×

Labor > Labor force Stats: compare key data on Australia & Sweden

Compare vs for  

Definitions

  • By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
STAT Australia Sweden HISTORY
By occupation agriculture 3.7%, industry 26.4%, services 70% agriculture 2%, industry 24%, services 74%
By occupation > Agriculture 3.6%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Sweden
1.1%
Ranked 23th.

By occupation > Industry 21.1%
Ranked 11th.
28.2%
Ranked 6th. 34% more than Australia

By occupation > Services 75%
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Sweden
70.7%
Ranked 6th.

Female > % of total labor force 45.33%
Ranked 70th.
47.38%
Ranked 33th. 5% more than Australia

Per capita 535.87 per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. The same as Sweden
535.82 per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.

Total 11.31 million
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Sweden
5 million
Ranked 67th.

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; International Labour Organisation, using World Bank population estimates.

Citation

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×