Labor Stats: compare key data on Norway & Sweden

Definitions

Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
Labor force: The total labor force figure
Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.
No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.
Trade union membership: Union members as % of all employees. Figures are for 2000.
Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
Strikes: Strikes five-year average in days not worked per 1000 employees (1996-2000)
Female doctors: Female doctors as % of the total - 2000.
Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
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.
Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
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.
Unemployment: Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women: 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.
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.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
Work Time > More than 40 hours: Percentage of persons in employment working more than 40 hours/week. Data is for 2000.
Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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 > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
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.
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.
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.
Hours worked: Number of hours worked in 2003; average of all people in employment. Note that different nations use very different practices and definitions in this data field, so comparisons such as this table are tentative at best.
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
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 $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
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, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
Gender division of housework: Gender Division of Labour Index, 1994 Range = 1.00 (female does all) through 2.50 (equality) to 5.00 (male does all).
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
Foreign labor force: Foreign labour force 2000
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.
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.
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 > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > 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
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
Unemployment and education > Tertiary: Unemployment rates among people of all ages who are educated to tertiary levels. Data is for 2000.
Employment rate of highly educated women: Employment rate of women aged 25-54, 2000, who are educated upto or more than tertiary level.
Researchers in labor force: Number of researchers per 10000 in the labour force (1999).
Unemployment benefit as % of GDP: Expenditure on unemployment benefits as % of GDP (Year 1998).
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
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.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
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, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
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.
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 > Regional unemployment > Gini index of regional unemployment rates > Small regions: 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.
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.
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).
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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)."
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
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 > 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 US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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.
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.
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 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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."
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.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
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
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.
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 > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Maximum: 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.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Minimum: 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.
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.
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.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women 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).
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Economic activity > 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
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.
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.
Employment rate of lesser educated women: Employment rate of women aged 25-54, 2000, who are educated lesser than upper secondary level.
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.
Unemployment and education > Upper secondary: Unemployment rates among people of all ages who are educated upto Upper Secondary levels. Data is for 2000.
Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
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.
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
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 > 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 LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
Economic activity > 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 > 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 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.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
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."

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STAT	Norway	Sweden
Agricultural workers > Male	6% Ranked 54th. 50% more than Sweden	4% Ranked 68th.
Employment rate > Adults	62.3 Ranked 53th. 8% more than Sweden	57.6 Ranked 83th.
Expense > Current LCU	948.88 billion Ranked 31st.	1.11 trillion Ranked 27th. 17% more than Norway
GNI > Current US$	$509.71 billion Ranked 22nd.	$535.52 billion Ranked 21st. 5% more than Norway
Hours worked > Standard workweek	37.5 hours Ranked 180th.	40 hours Ranked 107th. 7% more than Norway
Labor force	2.59 million Ranked 89th.	4.93 million Ranked 65th. 90% more than Norway
Labor force > By occupation	agriculture, forestry, and fishing 4%, industry 22%, services 74%	agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture	2.9% Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Sweden	1.1% Ranked 23th.
Labor force > By occupation > Industry	21.1% Ranked 12th.	28.2% Ranked 6th. 34% more than Norway
Labor force > By occupation > Services	76% Ranked 3rd. 7% more than Sweden	70.7% Ranked 6th.
Labor force, total	2.67 million Ranked 110th.	5.08 million Ranked 79th. 90% more than Norway
Rigidity of employment index	54 Ranked 38th. 26% more than Sweden	43 Ranked 65th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage	None; wages normally fall within a national scale negotiated by labor, employers, and local governments.	None; set by annual collective bargaining contracts.
Trade union membership	57% Ranked 4th.	82% Ranked 1st. 44% more than Norway
Unemployment rate	3.6% Ranked 82nd.	8.3% Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Norway
Strikes	135 Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Sweden	9 Ranked 21st.
Female doctors	37.2% Ranked 3rd.	39.2% Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Norway
Labor force per 1000	529.73 Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Sweden	525.69 Ranked 26th.
