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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • 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.
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • 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."
  • 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. 
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > 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.
  • 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.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • 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, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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
  • 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 unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • 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)."
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
STAT Saint Lucia United States HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 27%
Ranked 19th. 7 times more than United States
4%
Ranked 69th.
GNI > Current US$ $1.22 billion
Ranked 157th.
$16.51 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 13483 times more than Saint Lucia

GNI > Current US$ per capita $6,771.86
Ranked 70th.
$52,608.35
Ranked 8th. 8 times more than Saint Lucia

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 118th. The same as United States
40 hours
Ranked 108th.
Industrial workers > Male 24%
Ranked 66th.
32%
Ranked 42nd. 33% more than Saint Lucia
Labor force 79,700
Ranked 157th.
154.9 million
Ranked 4th. 1944 times more than Saint Lucia

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 21.7%, industry, commerce, and manufacturing 24.7%, services 53.6% farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; <i>note:</i> figures exclude the unemployed
Labor force > Total 78,037.95
Ranked 170th.
158.37 million
Ranked 4th. 2029 times more than Saint Lucia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 53.4%
Ranked 59th.
58.4%
Ranked 34th. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 44.9%
Ranked 91st.
63.9%
Ranked 38th. 42% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force per 1000 468.41
Ranked 59th.
500.77
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force, total 94,602.73
Ranked 177th.
158.69 million
Ranked 4th. 1677 times more than Saint Lucia

Labor force, total per 1000 523.04
Ranked 29th. 3% more than United States
505.51
Ranked 51st.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Minimum wage for some sectors; EC$ 300 ($111) per month for office clerks; EC$200 ($74) for shop assistants; EC$160 ($59) for messengers. The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$ 7.25 per hour. States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates.
Unemployment rate 20%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
9.7%
Ranked 31st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 44.9%
Ranked 91st.
63.9%
Ranked 38th. 42% more than Saint Lucia

Force > Total > Per capita 0.474 per capita
Ranked 65th.
0.524 per capita
Ranked 22nd. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Force > Total 78,105.24
Ranked 176th.
155.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 1990 times more than Saint Lucia

Agricultural workers > Female 16%
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than United States
1%
Ranked 76th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 70.6%
Ranked 51st.
94.1%
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Saint Lucia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 23.1%
Ranked 68th.
30.2%
Ranked 44th. 31% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 40.8%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States
17.3%
Ranked 42nd.

GNI > Current LCU 3.31 billion
Ranked 163th.
16.51 trillion
Ranked 27th. 4994 times more than Saint Lucia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 62.2%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States
53.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 62.2%
Ranked 12th. 17% more than United States
53.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force > Per capita 467.04 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
508.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Saint Lucia

Industrial workers > Female 14%
Ranked 41st. 17% more than United States
12%
Ranked 56th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-13,814,814.81
Ranked 45th.
$269.90 billion
Ranked 1st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 6.05$
Ranked 94th.
138.98$
Ranked 28th. 23 times more than Saint Lucia

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 0.0
Ranked 171st.
0.0
Ranked 170th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 58.8%
Ranked 59th.
91.2%
Ranked 2nd. 55% more than Saint Lucia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 13.7%
Ranked 44th. 6 times more than United States
2.2%
Ranked 65th.

Service workers > Male 49%
Ranked 47th.
64%
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Saint Lucia
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 6,068.29$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 95th.
138,564.64$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 23 times more than Saint Lucia

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $10,615.00
Ranked 79th.
$65,480.00
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Saint Lucia

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $5,054.49
Ranked 76th.
$46,084.41
Ranked 6th. 9 times more than Saint Lucia

Service workers > Female 70%
Ranked 50th.
86%
Ranked 15th. 23% more than Saint Lucia
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 8.6%
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than United States
0.8%
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 37.1%
Ranked 10th. 98% more than United States
18.7%
Ranked 32nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.21$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 114th.
3.31$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 81st. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 1,000,000$
Ranked 142nd.
41.07 billion$
Ranked 1st. 41072 times more than Saint Lucia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 46.6%
Ranked 61st.
67.6%
Ranked 4th. 45% more than Saint Lucia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 11%
Ranked 69th. 15% more than United States
9.6%
Ranked 59th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 88.7%
Ranked 33th.
94.5%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Saint Lucia

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 81.8%
Ranked 25th.
99.1%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Saint Lucia

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than United States
0.1%
Ranked 73th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.5%
Ranked 65th. 5 times more than United States
0.1%
Ranked 73th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.6%
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than United States
0.1%
Ranked 78th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 72.8%
Ranked 57th.
91.9%
Ranked 4th. 26% more than Saint Lucia

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 48.8%
Ranked 58th.
71.7%
Ranked 6th. 47% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 21.5%
Ranked 17th. 22% more than United States
17.6%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 27.5%
Ranked 14th. 70% more than United States
16.2%
Ranked 49th.

