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Agricultural workers > Female	1%		[72nd of 77]
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment	2 %		[53rd of 94]
Source: ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002
Female decision makers	29%		[31st of 67]
Source: World Development Indicators database
force, total	4,683,586		[73rd of 184]
Source: calculated on the basis of occupational data from ILO (International Labour Organization). 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002
Gender division of housework	2.25		[4th of 13]
Source: World Development Indicators database
Hours worked	1,564 hours		[7th of 9]
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
Labor force	4,839,000		[63rd of 132]
Source: OECD
Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74%
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry	24%		[7th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Services	74%		[4th of 29]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Long term unemployment	1.4%		[16th of 27]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Strikes	9		[21st of 27]
Source: OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). 2001. Employment Outlook. Paris
Trade union membership	82%		[1st of 18]
Source: OECD
Unemployment	4.4%		[15th of 18]
Source: Figures are from the OECD. The figures are from EIRO for France, Ireland and Italy
Unemployment gender ratio	87%		[27th of 30]
Source: OECD Historical Statistics
Unemployment rate	6.1%		[50th of 107]
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
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force	6.5 %		[51st of 101]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required 25-32 working days, depending on age
Source: World Development Indicators database
Work Time > More than 40 hours	61.5%		[6th of 18]
Source: Wikipedia: Vacation
Youth unemployment	11.9%		[15th of 30]
Source: ILO, Key Indicators

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