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Africa > Mauritania > Labor

MAURITANIAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 22.1 [40th of 89]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 56.49 [44th of 162]
Source: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation
Female economic activity growth -2% [132nd of 156]
Source: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation
Firing cost > weeks of wages 31.4 weeks of wages Time series [99th of 164]
Source: calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva
force, female > % of total labor force 40.35 % Time series [109th of 184]
Source: World Development Indicators database
force, total 1,203,014 Time series [132nd of 184]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force 786,000 Time series [39th of 132]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 50%, industry 10%, services 40%
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 50% Time series [6th of 32]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 10% Time series [13th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Services 40% Time series [13th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Parental leave > Paid maternity leave 14 weeks
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 59 [40th of 123]
Source: Wikipedia: Parental leave
Regulation > Employment Conditions 47 [106th of 123]
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.
Regulation > Firing 66 [11th of 123]
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference
Rigidity of employment index 59 Time series [21st of 166]
Source: The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 37 % Time series [94th of 174]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Unemployment rate 20% Time series [12th of 107]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 10,000,000 $ Time series [94th of 149]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Workers' remittances, receipts > BoP, current US$ 2,207,180 BoP $ Time series [80th of 115]
Source: World Development Indicators database

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SOURCES: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; calculated on the basis of data on the economically active population and total population from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; World Development Indicators database; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: Parental leave ; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference.; The World Bank Group The original methodology and data come from The Regulation of Labor, by Juan Botero, Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer. When using the data, please also cite this paper as a reference

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Al Jumhuriyah al Islamiyah al Muritaniyah, Muritaniyah

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