Force with primary education > % of total 61.6%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States
17.1%
Ranked 18th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 12.09$
Ranked 119th. 22% more than United States
9.89$
Ranked 123th.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 20.4%
Ranked 41st.
30.3%
Ranked 40th. 49% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 48.2%
Ranked 7th. 7 times more than United States
7.3%
Ranked 51st.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 9.8%
Ranked 45th. 12 times more than United States
0.8%
Ranked 75th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 51.3%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States
9.5%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 23.8%
Ranked 41st.
29.4%
Ranked 44th. 24% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 54%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than United States
11.3%
Ranked 48th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 27.6%
Ranked 40th.
28.4%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Saint Lucia

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 8.9%
Ranked 45th.
61.1%
Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Saint Lucia

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -3,002,510,000
Ranked 42nd.
236.45 billion
Ranked 6th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.42$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 129th. 10 times more than United States
0.235$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 150th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 35.2%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United States
14.7%
Ranked 49th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 22%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United States
7.9%
Ranked 44th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 103.25%
Ranked 18th.
105.29%
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 31.8%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
12.4%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 45.5%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United States
15.7%
Ranked 47th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 67.5%
Ranked 58th.
89.6%
Ranked 5th. 33% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2
Ranked 62nd.
3.3
Ranked 25th. 65% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.9 ratio
Ranked 64th.
2.4 ratio
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.6%
Ranked 59th.
48.5%
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 4.2%
Ranked 59th.
42%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Saint Lucia

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 47.5%
Ranked 37th. About the same as United States
47.4%
Ranked 31st.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 41.49%
Ranked 112th.
46.09%
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Employment in industry > % of total employment 16.1%
Ranked 86th.
20.6%
Ranked 55th. 28% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 21%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than United States
5.8%
Ranked 43th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 2.41%
Ranked 60th. 62 times more than United States
0.0387%
Ranked 136th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 18.8%
Ranked 44th. 8 times more than United States
2.3%
Ranked 74th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 8.1%
Ranked 31st.
43.3%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Saint Lucia
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 53.9%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than United States
20.6%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 29.7%
Ranked 51st.
33.3%
Ranked 50th. 12% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 53.2%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than United States
16.5%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.6%
Ranked 61st.
50.2%
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 45.5%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States
9.4%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 40.8%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
10.5%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 37.1%
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than United States
11.6%
Ranked 47th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.165%
Ranked 65th.
1.72%
Ranked 20th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -16,600,375,960.635
Ranked 79th.
753.24 million
Ranked 12th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 18,284.02
Ranked 130th.
52,608.35
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 19.5%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United States
5.6%
Ranked 53th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 23.6%
Ranked 25th.
39.5%
Ranked 7th. 67% more than Saint Lucia
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 40%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United States
11.3%
Ranked 41st.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 41.49%
Ranked 96th.
46.23%
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 9.5%
Ranked 72nd. 1% more than United States
9.4%
Ranked 59th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 4.5%
Ranked 61st.
47.3%
Ranked 3rd. 11 times more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 4.2%
Ranked 53th.
46.3%
Ranked 2nd. 11 times more than Saint Lucia

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-76,379,802.15
Ranked 80th.
$859.79 million
Ranked 9th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -37,300,000
Ranked 40th.
269.9 billion
Ranked 6th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 8.6%
Ranked 74th. 56% more than United States
5.5%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 30.7%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 29.7%
Ranked 49th.
34.1%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Saint Lucia

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 59.65%
Ranked 83th.
70.07%
Ranked 34th. 17% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 49.2%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United States
10.1%
Ranked 42nd.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 26.7%
Ranked 49th.
34.5%
Ranked 41st. 29% more than Saint Lucia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 12.14$ per capita
Ranked 119th. 23% more than United States
9.87$ per capita
Ranked 124th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -206,225,465.804
Ranked 56th.
859.79 million
Ranked 19th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 2 million$
Ranked 148th.
2.92 billion$
Ranked 26th. 1462 times more than Saint Lucia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 18,284.02
Ranked 129th.
52,608.35
Ranked 90th. 3 times more than Saint Lucia

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 71.73%
Ranked 70th.
75.75%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 24.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than United States
5.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 14.7%
Ranked 78th. 84% more than United States
8%
Ranked 81st.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.9%
Ranked 79th. 75% more than United States
6.8%
Ranked 85th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.18%
Ranked 63th. 3% more than United States
81.46%
Ranked 101st.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 85%
Ranked 27th.
93.2%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Saint Lucia

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 9.5%
Ranked 82nd. 32% more than United States
7.2%
Ranked 71st.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 21.3%
Ranked 82nd.
25.1%
Ranked 52nd. 18% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 19%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United States
8.2%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 20.6%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United States
8.1%
Ranked 37th.

Force > Total per 1000 472.2
Ranked 63th.
526.07
Ranked 21st. 11% more than Saint Lucia

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 72.8%
Ranked 50th.
89.9%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Saint Lucia

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 18.8%
Ranked 33th. 9 times more than United States
2%
Ranked 66th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 9.8%
Ranked 33th. 14 times more than United States
0.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 14.8%
Ranked 39th. 11 times more than United States
1.4%
Ranked 68th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 59.4%
Ranked 51st.
78%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Saint Lucia

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62.6%
Ranked 102nd.
65.4%
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Saint Lucia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 4.5%
Ranked 61st.
45.7%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Saint Lucia

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