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Middle East > Saudi Arabia > Labor

SAUDI LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 39.85 [72nd of 162]
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 1.2 % Time series [86th 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 24 % Time series [66th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, male > % of male employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 98.1 % Time series [1st of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, services, female > % of female employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 4.7 % Time series [66th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in industry > % of total employment 21 % Time series [61st of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in industry > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Female economic activity growth 42% [4th of 156]
Definition: Labor > Female economic activity growth
Source: World Development Indicators database
force, total 7,453,088 Time series [54th of 184]
Definition: Labor > force, total
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
Labor force 6,563,000 Time series [50th of 132]
Definition: Labor > Labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 12%, industry 25%, services 63%
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 25% Time series [4th 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 63% Time series [4th 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 One day
Definition: Labor > Parental leave > Paid paternity leave
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 36 [107th of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation
Source: Wikipedia: Parental leave
Regulation > Employment Conditions 58 [89th of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation > Employment Conditions
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 7 Time series [160th of 166]
Definition: Labor > Rigidity of employment index
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 rate 13% Time series [16th of 107]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment rate
Source: World Development Indicators database
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 5.2 % Time series [72nd 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 15 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$ 14,318,000,000 $ Time series [2nd of 149]
Definition: Labor > Workers' remittances and compensation of employees, paid > US$
Source: Wikipedia: Vacation

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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; World Development Indicators database; 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; 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; Wikipedia: Vacation

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah, Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah , saudi arabia b, saudi-arabia

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