GNI > Current US$ per capita	$101,558.91 Ranked 2nd. 80% more than Sweden	$56,272.39 Ranked 7th.
Male retirement age	67 Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sweden	64 Ranked 16th.
Female retirement age	67 Ranked 1st. 5% more than Sweden	64 Ranked 8th.
Labor force, total per 1000	532.93 Ranked 24th.	533.9 Ranked 22nd. About the same as Norway
Working mothers	73% Ranked 3rd.	76% Ranked 1st. 4% more than Norway
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes	69.1% Ranked 7th. 5% more than Sweden	65.6% Ranked 9th.
Firing cost > Weeks of wages	13 weeks of wages Ranked 144th.	26 weeks of wages Ranked 113th. Twice as much as Norway
GNI per capita > Constant LCU	432,119.05 Ranked 17th. 29% more than Sweden	335,018.13 Ranked 20th.
Expense > Current LCU per capita	191,574.05 Ranked 19th. 63% more than Sweden	117,585.56 Ranked 24th.
Employment rate > Women	57.7 Ranked 32nd. 9% more than Sweden	53 Ranked 48th.
Labor force > Total	2.64 million Ranked 100th.	5 million Ranked 67th. 90% more than Norway
Industrial workers > Male	33% Ranked 32nd.	38% Ranked 17th. 15% more than Norway
Employment rate > Men	67.1 Ranked 94th. 7% more than Sweden	62.6 Ranked 122nd.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men	71.5% Ranked 15th. 5% more than Sweden	68.3% Ranked 24th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men	71.5% Ranked 15th. 5% more than Sweden	68.3% Ranked 24th.
Compensation of employees > Current LCU	105316000000	100835000000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate	6 Ranked 32nd.	12.4 Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Norway
Force > Total	2.52 million Ranked 103th.	4.68 million Ranked 73th. 86% more than Norway
Force > Total > Per capita	0.546 per capita Ranked 10th. 5% more than Sweden	0.519 per capita Ranked 25th.
Female decision makers	25% Ranked 45th.	29% Ranked 30th. 16% more than Norway
Agricultural workers > Female	2% Ranked 58th. Twice as much as Sweden	1% Ranked 75th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women	95.4% Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sweden	94.7% Ranked 4th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14	32.1% Ranked 35th.	33.7% Ranked 31st. 5% more than Norway
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes	8.6% Ranked 61st.	22.9% Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate	3.46% Ranked 26th.	7.07% Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Norway
GNI > Current LCU	2.97 trillion Ranked 61st.	3.63 trillion Ranked 53th. 22% more than Norway
Unemployment	3.5% Ranked 16th.	4.4% Ranked 15th. 26% more than Norway
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women	4.69% Ranked 29th.	5.81% Ranked 27th. 24% more than Norway
Female economic activity	59.1% Ranked 56th.	62.5% Ranked 40th. 6% more than Norway
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women	66.6% Ranked 4th. 6% more than Sweden	62.9% Ranked 7th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women	3% Ranked 48th.	4.3% Ranked 44th. 43% more than Norway
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women	66.6% Ranked 4th. 6% more than Sweden	62.9% Ranked 7th.
Labor force > Per capita	541.71 per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Sweden	535.82 per 1,000 people Ranked 27th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34	90.13% Ranked 43th.	93.66% Ranked 19th. 4% more than Norway
Industrial workers > Female	9% Ranked 71st.	12% Ranked 55th. 33% more than Norway
Work Time > More than 40 hours	15.8% Ranked 18th.	61.5% Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Norway
Employment rate > Young adults	55.7 Ranked 31st. 23% more than Sweden	45.2 Ranked 65th.
Female professionals	49% Ranked 38th. The same as Sweden	49% Ranked 41st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$	$10.04 billion Ranked 9th.	$11.72 billion Ranked 6th. 17% more than Norway
Unemployment gender ratio	88% Ranked 26th. 1% more than Sweden	87% Ranked 27th.
