Labor > Unemployment Stats: compare key data on Botswana & South Africa

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STAT	Botswana	South Africa	HISTORY
Female > % of female labor force	22.3% Ranked 7th.	31.6% Ranked 1st. 42% more than Botswana
Male > % of male labor force	15.7% Ranked 10th.	23.5% Ranked 2nd. 50% more than Botswana
Total > % of total labor force	18.6% Ranked 7th.	27.1% Ranked 1st. 46% more than Botswana
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	17.6% Ranked 4th.	22.9% Ranked 2nd. 30% more than Botswana
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	46.1% Ranked 3rd.	52% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Botswana
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	33.9% Ranked 8th.	43% Ranked 2nd. 27% more than Botswana
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	39.7% Ranked 6th.	46.9% Ranked 2nd. 18% more than Botswana
Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment	66.3% Ranked 9th. 2 times more than South Africa	32.9% Ranked 30th.
Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment	64.4% Ranked 12th. 62% more than South Africa	39.8% Ranked 28th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	30.2% Ranked 53th.	59.7% Ranked 10th. 98% more than Botswana
Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	46.1% Ranked 3rd.	64.8% Ranked 1st. 41% more than Botswana
Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	33.9% Ranked 6th.	55.8% Ranked 1st. 65% more than Botswana
Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	39.7% Ranked 5th.	60.1% Ranked 1st. 51% more than Botswana
Youth unemployment, both sexes	13.6% Ranked 40th.	49.8% Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Botswana
Youth unemployment, male	13.2% Ranked 46th.	45.4% Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Botswana
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	3.3 ratio Ranked 12th. 50% more than South Africa	2.2 ratio Ranked 49th.
Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	3.3 Ranked 21st. 32% more than South Africa	2.5 Ranked 43th.
Youth unemployment, female	14% Ranked 41st.	55% Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Botswana

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