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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, 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.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • 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.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, 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.
  • Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 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.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, women 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, men 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 > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • 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 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 > 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
  • 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Steel industry jobs: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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."
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment 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.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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 > % 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
  • 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 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Steel industry jobs per million: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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.
STAT Brazil Japan HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 26%
Ranked 20th. 5 times more than Japan
5%
Ranked 64th.
Employment rate > Adults 63.9
Ranked 47th. 18% more than Japan
54.2
Ranked 112th.

Expense > Current LCU 1.09 trillion
Ranked 28th.
92.71 trillion
Ranked 4th. 85 times more than Brazil

GNI > Current US$ $2.22 trillion
Ranked 8th.
$6.15 trillion
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Brazil

Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 70th. 10% more than Japan
40 hours
Ranked 98th.
Labor force 103.6 million
Ranked 6th. 58% more than Japan
65.7 million
Ranked 9th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 20%, industry 14%, services 66% agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 20%
Ranked 13th. 5 times more than Japan
3.9%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 14%
Ranked 17th.
26.2%
Ranked 7th. 87% more than Brazil

Labor force > By occupation > Services 66%
Ranked 6th.
69.8%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Brazil

Labor force, total 104.75 million
Ranked 6th. 60% more than Japan
65.28 million
Ranked 9th.

Rigidity of employment index 42
Ranked 67th. 45% more than Japan
29
Ranked 110th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $2.18
Ranked 59th.
$5.64
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Brazil
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage R$ 724.00 per month, paid 13 times a year. Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis.
Unemployment rate 7%
Ranked 54th. 37% more than Japan
5.1%
Ranked 74th.

Labor force per 1000 530.71
Ranked 19th. 3% more than Japan
515.49
Ranked 28th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $11,162.27
Ranked 52nd.
$48,213.08
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Brazil

Labor force, total per 1000 527.27
Ranked 27th. 3% more than Japan
511.76
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 62.9%
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Japan
56.6%
Ranked 39th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 36.8 weeks of wages
Ranked 85th. 4 times more than Japan
8.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 153th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 8,631.61
Ranked 80th.
4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 486 times more than Brazil

Expense > Current LCU per capita 5,534.31
Ranked 83th.
725,354.99
Ranked 13th. 131 times more than Brazil

Employment rate > Women 52.8
Ranked 51st. 22% more than Japan
43.2
Ranked 100th.

Labor force > Total 99.95 million
Ranked 6th. 49% more than Japan
66.88 million
Ranked 9th.

Industrial workers > Male 27%
Ranked 55th.
38%
Ranked 16th. 41% more than Brazil
Employment rate > Men 75.8
Ranked 51st. 14% more than Japan
66.4
Ranked 100th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 75.3%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Japan
67.7%
Ranked 26th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 75.3%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than Japan
67.7%
Ranked 26th.

Force > Total 91.31 million
Ranked 5th. 37% more than Japan
66.59 million
Ranked 7th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.49 per capita
Ranked 46th.
0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th. 6% more than Brazil

Agricultural workers > Female 19%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
6%
Ranked 37th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 26.8%
Ranked 51st.
35.3%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Brazil

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 65.5%
Ranked 56th.
84.7%
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 17.8%
Ranked 43th. 2 times more than Japan
8%
Ranked 64th.

GNI > Current LCU 4.33 trillion
Ranked 49th.
490.72 trillion
Ranked 6th. 113 times more than Brazil

Female economic activity 43.8%
Ranked 111th.
50.8%
Ranked 81st. 16% more than Brazil
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 51.5%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Japan
46.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 51.5%
Ranked 29th. 11% more than Japan
46.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 22.4%
Ranked 25th. 96% more than Japan
11.4%
Ranked 46th.

Labor force > Per capita 543.17 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Japan
523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 75.78%
Ranked 130th.
79.51%
Ranked 106th. 5% more than Brazil
Industrial workers > Female 10%
Ranked 67th.
22%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Brazil
Employment rate > Young adults 52.6
Ranked 40th. 30% more than Japan
40.4
Ranked 83th.

Female professionals 62%
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Japan
45%
Ranked 50th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-35,211,875,970.50
Ranked 159th.
$190.41 billion
Ranked 2nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 2.68$
Ranked 108th.
10.03$
Ranked 79th. 4 times more than Brazil

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 46
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Japan
16
Ranked 121st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 60.9%
Ranked 57th.
85%
Ranked 12th. 40% more than Brazil

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 24.5%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Japan
4.4%
Ranked 55th.

