Labor Stats: compare key data on Taiwan & United States

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STAT	Taiwan	United States	HISTORY
Hours worked > Standard workweek	42 hours Ranked 79th. 5% more than United States	40 hours Ranked 108th.
Labor force	11.07 million Ranked 40th.	154.9 million Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Taiwan
Labor force > By occupation	agriculture 6%, industry 35.8%, services 58.2%	farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; <i>note:</i> figures exclude the unemployed
Labor force > Per capita	468.53 per 1,000 people Ranked 58th.	508.4 per 1,000 people Ranked 42nd. 9% more than Taiwan
Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage	$7.40 Ranked 12th. 2% more than United States	$7.25 Ranked 13th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage	NT$ 19,047 per month; NT$115 per hour.	The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$ 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	5.2% Ranked 72nd.	9.7% Ranked 31st. 87% more than Taiwan

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