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Agricultural workers > Female
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6% |
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[37th of 77]
|
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Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
|
4.4 %
|
|
[41st of 94]
|
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Definition: Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment |
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Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002 |
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Female decision makers
|
9% |
|
[63rd of 67]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Female decision makers |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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force, total
|
66,592,120
|
|
[7th of 184]
|
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Definition: Labor > force, total |
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Source: calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002 |
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Gender division of housework
|
1.5 |
|
[13th of 13]
|
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Definition: Labor > Gender division of housework |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Hours worked
|
1,801 hours |
|
[2nd of 9]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Hours worked |
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Source: Jeanne A. Batalova and Philip N. Cohen, 'Premarital Cohabitation and Housework: Couples in Cross-National Perspective', Journal of Marriage and Family 64, August 2002, p.748 |
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Labor force
|
66,690,000 |
|
[8th of 132]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Labor force |
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Source: OECD |
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7% |
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Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Labor force > By occupation > Industry
|
27.8% |
|
[7th of 29]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Strikes
|
1 |
|
[27th of 27]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Strikes |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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Trade union membership
|
22% |
|
[15th of 18]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Trade union membership |
|
Source: OECD |
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Unemployment
|
5.1% |
|
[10th of 18]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Unemployment |
|
Source: Figures are from the OECD. The figures are from EIRO for France, Ireland and Italy |
|
Unemployment gender ratio
|
91% |
|
[24th of 30]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Unemployment gender ratio |
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Source: OECD Historical Statistics |
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Unemployment rate
|
3.8% |
|
[76th of 107]
|
|
Definition: Labor > Unemployment rate |
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Source: calculated on the basis of data on male and female unemployment rates from OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook 2001. Paris |
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Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
|
4.7 %
|
|
[64th of 101]
|
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Definition: Labor > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force |
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Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
including sick leave: 18 days paid time off;
officially, five weeks (in reaction to the karoshi problem) |
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Definition: Labor > Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required |
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Source: World Development Indicators database |
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Work Time > More than 40 hours
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75.9% |
|
[1st of 18]
|
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Definition: Labor > Work Time > More than 40 hours |
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Source: Wikipedia: Vacation
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Working time to buy a car
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1,182 hours |
|
[11th of 16]
|
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Definition: Labor > Working time to buy a car |
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Source: ILO, Key Indicators |
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Working time to buy a television set
|
15 hours |
|
[14th of 15]
|
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Definition: Labor > Working time to buy a television set |
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Source: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002) |
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Youth unemployment
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9.2% |
|
[20th of 30]
|
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Definition: Labor > Youth unemployment |
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Source: International Metalworkers' Federation, The Purchasing Power of Working Time 2002: An International Comparison of Average Net Hourly Earnings 2001 (International Metalworkers' Federation, Geneva, 2002) |
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