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  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Labor force > 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."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization 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.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Employment rate > 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > 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 all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). 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.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). 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.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization 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. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
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STAT Barbados Jamaica HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 5%
Ranked 66th. 		30%
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Barbados
Employment rate > Adults 64.4
Ranked 46th. 15% more than Jamaica 		56.2
Ranked 96th.
Expense > Current LCU 3.11 billion
Ranked 105th. 		420.66 billion
Ranked 45th. 135 times more than Barbados
GNI > Current US$ $4.09 billion
Ranked 142nd. 		$14.32 billion
Ranked 105th. 3 times more than Barbados
Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 153th. The same as Jamaica 		40 hours
Ranked 123th.
Labor force 175,000
Ranked 150th. 		1.32 million
Ranked 101st. 8 times more than Barbados
Labor force > By occupation agriculture 10%, industry 15%, services 75% agriculture 20.1%, industry 16.6%, services 63.4%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 10%
Ranked 7th. 		17%
Ranked 17th. 70% more than Barbados
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 15%
Ranked 4th. 		19%
Ranked 13th. 27% more than Barbados
Labor force > By occupation > Services 75%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Jamaica 		64%
Ranked 12th.
Labor force per 1000 633.42
Ranked 4th. 30% more than Jamaica 		487.56
Ranked 41st.
Labor force, total 163,583.59
Ranked 171st. 		1.24 million
Ranked 137th. 8 times more than Barbados
Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $3.40
Ranked 38th. 84% more than Jamaica 		$1.85
Ranked 68th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage BDS$ 6.25 ($3.13) per hour for household domestics and shop assistants; the Ministry of Labor recommends all other sectors use this as the de facto minimum wage. J$ 5,600 per week.
Unemployment rate 10.7%
Ranked 39th. 		12.9%
Ranked 17th. 21% more than Barbados
GNI > Current US$ per capita $14,454.61
Ranked 39th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		$5,280.61
Ranked 86th.
Labor force, total per 1000 577.58
Ranked 13th. 26% more than Jamaica 		457.12
Ranked 96th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 60%
Ranked 23th. 10% more than Jamaica 		54.4%
Ranked 46th.
GNI per capita > Constant LCU 4,203.59
Ranked 126th. 		300,515.77
Ranked 23th. 71 times more than Barbados
Expense > Current LCU per capita 11,099.79
Ranked 64th. 		155,424.63
Ranked 21st. 14 times more than Barbados
Employment rate > Women 57.1
Ranked 34th. 27% more than Jamaica 		45.1
Ranked 92nd.
Labor force > Total 150,612.5
Ranked 161st. 		1.23 million
Ranked 130th. 8 times more than Barbados
Industrial workers > Male 30%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Jamaica 		26%
Ranked 57th.
Employment rate > Men 72.6
Ranked 66th. 6% more than Jamaica 		68.4
Ranked 92nd.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 65.6%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Jamaica 		63.6%
Ranked 43th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 65.6%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Jamaica 		63.6%
Ranked 43th.
Compensation of employees > Current LCU 828600000 65228130000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 46.8
Ranked 14th. 48% more than Jamaica 		31.7
Ranked 23th.
Force > Total 155,562
Ranked 167th. 		1.17 million
Ranked 135th. 7 times more than Barbados
Force > Total > Per capita 0.577 per capita
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Jamaica 		0.44 per capita
Ranked 98th.
Agricultural workers > Female 3%
Ranked 57th. 		10%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Barbados
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 89.5%
Ranked 26th. 34% more than Jamaica 		66.8%
Ranked 50th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 26.2%
Ranked 56th. 		27%
Ranked 53th. 3% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 26.2%
Ranked 19th. 		30.1%
Ranked 15th. 15% more than Barbados
GNI > Current LCU 8.19 billion
Ranked 154th. 		1.27 trillion
Ranked 81st. 156 times more than Barbados
Female economic activity 61.7%
Ranked 45th. 		67.1%
Ranked 27th. 9% more than Barbados
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 9.9%
Ranked 56th. 		31.1%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Barbados
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 55.6%
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Jamaica 		45.7%
Ranked 43th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 55.6%
Ranked 18th. 22% more than Jamaica 		45.7%
Ranked 43th.