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14	10% Ranked 7th. 18% more than Sweden	8.5% Ranked 9th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita	206.13$ Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Sweden	67.67$ Ranked 41st.
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men	80.38% Ranked 7th. 3% more than Sweden	78.02% Ranked 12th.
Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid	44 Ranked 32nd. 16% more than Sweden	38 Ranked 53th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men	89.8% Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Sweden	86% Ranked 8th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14	4.8% Ranked 50th. 60% more than Sweden	3% Ranked 61st.
Service workers > Male	61% Ranked 16th. 3% more than Sweden	59% Ranked 22nd.
Female economic activity growth	8% Ranked 51st. 8 times more than Sweden	1% Ranked 93th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men	7.1% Ranked 46th.	8.9% Ranked 41st. 25% more than Norway
Employment rate > Young women	57.4 Ranked 19th. 24% more than Sweden	46.3 Ranked 41st.
Employment rate > Young men	54.1 Ranked 58th. 23% more than Sweden	44.1 Ranked 97th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita	206,129.82$ per 1,000 people Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Sweden	67,708.03$ per 1,000 people Ranked 43th.
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total	2.6% Ranked 29th.	6.2% Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Norway
Hours worked	1,337 hours Ranked 9th.	1,564 hours Ranked 7th. 17% more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus	8.08% Ranked 132nd. 89% more than Sweden	4.27% Ranked 154th.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total	8% Ranked 28th.	10.59% Ranked 24th. 32% more than Norway
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $	$51,736.00 Ranked 7th. 6% more than Sweden	$48,987.00 Ranked 12th.
GNI > Constant LCU	2.17 trillion Ranked 34th.	3.19 trillion Ranked 26th. 47% more than Norway
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$67,073.19 Ranked 1st. 50% more than Sweden	$44,829.93 Ranked 7th.
GNI > Constant LCU per capita	432,119.05 Ranked 17th. 29% more than Sweden	335,018.13 Ranked 20th.
Service workers > Female	88% Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sweden	87% Ranked 7th.
Long term unemployment	0.2% Ranked 25th.	1.4% Ranked 16th. 7 times more than Norway
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14	1.6% Ranked 54th. 78% more than Sweden	0.9% Ranked 60th.
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14	32.9% Ranked 10th. 73% more than Sweden	19% Ranked 18th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14	70% Ranked 97th. 11% more than Sweden	63.1% Ranked 133th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14	61.7% Ranked 23th. 11% more than Sweden	55.7% Ranked 40th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24	58.4% Ranked 21st. 30% more than Sweden	44.8% Ranked 42nd.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male	9.3% Ranked 59th.	23.8% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Norway
Gender division of housework	2.26 Ranked 2nd. About the same as Sweden	2.25 Ranked 3rd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49	90.88% Ranked 30th.	94.86% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Norway
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP	3.23$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 84th. 89% more than Sweden	1.71$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 98th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$	953 million$ Ranked 32nd. 56% more than Sweden	611 million$ Ranked 36th.
Foreign labor force	4.9% Ranked 11th.	5% Ranked 10th. 2% more than Norway
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment	8.76% Ranked 25th.	12.95% Ranked 23th. 48% more than Norway
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate per million	0.716% Ranked 13th.	0.761% Ranked 9th. 6% more than Norway
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14	8.1% Ranked 67th.	9.3% Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Norway
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14	62.9% Ranked 14th.	63.1% Ranked 13th. About the same as Norway
Technicians in RandD > Per million people	1,753.94 per million people Ranked 4th.	3,164.27 per million people Ranked 1st. 80% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44	88.65% Ranked 28th.	94.47% Ranked 6th. 7% more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19	30.4% Ranked 114th.	33.53% Ranked 102nd. 10% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24	74.5% Ranked 154th.	82.71% Ranked 95th. 11% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19	31.06% Ranked 120th.	32.53% Ranked 116th. 5% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39	94.11% Ranked 162nd.	95.75% Ranked 152nd. 2% more than Norway
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age	15 Ranked 88th. The same as Sweden	15 Ranked 59th.
