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Europe > United Kingdom > Labor

BRITISH LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural workers > Female 73% [73rd of 77]
Agricultural workers > Male 76% [76th of 78]
Days off work 14 days [14th of 20]
Female decision makers 21% [21st of 67]
Female economic activity growth 65% [65th of 156]
Long term unemployment 15% [15th of 27]
Service workers > Male 18% [18th of 79]
Strikes 18 [18th of 27]
Temporary employment share 21% [21st of 26]
Total work time > Females over males 25% [25th of 29]
Total work time > Males 17 minutes [17th of 29]
Trade union membership 10% [10th of 18]
Unemployment 9% [9th of 18]
Unemployment and education > Tertiary 12% [12th of 18]
Unemployment benefit as % of GDP 17 % of GDP [17th of 18]
Unemployment gender ratio 29% [29th of 30]
Work time > Market-oriented 19% [19th of 29]
Work time > Non-market-oriented 16% [16th of 29]
Working time to buy a television set 7 hours [7th of 15]
Working time to buy fish 9 minutes [9th of 15]

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SOURCES: 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.; 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.; Number of days not worked for every 1000 salaried employees. Selected OECD countries only. Data for 2000.; 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).; The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.; Long term unemployment as a % of labour force, 2000. Long term implies 12 months or longer.; 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.; Strikes five-year average in days not worked per 1000 employees (1996-2000); Temporary employment, expressed as a percentage share of total dependent employment. Data for 2000; Female total work time as a % of male total work time; Total work time (minutes per day); Union members as % of all employees. Figures are for 2000.; Unemployed as proportion of the total labour force. Data for 2000-2002.; Unemployment rates among people of all ages who are educated to tertiary levels. Data is for 2000.; Expenditure on unemployment benefits as % of GDP (Year 1998).; Female unemployment rate as a % of the male unemployment rate.; Classification of market and non-market activities are not strictly based on the 1993 revised UN System of National Accounts, so comparisons between countries and areas must be made with caution.; Hours worked by average worker to buy a television set. Indicative of the purchasing power of the currency of the country.; Number of minutes worked by average worker to buy one kilo of fish. The comparison of income levels only becomes meaningful if the cost of buying the necessities and luxuries of life is also considered.

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, britain, great britain, united kingdom of great britain and northern irela, united king., The United Kingdom

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