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Southeast Asia > Vietnam > Labor

VIETNAMESE LABOR STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 43.7 [68th of 162]
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 60 % Time series [1st of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, agriculture, 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, female > % of female employment 13.7 % Time series [34th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, female > % of female employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 20.8 % Time series [66th of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, industry, male > % of male employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 26.3 % Time series [71st of 86]
Definition: Labor > Employees, services, female > % of female employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 57.9 % Time series [3rd of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in agriculture > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Employment in industry > % of total employment 17.4 % Time series [66th of 94]
Definition: Labor > Employment in industry > % of total employment
Source: World Development Indicators database
Female economic activity growth -3% [149th of 156]
Definition: Labor > Female economic activity growth
Source: World Development Indicators database
force, total 44,041,490 Time series [11th 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 46,420,000 Time series [11th of 132]
Definition: Labor > Labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Labor force > By occupation
agriculture 63%, industry and services 37%
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 18.9% Time series [20th 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 25.5% Time series [25th of 29]
Definition: Labor > Labor force > By occupation > Services
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation 56 [51st of 123]
Definition: Labor > Regulation
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Regulation > Employment Conditions 77 [58th 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 37 Time series [85th 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 4.3% Time series [70th of 107]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment rate
Source: World Development Indicators database
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 2.4 % Time series [73rd of 95]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment, female > % of female labor force
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 2.1 % Time series [75th of 101]
Definition: Labor > Unemployment, total > % of total labor force
Source: World Development Indicators database
Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required 10 working days.
Definition: Labor > Vacation > Minimum vacation time around the world > legally required
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; 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; 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: Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Cong Hoa Xa Hoi Chu Nghia Viet Nam, Viet Nam, Vietnam SR, Việt Nam

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