Unemployment and education > Tertiary	1.9% Ranked 13th.	3% Ranked 9th. 58% more than Norway
Employment rate of highly educated women	87.3% Ranked 3rd.	87.8% Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Norway
Researchers in labor force	78 per 10000 people Ranked 5th.	91 per 10000 people Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Norway
Unemployment benefit as % of GDP	0.5% of GDP Ranked 15th.	1.9% of GDP Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Norway
Temporary employment share	9.7% Ranked 16th.	14.6% Ranked 7th. 51% more than Norway
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP	2.01% Ranked 19th.	2.23% Ranked 17th. 11% more than Norway
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million	8.5 billion Ranked 4th. 16% more than Sweden	7.33 billion Ranked 6th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24	61% Ranked 39th. 40% more than Sweden	43.5% Ranked 111th.
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU	42.67 billion Ranked 11th.	69.77 billion Ranked 7th. 63% more than Norway
Part time employment, male > % of total male employment	11.4% Ranked 15th. 11% more than Sweden	10.3% Ranked 19th.
Part time employment, total > % of total employment	19.7% Ranked 13th. 39% more than Sweden	14.2% Ranked 30th.
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force	2.8% Ranked 81st.	7.7% Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus	11.17% Ranked 133th. 69% more than Sweden	6.62% Ranked 150th.
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment	7.1% Ranked 27th.	19.6% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39	91.33% Ranked 41st.	94.68% Ranked 17th. 4% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64	45.35% Ranked 43th.	52.9% Ranked 28th. 17% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39	88.39% Ranked 33th.	93.56% Ranked 11th. 6% more than Norway
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	12.1% Ranked 39th.	14.4% Ranked 34th. 19% more than Norway
Force > Female > % of total labor force	47.29% Ranked 28th.	47.37% Ranked 27th. About the same as Norway
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	24.4% Ranked 9th. 21% more than Sweden	20.2% Ranked 15th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	20.6% Ranked 19th. 23% more than Sweden	16.8% Ranked 30th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24	68.95% Ranked 64th.	79.51% Ranked 22nd. 15% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus	5.88% Ranked 104th. 2 times more than Sweden	2.54% Ranked 145th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64	52.24% Ranked 76th.	56.39% Ranked 59th. 8% more than Norway
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million	$2.00 billion Ranked 3rd. 63% more than Sweden	$1.23 billion Ranked 7th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment	21.1% Ranked 25th.	21.6% Ranked 49th. 2% more than Norway
Net income from abroad > Current LCU	58.43 billion Ranked 11th.	79.38 billion Ranked 9th. 36% more than Norway
Temporary employment share per million	2.16% Ranked 4th. 31% more than Sweden	1.65% Ranked 7th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Gini index of regional unemployment rates > Small regions	0.162 Year 2006 Ranked 18th. 73% more than Sweden	0.0939 Year 2006 Ranked 29th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita	92.79$ per capita Ranked 60th. 33% more than Sweden	69.81$ per capita Ranked 72nd.
Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million	11.64 billion Ranked 6th. 40% more than Sweden	8.34 billion Ranked 8th.
Long term unemployment > Share	3.7% Ranked 27th.	22.3% Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Norway
Employers, male > % of employment	2.5% Ranked 56th.	5.6% Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Norway
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$	27.97 million BoP $ Ranked 47th.	222.87 million BoP $ Ranked 54th. 8 times more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	2.6% Ranked 66th.	6.2% Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Norway
Labor force > Female > % of total labor force	47.58% Ranked 30th. About the same as Sweden	47.38% Ranked 33th.