Service workers > Male 47%
Ranked 51st.
57%
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Brazil
Female economic activity growth -2%
Ranked 131st.
3%
Ranked 77th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 27.1%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 61st.

Employment rate > Young men 62.3
Ranked 33th. 57% more than Japan
39.7
Ranked 113th.

Employment rate > Young women 42.7
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Japan
41.2
Ranked 57th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 2,671.6$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 110th.
10,025.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th. 4 times more than Brazil

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 15.9%
Ranked 103th.
22.43%
Ranked 82nd. 41% more than Brazil
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $13,230.00
Ranked 71st.
$45,587.00
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil

GNI > Constant LCU 1.71 trillion
Ranked 39th.
535.32 trillion
Ranked 4th. 312 times more than Brazil

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $5,628.25
Ranked 45th.
$38,075.13
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Brazil

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 8,631.61
Ranked 80th.
4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 486 times more than Brazil

Service workers > Female 71%
Ranked 47th.
72%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Brazil
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 16%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Japan
4.5%
Ranked 34th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.5%
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Japan
1.1%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 49.8%
Ranked 76th. 8% more than Japan
46.2%
Ranked 99th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 40%
Ranked 65th.
41.4%
Ranked 57th. 3% more than Brazil

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 73%
Ranked 77th. 4% more than Japan
69.9%
Ranked 98th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 13.9%
Ranked 53th. 56% more than Japan
8.9%
Ranked 61st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 69.6%
Ranked 130th.
87.17%
Ranked 51st. 25% more than Brazil
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 498 million$
Ranked 39th.
1.28 billion$
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Brazil

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.626$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd. 2 times more than Japan
0.283$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 132nd.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 5.2%
Ranked 42nd. 44% more than Japan
3.6%
Ranked 51st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 48.3%
Ranked 50th.
59.1%
Ranked 23th. 22% more than Brazil

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 12.9%
Ranked 44th.
17.6%
Ranked 20th. 36% more than Brazil

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 331.9 per million people
Ranked 21st.
527.56 per million people
Ranked 16th. 59% more than Brazil

Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 48.71%
Ranked 130th.
75.83%
Ranked 69th. 56% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.68%
Ranked 127th.
97.84%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 66.14%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Japan
16.8%
Ranked 158th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 55.8%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Japan
15.81%
Ranked 157th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 90.74%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than Japan
71.96%
Ranked 163th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 16
Ranked 11th. 7% more than Japan
15
Ranked 52nd.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-177,250,486.28
Ranked 112th.
$1.49 billion
Ranked 6th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 21.4%
Ranked 57th.
27.9%
Ranked 22nd. 30% more than Brazil

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.115%
Ranked 127th. 3 times more than Japan
0.0426%
Ranked 135th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 2.6%
Ranked 74th.
30.9%
Ranked 9th. 12 times more than Brazil

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 18.99$ per capita
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Japan
8.45$ per capita
Ranked 129th.

Employers, male > % of employment 5.5%
Ranked 37th. 53% more than Japan
3.6%
Ranked 66th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 43.5%
Ranked 87th. 5% more than Japan
41.5%
Ranked 111th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 41.6%
Ranked 67th. The same as Japan
41.6%
Ranked 60th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.9 ratio
Ranked 27th. 53% more than Japan
1.9 ratio
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 3.3
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Japan
2.4
Ranked 48th.

Expense > % of GDP 26.31%
Ranked 57th. 34% more than Japan
19.7%
Ranked 77th.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 95.31%
Ranked 139th.
97.75%
Ranked 31st. 3% more than Brazil
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 4.45$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 113th. 19 times more than Japan
0.238$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 149th.

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 92.77%
Ranked 153th.
97.6%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 83.6%
Ranked 155th.
96.82%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than Brazil
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 11%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
3.7%
Ranked 52nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 19.02$
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Japan
8.45$
Ranked 125th.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 47.87%
Ranked 120th.
76.68%
Ranked 55th. 60% more than Brazil
Force with tertiary education > % of total 6.9%
Ranked 32nd.
30.9%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Brazil

Employers, female > % of employment 2.7%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
1%
Ranked 72nd.

