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Labor > Employment rate Stats: compare key data on Australia & Sweden

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  • Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
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Adults 59.4
Ranked 72nd. 3% more than Sweden 		57.6
Ranked 83th.
Men 66.5
Ranked 98th. 6% more than Sweden 		62.6
Ranked 122nd.
Source / date of > Information 2003 OECD . 2003 OECD .
Women 52.7
Ranked 52nd. 		53
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Australia
Young adults 64.1
Ranked 13th. 42% more than Sweden 		45.2
Ranked 65th.
Young men 64.6
Ranked 24th. 46% more than Sweden 		44.1
Ranked 97th.
Young women 63.5
Ranked 14th. 37% more than Sweden 		46.3
Ranked 41st.

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by employment rate

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