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment	49.2% Ranked 19th.	50.1% Ranked 15th. 2% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34	93.98% Ranked 161st.	95.23% Ranked 155th. 1% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	3.5 ratio Ranked 8th.	3.9 ratio Ranked 6th. 11% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	3.4 Ranked 18th.	3.9 Ranked 11th. 15% more than Norway
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14	90.4% Ranked 3rd. 1% more than Sweden	89.5% Ranked 6th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female	7.9% Ranked 61st.	22% Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Norway
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14	7.7% Ranked 29th.	43.5% Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Norway
Part time > Part time employment rate > Women	32.9% Ranked 10th. 73% more than Sweden	19% Ranked 18th.
Part time > Part time employment rate > Men	10% Ranked 7th. 18% more than Sweden	8.5% Ranked 9th.
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP	102.01% Ranked 29th. About the same as Sweden	101.86% Ranked 30th.
Expense > % of GDP	34.51% Ranked 29th. 8% more than Sweden	31.92% Ranked 38th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP	1.45$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 136th.	1.76$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 134th. 21% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total per million	0.538% Ranked 13th.	0.667% Ranked 12th. 24% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49	93.32% Ranked 141st.	95.76% Ranked 86th. 3% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59	79.38% Ranked 117th.	85.61% Ranked 84th. 8% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64	59.42% Ranked 110th.	59.96% Ranked 108th. 1% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29	80.18% Ranked 47th.	88.1% Ranked 18th. 10% more than Norway
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita	6,563.85 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.	24,697.59 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Norway
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	235.58 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 115th. 378 times more than Sweden	0.623 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 76th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment	0.8% Ranked 55th.	1% Ranked 52nd. 25% more than Norway
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14	22.8% Ranked 29th.	72% Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59	72.39% Ranked 54th.	83.06% Ranked 16th. 15% more than Norway
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita	92.79$ Ranked 59th. 33% more than Sweden	69.77$ Ranked 70th.
Employment rate > Source / date of > Information	2003 OECD .	2003 OECD .
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49	88.33% Ranked 21st.	93.92% Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Norway
Force with tertiary education > % of total	28.4% Ranked 11th. 14% more than Sweden	24.9% Ranked 17th.
Employers, female > % of employment	1% Ranked 55th.	1.7% Ranked 40th. 70% more than Norway
Employers, total > % of employment	1.8% Ranked 58th.	3.8% Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Norway
Self-employed, female > % of females employed	4.1% Ranked 63th.	5.9% Ranked 59th. 44% more than Norway
Self-employed, male > % of males employed	9.5% Ranked 63th.	14.5% Ranked 54th. 53% more than Norway
Self-employed, total > % of total employed	6.9% Ranked 66th.	10.4% Ranked 61st. 51% more than Norway
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %	66.9% Ranked 104th. 7% more than Sweden	62.5% Ranked 129th.
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment	5.2% Ranked 61st.	6.7% Ranked 57th. 29% more than Norway
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64	83.61% Ranked 73th. 6% more than Sweden	78.98% Ranked 120th.
Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed	93% Ranked 2nd. 4% more than Sweden	89.5% Ranked 7th.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment	7.5% Ranked 53th.	7.7% Ranked 51st. 3% more than Norway
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment	31.6% Ranked 28th. 4% more than Sweden	30.3% Ranked 32nd.
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	10% Ranked 60th.	25% Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	8.6% Ranked 69th.	23.7% Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Norway
Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment	0.2% Ranked 50th.	1.1% Ranked 42nd. 6 times more than Norway
Force with primary education > % of total	14.7% Ranked 37th.	18.5% Ranked 25th. 26% more than Norway
Force > Total per 1000	546.11 Ranked 11th. 5% more than Sweden	518.69 Ranked 27th.
Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment	90.3% Ranked 1st. 1% more than Sweden	89.8% Ranked 6th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total	11.4% Ranked 47th.	15.6% Ranked 42nd. 37% more than Norway
Labor force with secondary education > % of total	54.6% Ranked 18th. 2% more than Sweden	53.7% Ranked 19th.
Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force	11.6% Ranked 47th.	17.5% Ranked 39th. 51% more than Norway
Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force	50.9% Ranked 18th. 1% more than Sweden	50.6% Ranked 20th.
