingdom
17.1%
Ranked 21st.

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 27.4%
Ranked 16th. 19% more than United Kingdom
23%
Ranked 20th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 37.2%
Ranked 40th.
47.2%
Ranked 29th. 27% more than Luxembourg

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 55.7%
Ranked 105th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 24% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.4%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 35.1%
Ranked 38th.
42.7%
Ranked 30th. 22% more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 2,631.87$ per capita
Ranked 1st. 24 times more than United Kingdom
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -25,731,548,751.414
Ranked 141st. 345 times more than United Kingdom
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

Long term unemployment > Share 27.6%
Ranked 15th.
27.7%
Ranked 14th. About the same as Luxembourg
One-person and family businesses > Women 5.5%
Ranked 40th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 44% more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 1.2 billion$
Ranked 50th.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Luxembourg

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date March 24, 1977 June 7, 2000
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment 12.43%
Ranked 19th.
22.98%
Ranked 4th. 85% more than Luxembourg
One-person and family businesses > Men 6%
Ranked 48th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 88.7%
Ranked 1st.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 1% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 20.8%
Ranked 33th. 18% more than United Kingdom
17.7%
Ranked 41st.

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 57.5%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
27.3%
Ranked 22nd.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 31.1%
Ranked 11th.
39.3%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Luxembourg

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 1.7%
Ranked 26th.
10%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Luxembourg

GNI > Current LCU per capita 55,025.86
Ranked 87th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 121st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 32.96$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 52nd. 11 times more than United Kingdom
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.9%
Ranked 54th. 29% more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 6%
Ranked 48th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 2,584.07$
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than United Kingdom
111.62$
Ranked 50th.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 65.52%
Ranked 124th.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Luxembourg

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 1.6%
Ranked 59th. The same as United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 22%
Ranked 150th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 2 times more than Luxembourg

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 54.8%
Ranked 110th.
57.1%
Ranked 100th. 4% more than Luxembourg

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 6.2%
Ranked 49th.
8.3%
Ranked 42nd. 34% more than Luxembourg

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 5.3%
Ranked 60th.
15.4%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Luxembourg

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 91.6%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 20th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 90.4%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than United Kingdom
80.6%
Ranked 25th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.7%
Ranked 49th. 40% more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.3%
Ranked 53th. The same as United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.5%
Ranked 51st. 25% more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 3.8%
Ranked 62nd.
7.6%
Ranked 52nd. Twice as much as Luxembourg

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 19%
Ranked 59th.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 51% more than Luxembourg

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 93.2%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than United Kingdom
90.9%
Ranked 8th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 77%
Ranked 4th. 12% more than United Kingdom
68.6%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 18.9%
Ranked 35th.
23.8%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Luxembourg

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.8%
Ranked 37th.
21%
Ranked 32nd. 12% more than Luxembourg

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 1.9%
Ranked 34th.
2.2%
Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Luxembourg

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