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Labor > Employment rate Stats: compare key data on Belgium & United States

Definitions

  • Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
STAT Belgium United States HISTORY
Adults 46.5
Ranked 143th.
59.2
Ranked 74th. 27% more than Belgium

Men 53.9
Ranked 153th.
66
Ranked 107th. 22% more than Belgium

Source / date of > Information 2003 OECD . 2003 OECD .
Women 39.7
Ranked 119th.
52.9
Ranked 50th. 33% more than Belgium

Young adults 27.2
Ranked 138th.
50.7
Ranked 45th. 86% more than Belgium

Young men 29.7
Ranked 146th.
51.7
Ranked 69th. 74% more than Belgium

Young women 24.7
Ranked 122nd.
49.7
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Belgium

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

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