Labor force with tertiary education > % of total	33.5% Ranked 12th. 12% more than Sweden	29.8% Ranked 19th.
Employment in services > % of total employment	76% Ranked 3rd. The same as Sweden	76% Ranked 9th.
Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+	68.4% Ranked 55th. 5% more than Sweden	65.1% Ranked 84th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	20.6% Ranked 25th. 20% more than Sweden	17.1% Ranked 34th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	26.5% Ranked 54th.	32.2% Ranked 43th. 22% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	44.8% Ranked 30th.	45.3% Ranked 29th. 1% more than Norway
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female	6 Ranked 31st.	11.3 Ranked 28th. 88% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	24.1% Ranked 47th.	32.4% Ranked 32nd. 34% more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	24.1% Ranked 23th. 37% more than Sweden	17.6% Ranked 38th.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	6.6% Ranked 35th.	20.7% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	7.5% Ranked 31st.	20.2% Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	8.4% Ranked 31st.	19.7% Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Norway
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita	6.56 BoP $ Ranked 49th.	24.68 BoP $ Ranked 54th. 4 times more than Norway
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date	February 17, 1955	July 18, 1950
GNI growth > Annual %	4.69% Ranked 37th. 8 times more than Sweden	0.598% Ranked 84th.
GNI per capita > Current LCU	590,818.97 Ranked 32nd. 55% more than Sweden	381,245.46 Ranked 43th.
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	7.2% Ranked 69th.	22.3% Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Norway
Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment	0.3% Ranked 49th.	1.4% Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Norway
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force	4.8% Ranked 62nd.	6.9% Ranked 41st. 44% more than Norway
Force with secondary education > % of total	56.5% Ranked 8th. 1% more than Sweden	56% Ranked 13th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	12.6% Ranked 37th.	15.7% Ranked 29th. 25% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29	88.29% Ranked 164th.	91.45% Ranked 158th. 4% more than Norway
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	4.4% Ranked 65th.	6.5% Ranked 50th. 48% more than Norway
Compensation of employees > % of expense	16.23% Ranked 47th. 55% more than Sweden	10.44% Ranked 64th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Maximum	5.66% Ranked 23th.	10.12% Ranked 16th. 79% more than Norway
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Minimum	2.17% Ranked 24th.	4.95% Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Norway
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men per million	16.65% Ranked 5th. 98% more than Sweden	8.39% Ranked 11th.
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment per million	4.19% Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Sweden	1.51% Ranked 11th.
Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment	8.2% Ranked 27th.	9.1% Ranked 60th. 11% more than Norway
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million	1.66% Ranked 10th. 45% more than Sweden	1.14% Ranked 16th.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women per million	0.971% Ranked 13th. 55% more than Sweden	0.625% Ranked 17th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	21.7% Ranked 10th. 24% more than Sweden	17.5% Ranked 15th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24	71.79% Ranked 95th.	81.14% Ranked 27th. 13% more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29	84.33% Ranked 66th.	89.81% Ranked 28th. 6% more than Norway
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	19.4% Ranked 10th. 20% more than Sweden	16.1% Ranked 13th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34	86.05% Ranked 34th.	92.01% Ranked 13th. 7% more than Norway
Personal remittances, received > % of GDP	0.153% Ranked 118th.	0.155% Ranked 117th. 1% more than Norway
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment per million	1.81% Ranked 15th. 30% more than Sweden	1.39% Ranked 16th.