Labor force > Per capita 622.9 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Jamaica 		486.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 91.44%
Ranked 33th. About the same as Jamaica 		91.01%
Ranked 35th.
Industrial workers > Female 11%
Ranked 60th. 22% more than Jamaica 		9%
Ranked 72nd.
Employment rate > Young adults 43.8
Ranked 69th. 51% more than Jamaica 		29.1
Ranked 131st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-131,000,000.00
Ranked 67th. 		$-433,501,195.00
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than Barbados
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 8.3%
Ranked 21st. 		9.9%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Barbados
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 146.22$
Ranked 27th. 		148.66$
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Barbados
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 79.5%
Ranked 34th. 36% more than Jamaica 		58.6%
Ranked 55th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 4.2%
Ranked 62nd. 		25%
Ranked 15th. 6 times more than Barbados
Service workers > Male 64%
Ranked 8th. 42% more than Jamaica 		45%
Ranked 58th.
Female economic activity growth 6%
Ranked 60th. 6 times more than Jamaica 		1%
Ranked 97th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 17.9%
Ranked 49th. 		40.7%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Barbados
Employment rate > Young women 38
Ranked 66th. 81% more than Jamaica 		21
Ranked 135th.
Employment rate > Young men 49.5
Ranked 76th. 33% more than Jamaica 		37.1
Ranked 125th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 148,392.17$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 		148,427.2$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th. The same as Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 6.95%
Ranked 138th. 		34.28%
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Barbados
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $20,824.00
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		$8,822.00
Ranked 83th.
GNI > Constant LCU per capita 4,203.59
Ranked 126th. 		300,515.77
Ranked 23th. 71 times more than Barbados
GNI > Constant LCU 1.14 billion
Ranked 152nd. 		815.03 billion
Ranked 51st. 716 times more than Barbados
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $13,585.29
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		$3,926.71
Ranked 87th.
Service workers > Female 85%
Ranked 19th. 5% more than Jamaica 		81%
Ranked 29th.
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 14.3%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Jamaica 		12.9%
Ranked 37th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 2.5%
Ranked 56th. 		8.5%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Barbados
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 0.5%
Ranked 61st. 		1.8%
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Barbados
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 72.6%
Ranked 84th. 5% more than Jamaica 		69%
Ranked 101st.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 41.7%
Ranked 56th. 90% more than Jamaica 		21.9%
Ranked 139th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 57.2%
Ranked 35th. 26% more than Jamaica 		45.4%
Ranked 103th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 24.1%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Jamaica 		23.9%
Ranked 22nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 83.85%
Ranked 71st. 		91.83%
Ranked 24th. 10% more than Barbados
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 40 million$
Ranked 91st. 		394 million$
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Barbados
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 12.94$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 39th. 		41.15$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Barbados
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 7.8%
Ranked 73th. 50% more than Jamaica 		5.2%
Ranked 69th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 61.8%
Ranked 20th. 29% more than Jamaica 		47.8%
Ranked 50th.
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 1.9%
Ranked 58th. 		4%
Ranked 49th. 2 times more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 94.59%
Ranked 156th. 		96.03%
Ranked 149th. 2% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 39.5%
Ranked 99th. 19% more than Jamaica 		33.19%
Ranked 114th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 83.73%
Ranked 46th. 		88.36%
Ranked 32nd. 6% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 88.83%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Jamaica 		87.03%
Ranked 45th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 35.86%
Ranked 95th. 18% more than Jamaica 		30.51%
Ranked 111th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 82nd. The same as Jamaica 		15
Ranked 65th.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 12.81%
Ranked 128th. 		49.28%
Ranked 59th. 4 times more than Barbados
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 35.6%
Ranked 14th. 46% more than Jamaica 		24.4%
Ranked 20th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 92.71%
Ranked 144th. 		93.04%
Ranked 140th. About the same as Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 92.07%
Ranked 34th. 		92.32%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 26.06%
Ranked 84th. 		45.18%
Ranked 45th. 73% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 89.46%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Jamaica 		88.65%
Ranked 29th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 26.2%
Ranked 14th. 		28.1%
Ranked 8th. 7% more than Barbados
Force > Female > % of total labor force 47.38%
Ranked 26th. 9% more than Jamaica 		43.59%
Ranked 76th.
Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 7.8%
Ranked 80th. 70% more than Jamaica 		4.6%
Ranked 79th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 11.3%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		5%
Ranked 29th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 88.28%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Jamaica 		86.25%
Ranked 33th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-462,536,323.22
Ranked 135th. 3 times more than Jamaica 		$-159,839,679.58
Ranked 105th.
Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.85%
Ranked 75th. 		14.54%
Ranked 16th. 8 times more than Barbados
Employers, male > % of employment 1.9%
Ranked 78th. 		3.8%
Ranked 49th. Twice as much as Barbados
Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.8%
Ranked 38th. 		10.6%
Ranked 8th. 8% more than Barbados
Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 47.86%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Jamaica 		45.05%
Ranked 72nd.
Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 48.7%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than Jamaica 		45.8%
Ranked 47th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 94.46%
Ranked 159th. 		95.72%
Ranked 152nd. 1% more than Barbados
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 17.9%
Ranked 31st. 		36.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Barbados
One-person and family businesses > Men 17.9%
Ranked 49th. 		40.7%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Barbados
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 78.2%
Ranked 36th. 		86%
Ranked 15th. 10% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 28.7%
Ranked 22nd. 		37.9%
Ranked 12th. 32% more than Barbados
Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 14.3%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Jamaica 		12.9%
Ranked 37th.
Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 8.3%
Ranked 21st. 		9.9%
Ranked 17th. 19% more than Barbados
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 115.11%
Ranked 6th. 19% more than Jamaica 		96.51%
Ranked 110th.
Expense > % of GDP 35.1%
Ranked 34th. 3% more than Jamaica 		33.93%
Ranked 32nd.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 45.3$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 44th. 		186.23$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 94.1%
Ranked 131st. 		95.62%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.48%
Ranked 76th. 		93.81%
Ranked 73th. About the same as Barbados
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 2.2%
Ranked 43th. 		7.9%
Ranked 24th. 4 times more than Barbados
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 511.76$
Ranked 6th. 		672.73$
Ranked 4th. 31% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 74.16%
Ranked 64th. 		88.2%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Barbados
Employers, female > % of employment 0.5%
Ranked 82nd. 		2.3%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Barbados
Employers, total > % of employment 1.2%
Ranked 79th. 		3.2%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Barbados
Self-employed, female > % of females employed 10.3%
Ranked 70th. 		32.8%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Barbados
Self-employed, male > % of males employed 19.8%
Ranked 61st. 		46.6%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Barbados
Self-employed, total > % of total employed 15.2%
Ranked 71st. 		40.6%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Barbados
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 69.4%
Ranked 89th. 9% more than Jamaica 		63.6%
Ranked 123th.
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 14%
Ranked 56th. 		37.5%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Barbados
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 86.08%
Ranked 42nd. 10% more than Jamaica 		78.02%
Ranked 128th.
Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 84.4%
Ranked 34th. 43% more than Jamaica 		59.2%
Ranked 53th.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 9.9%
Ranked 37th. 52% more than Jamaica 		6.5%
Ranked 57th.
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 28.2%
Ranked 37th. 26% more than Jamaica 		22.3%
Ranked 51st.
