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Labor Stats: compare key data on North Korea & United States

Definitions

  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Labor force > Note: This entry contains the total labor force figure.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT North Korea United States HISTORY
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 87.28%
Ranked 66th. 1% more than United States
86.54%
Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 85.6%
Ranked 62nd.
86.12%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 18.5%
Ranked 93th. 86% more than United States
9.92%
Ranked 124th.
Force > Total 10.69 million
Ranked 42nd.
155.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 15 times more than North Korea

Force > Total > Per capita 0.475 per capita
Ranked 60th.
0.524 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 10% more than North Korea

Labor force 12.2 million
Ranked 2nd.
154.9 million
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than North Korea

Labor force > By occupation agricultural 36%, nonagricultural 64% farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; <i>note:</i> figures exclude the unemployed
Labor force > Per capita 893.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 76% more than United States
508.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 73.8%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than United States
69.5%
Ranked 99th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 30.8%
Ranked 97th.
54%
Ranked 29th. 75% more than North Korea

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 46.2%
Ranked 98th.
57%
Ranked 37th. 23% more than North Korea

Labor force per 1000 500.58
Ranked 7th.
500.77
Ranked 33th. The same as North Korea

Labor force, total 15.09 million
Ranked 37th.
158.69 million
Ranked 4th. 11 times more than North Korea

Labor force, total per 1000 609.33
Ranked 6th. 21% more than United States
505.51
Ranked 51st.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Averaging 5,000 - 10,000 North Korean won per day. roughly 2000 North Korean won is 1 US Dollar. The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$ 7.25 per hour. States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 75.19%
Ranked 71st.
82.15%
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.71%
Ranked 70th. 5% more than United States
93.35%
Ranked 163th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 80.75%
Ranked 116th. 3% more than United States
78.54%
Ranked 139th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 24.49%
Ranked 133th.
38.86%
Ranked 81st. 59% more than North Korea
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 35.5%
Ranked 139th.
55.8%
Ranked 60th. 57% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 27.56%
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than United States
13.49%
Ranked 127th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.05%
Ranked 92nd. 5% more than United States
90.93%
Ranked 159th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 76.31%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than United States
72.42%
Ranked 52nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 13.69%
Ranked 70th. 85% more than United States
7.41%
Ranked 95th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 49.31%
Ranked 80th. 19% more than United States
41.42%
Ranked 101st.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.61%
Ranked 51st. 5% more than United States
93.16%
Ranked 164th.
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.83%
Ranked 95th. 5% more than United States
92.17%
Ranked 163th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.46%
Ranked 102nd. 4% more than United States
92.2%
Ranked 156th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.32%
Ranked 78th. 5% more than United States
88.58%
Ranked 137th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 53.5%
Ranked 50th. 26% more than United States
42.6%
Ranked 98th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 69.5%
Ranked 19th. 33% more than United States
52.3%
Ranked 64th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 66.16%
Ranked 68th.
67.56%
Ranked 65th. 2% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 74.77%
Ranked 60th.
80.06%
Ranked 48th. 7% more than North Korea
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 79.8%
Ranked 23th. 25% more than United States
63.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 80.42%
Ranked 110th.
81.46%
Ranked 101st. 1% more than North Korea

Force > Total per 1000 449
Ranked 84th.
526.07
Ranked 21st. 17% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 86.87%
Ranked 72nd.
87.29%
Ranked 68th. About the same as North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 31.05%
Ranked 71st.
33.2%
Ranked 67th. 7% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 75.74%
Ranked 74th.
81.1%
Ranked 54th. 7% more than North Korea
Force > Female > % of total labor force 38.72%
Ranked 125th.
46.23%
Ranked 44th. 19% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 78.57%
Ranked 46th. 4% more than United States
75.54%
Ranked 63th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 86.17%
Ranked 53th. 1% more than United States
85.46%
Ranked 56th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 76.61%
Ranked 65th.
79.8%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than North Korea
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 49.94%
Ranked 132nd.
70.07%
Ranked 34th. 40% more than North Korea

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 86.2%
Ranked 73th.
87.2%
Ranked 67th. 1% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 73.78%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than United States
72.09%
Ranked 50th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 49.31%
Ranked 67th.
58.96%
Ranked 44th. 20% more than North Korea
Labor force > Note estimates vary widely includes unemployed
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 25.01%
Ranked 107th.
37.46%
Ranked 59th. 50% more than North Korea
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 83.96%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than United States
80.24%
Ranked 63th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 82.11%
Ranked 108th. 7% more than United States
76.57%
Ranked 137th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 69.05%
Ranked 83th. 37% more than United States
50.34%
Ranked 121st.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 76.99%
Ranked 56th.
79.87%
Ranked 49th. 4% more than North Korea
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 65.29%
Ranked 130th.
75.75%
Ranked 40th. 16% more than North Korea

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 56.5%
Ranked 23th. 34% more than United States
42.2%
Ranked 72nd.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 74.5%
Ranked 20th. 29% more than United States
57.8%
Ranked 95th.

SOURCES: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries); World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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