Employment rate of lesser educated women	63.8% Ranked 5th.	65.4% Ranked 4th. 3% more than Norway
Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force	3.8% Ranked 67th.	6.2% Ranked 53th. 63% more than Norway
Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment	5.4% Ranked 27th.	15.3% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment and education > Upper secondary	2.6% Ranked 15th.	5.3% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Norway
Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment	6.4% Ranked 27th.	17.8% Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Norway
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	55.6% Ranked 15th.	56.9% Ranked 13th. 2% more than Norway
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64	77.33% Ranked 14th. 3% more than Sweden	74.86% Ranked 19th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	11.6% Ranked 38th.	13% Ranked 36th. 12% more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44	91.38% Ranked 37th.	95.38% Ranked 8th. 4% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54	77.19% Ranked 35th.	90.06% Ranked 3rd. 17% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59	65.26% Ranked 33th.	80.44% Ranked 8th. 23% more than Norway
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment	53.2% Ranked 16th.	59.1% Ranked 12th. 11% more than Norway
One-person and family businesses > Women	3% Ranked 48th.	4.3% Ranked 44th. 43% more than Norway
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$	429 million$ Ranked 77th.	630 million$ Ranked 70th. 47% more than Norway
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19	29.7% Ranked 86th.	34.58% Ranked 71st. 16% more than Norway
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date	July 8, 1980	April 23, 1990
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment	20.21% Ranked 7th. 44% more than Sweden	14.04% Ranked 15th.
One-person and family businesses > Men	7.1% Ranked 46th.	8.9% Ranked 41st. 25% more than Norway
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14	19.3% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sweden	6.8% Ranked 21st.
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14	7.4% Ranked 4th. Twice as much as Sweden	3.7% Ranked 12th.
GNI > Current LCU per capita	590,818.97 Ranked 32nd. 55% more than Sweden	381,245.46 Ranked 43th.
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense	68.73% Ranked 17th.	69.81% Ranked 11th. 2% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44	93.98% Ranked 158th.	96.26% Ranked 120th. 2% more than Norway
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54	82.2% Ranked 49th.	91.45% Ranked 6th. 11% more than Norway
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54	86.97% Ranked 142nd.	92.81% Ranked 86th. 7% more than Norway
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %	51.1% Ranked 56th. 35% more than Sweden	37.9% Ranked 110th.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %	59.8% Ranked 40th. 8% more than Sweden	55.5% Ranked 56th.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage	7.1% Ranked 46th.	8.9% Ranked 41st. 25% more than Norway
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64	80.52% Ranked 18th. 5% more than Sweden	76.95% Ranked 36th.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment	3.5% Ranked 51st. 17% more than Sweden	3% Ranked 53th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %	52.4% Ranked 36th. 34% more than Sweden	39.2% Ranked 86th.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %	63.4% Ranked 56th. 7% more than Sweden	59% Ranked 86th.
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment	3.1% Ranked 58th.	4.2% Ranked 56th. 35% more than Norway
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment	7% Ranked 57th.	8.9% Ranked 50th. 27% more than Norway
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed	95.9% Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Sweden	94.1% Ranked 7th.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed	90.5% Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Sweden	85.4% Ranked 12th.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed	0.2% Ranked 58th.	0.3% Ranked 56th. 50% more than Norway
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed	0.2% Ranked 55th. The same as Sweden	0.2% Ranked 56th.
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed	0.2% Ranked 60th. The same as Sweden	0.2% Ranked 61st.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment	91.5% Ranked 6th. 1% more than Sweden	90.8% Ranked 9th.
Employees, services, male > % of male employment	64.7% Ranked 15th.	66.2% Ranked 10th. 2% more than Norway
Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment	69.4% Ranked 18th. 12% more than Sweden	62% Ranked 33th.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force	3.6% Ranked 72nd.	8.2% Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Norway
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force	3.2% Ranked 78th.	8% Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Norway
Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force	57.9% Ranked 15th. 3% more than Sweden	56.4% Ranked 17th.
Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force	11.1% Ranked 44th.	13.4% Ranked 42nd. 21% more than Norway
Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment	4.1% Ranked 19th. 21% more than Sweden	3.4% Ranked 59th.
Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment	1.3% Ranked 23th. 44% more than Sweden	0.9% Ranked 60th.
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment	2.8% Ranked 21st. 27% more than Sweden	2.2% Ranked 61st.

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