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 24.1%
Ranked 15th. 		27.1%
Ranked 21st. 12% more than Barbados
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 26.2%
Ranked 19th. 		34%
Ranked 13th. 30% more than Barbados
Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 3.2%
Ranked 25th. 		7.6%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Barbados
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date May 8, 1967 December 26, 1962
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -48,267,164
Ranked 23th. 		-23,146,189,866.037
Ranked 64th. 480 times more than Barbados
Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 4.2%
Ranked 74th. 		25.6%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Barbados
Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 2.5%
Ranked 67th. 		8.3%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Barbados
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 3.3%
Ranked 78th. 		18.2%
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Barbados
Employment in services > % of total employment 69.7%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than Jamaica 		63.9%
Ranked 42nd.
Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 71.6%
Ranked 38th. 9% more than Jamaica 		65.4%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 8.7%
Ranked 57th. 4% more than Jamaica 		8.4%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 85.9%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than Jamaica 		7.1%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.5%
Ranked 69th. The same as Jamaica 		4.5%
Ranked 69th.
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 53.7
Ranked 8th. 48% more than Jamaica 		36.2
Ranked 20th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 84.3%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than Jamaica 		11.5%
Ranked 63th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 50th. 18% more than Jamaica 		9.5%
Ranked 61st.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 28.7%
Ranked 17th. 		36.3%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 26.2%
Ranked 16th. 		28.1%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 24.1%
Ranked 13th. 10% more than Jamaica 		22%
Ranked 18th.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 477.76 BoP $
Ranked 3rd. 		611.69 BoP $
Ranked 2nd. 28% more than Barbados
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -3.446%
Ranked 112th. 18% more than Jamaica 		-2.921%
Ranked 92nd.
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -178,210,202.183
Ranked 45th. 		-8,534,416,085.704
Ranked 76th. 48 times more than Barbados
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 52.2%
Ranked 73th. 35% more than Jamaica 		38.6%
Ranked 128th.
GNI growth > Annual % 1.6%
Ranked 111th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		0.337%
Ranked 85th.
GNI per capita > Current LCU 28,909.23
Ranked 114th. 		469,921.73
Ranked 36th. 16 times more than Barbados
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 28.7%
Ranked 22nd. 		42.6%
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Barbados
Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 1.2%
Ranked 43th. 		2.5%
Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Barbados
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 12.2%
Ranked 22nd. 		17.8%
Ranked 13th. 46% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 8.9%
Ranked 28th. 10% more than Jamaica 		8.1%
Ranked 33th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 24.1%
Ranked 12th. 10% more than Jamaica 		22%
Ranked 14th.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 42.87%
Ranked 12th. 35% more than Jamaica 		31.79%
Ranked 18th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 15.7%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		7%
Ranked 30th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 5.6%
Ranked 59th. 		6.7%
Ranked 59th. 20% more than Barbados
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 13.8%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Jamaica 		6.1%
Ranked 32nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 86.88%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than Jamaica 		83.29%
Ranked 17th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 89.54%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Jamaica 		88.3%
Ranked 39th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 84.88%
Ranked 10th. 7% more than Jamaica 		79.18%
Ranked 23th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 3.42%
Ranked 133th. 		22.34%
Ranked 53th. 7 times more than Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 40.77%
Ranked 104th. 		60.85%
Ranked 45th. 49% more than Barbados
Employment in industry > % of total employment 17.3%
Ranked 80th. 		17.7%
Ranked 77th. 2% more than Barbados
Net income from abroad > Current LCU -262,000,000
Ranked 53th. 		-38,577,271,343.05
Ranked 113th. 147 times more than Barbados
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.8%
Ranked 28th. 		11.4%
Ranked 14th. 16% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 10.5%
Ranked 30th. 		15.7%
Ranked 11th. 50% more than Barbados
Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 53.7%
Ranked 5th. 48% more than Jamaica 		36.2%
Ranked 14th.
Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 46.8%
Ranked 10th. 48% more than Jamaica 		31.7%
Ranked 17th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 73%
Ranked 5th. 13 times more than Jamaica 		5.7%
Ranked 33th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 75.46%
Ranked 17th. 27% more than Jamaica 		59.32%
Ranked 85th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 28.7%
Ranked 15th. 		36.3%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 89.11%
Ranked 53th. 		92.18%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 68.01%
Ranked 63th. 		78.18%
Ranked 33th. 15% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 44.24%
Ranked 77th. 		72.33%
Ranked 19th. 63% more than Barbados
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 70.4%
Ranked 5th. 15 times more than Jamaica 		4.8%
Ranked 33th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 519.37$ per capita
Ranked 7th. 		671.69$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 29% more than Barbados
Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -925,072,646.449
Ranked 84th. 		-14,224,133,086.188
Ranked 131st. 15 times more than Barbados
One-person and family businesses > Women 9.9%
Ranked 56th. 		31.1%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Barbados
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 130.7 million BoP $
Ranked 62nd. 		1.62 billion BoP $
Ranked 24th. 12 times more than Barbados
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 140 million$
Ranked 103th. 		1.78 billion$
Ranked 41st. 13 times more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 32.09%
Ranked 76th. 16% more than Jamaica 		27.7%
Ranked 97th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date January 4, 2000 October 13, 2003
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.8 ratio
Ranked 30th. 		3.2 ratio
Ranked 17th. 14% more than Barbados
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 3.4
Ranked 15th. 		4.4
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Barbados
GNI > Current LCU per capita 28,909.23
Ranked 114th. 		469,921.73
Ranked 36th. 16 times more than Barbados
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 41.88%
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than Jamaica 		8.35%
Ranked 101st.
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 94.56%
Ranked 149th. 		96.11%
Ranked 124th. 2% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 80.22%
Ranked 64th. 		85.86%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 85.11%
Ranked 90th. 		88.42%
Ranked 73th. 4% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 60.37%
Ranked 106th. 		77.62%
Ranked 59th. 29% more than Barbados
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 86.28%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Jamaica 		83.23%
Ranked 36th.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 484,871.42 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 3rd. 		610,745.9 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 2nd. 26% more than Barbados
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 42.29 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 28th. 		169.33 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Barbados
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 46.5%
Ranked 80th. 57% more than Jamaica 		29.6%
Ranked 141st.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 56.7%
Ranked 51st. 23% more than Jamaica 		46.2%
Ranked 98th.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 17.9%
Ranked 49th. 		40.7%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Barbados
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 62.35%
Ranked 84th. 		80.26%
Ranked 23th. 29% more than Barbados
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 80.7%
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Jamaica 		68.47%
Ranked 106th.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.4%
Ranked 52nd. 		25.8%
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Barbados
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 41.9%
Ranked 74th. 75% more than Jamaica 		23.9%
Ranked 142nd.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 63%
Ranked 61st. 15% more than Jamaica 		54.7%
Ranked 112th.
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 9.9%
Ranked 59th. 		30.5%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Barbados
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 17.9%
Ranked 52nd. 		42.8%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Barbados
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 89.5%
Ranked 30th. 34% more than Jamaica 		67%
Ranked 51st.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 79.5%
Ranked 39th. 49% more than Jamaica 		53.2%
Ranked 56th.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.2%
Ranked 86th. 		1.5%
Ranked 34th. 7 times more than Barbados
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.0
Ranked 91st. 		0.6%
Ranked 36th.
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.1%
Ranked 92nd. 		1%
Ranked 36th. 10 times more than Barbados
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 83.1%
Ranked 27th. 		85.6%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Barbados
Employees, services, male > % of male employment 62.8%
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Jamaica 		51.8%
Ranked 38th.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 10.9%
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Jamaica 		10.3%
Ranked 27th.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 11.6%
Ranked 25th. 		13.7%
Ranked 18th. 18% more than Barbados
Force > Total per 1000 568.64
Ranked 7th. 29% more than Jamaica 		440.2
Ranked 92nd.
Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 78.2%
Ranked 39th. 		86.8%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Barbados

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