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South America > Paraguay > Labor

PARAGUAYAN LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Agricultural workers > Female 3% [53rd of 77]
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 41.21 [70th of 162]
Definition: Labor > Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus
Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 10.2 % Time series [69th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, female > % of female employment
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
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 19.2 % Time series [75th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, male > % of male employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 69.8 % Time series [52nd of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, services, female > % of female employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 31.5 % Time series [18th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in industry > % of total employment 15.8 % Time series [80th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in industry > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Female decision makers 23% [51st of 67]
Definition: Labor > Female decision makers
Source: World Development Indicators database
force with tertiary education > % of total 7 % Time series [38th of 52]
Definition: Labor > force with tertiary education > % of total
Source: calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002
force, total 2,753,346 Time series [97th of 184]
Definition: Labor > force, total
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force 2,787,000 Time series [79th of 132]
Definition: Labor > Labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation agriculture 45% Time series
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 17% Time series [11th of 29]
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Industry
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Services 52% Time series [10th of 29]
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Parental leave > Paid paternity leave Two days
Definition: Labor > Parental leave > Paid paternity leave
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 73 [9th of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation
Source: Wikipedia: Parental leave
Unemployment rate 5.6% Time series [56th of 107]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment rate
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.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 8.1 % Time series [51st of 101]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required 14 days
Definition: Labor > Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
Source: World Development Indicators database
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$ 1,000,000 $ Time series [98th of 149]
Definition: Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$
Source: Wikipedia: Vacation

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SOURCES: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; 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; World Development Indicators database; calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002; 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.; Wikipedia: Vacation

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Paraguay, Republic of Paraguay, Republica del Paraguay

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