Employers, total > % of employment 4.3%
Ranked 31st. 72% more than Japan
2.5%
Ranked 71st.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 25.1%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
10.9%
Ranked 52nd.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 32.6%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Japan
12.6%
Ranked 74th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 29.4%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Japan
11.9%
Ranked 71st.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 76.7%
Ranked 40th. 14% more than Japan
67.2%
Ranked 101st.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 25.1%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Japan
10.5%
Ranked 57th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 83.62%
Ranked 72nd.
84.83%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Brazil

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 66.4%
Ranked 62nd.
87.7%
Ranked 19th. 32% more than Brazil

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 11.8%
Ranked 37th.
14.7%
Ranked 27th. 25% more than Brazil

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 29.2%
Ranked 40th.
33.1%
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Brazil

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 12.2%
Ranked 61st. 40% more than Japan
8.7%
Ranked 69th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15.4%
Ranked 56th. 95% more than Japan
7.9%
Ranked 72nd.

Force with primary education > % of total 16.9%
Ranked 26th.
19.7%
Ranked 35th. 17% more than Brazil

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 26%
Ranked 43th.
45.9%
Ranked 26th. 77% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 40.1%
Ranked 12th.
60.6%
Ranked 4th. 51% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education > % of total 42.9%
Ranked 14th.
60.1%
Ranked 7th. 40% more than Brazil

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 28.9%
Ranked 43th.
47.7%
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Brazil

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 45.1%
Ranked 15th.
59.8%
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Brazil

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 32.6%
Ranked 40th.
50.2%
Ranked 21st. 54% more than Brazil

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 8.6%
Ranked 57th.
39.9%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Brazil

Steel industry jobs 63 thousand jobs
Ranked 5th.
197 thousand jobs
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Brazil

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date November 18, 1952 October 20, 1953
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -186,751,205.115
Ranked 44th.
130.08 billion
Ranked 1st.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -32,589,000,000
Ranked 95th.
16.59 trillion
Ranked 1st.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 19.8%
Ranked 43th. 3 times more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 9.1%
Ranked 41st. 2 times more than Japan
4%
Ranked 74th.

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 30.06%
Ranked 91st.
33.4%
Ranked 81st. 11% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 2.9%
Ranked 65th.
32.6%
Ranked 12th. 11 times more than Brazil

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 51.64%
Ranked 123th.
71.9%
Ranked 54th. 39% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 4.95%
Ranked 112th.
14.41%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Brazil
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 42.53%
Ranked 98th.
54.5%
Ranked 66th. 28% more than Brazil
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 18.4%
Ranked 28th. 5 times more than Japan
3.8%
Ranked 69th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 53.3%
Ranked 34th. 37% more than Japan
39%
Ranked 88th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 65%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Japan
56.3%
Ranked 103th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 22.4%
Ranked 29th. 96% more than Japan
11.4%
Ranked 50th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 27.1%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 66th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 69.2%
Ranked 63th.
88.7%
Ranked 33th. 28% more than Brazil

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 64.3%
Ranked 64th.
87.1%
Ranked 11th. 35% more than Brazil

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 6.3%
Ranked 31st. 13% more than Japan
5.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 3.4%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Japan
1%
Ranked 36th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 4.6%
Ranked 31st. 59% more than Japan
2.9%
Ranked 31st.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 77.1%
Ranked 42nd.
80.4%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Brazil

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 52.1%
Ranked 42nd.
61.9%
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Brazil

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 67.5%
Ranked 27th.
70.8%
Ranked 16th. 5% more than Brazil

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 4.9%
Ranked 66th. 7% more than Japan
4.6%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 6.7%
Ranked 55th. 56% more than Japan
4.3%
Ranked 69th.

Force > Total per 1000 490.55
Ranked 48th.
521.18
Ranked 23th. 6% more than Brazil

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 71.9%
Ranked 54th.
77.1%
Ranked 42nd. 7% more than Brazil

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 22.5%
Ranked 22nd. 5 times more than Japan
4.2%
Ranked 55th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 15%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Japan
4.3%
Ranked 36th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 19.3%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Japan
4.2%
Ranked 48th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 59.1%
Ranked 54th.
66.7%
Ranked 30th. 13% more than Brazil

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 70.7%
Ranked 46th. 17% more than Japan
60.5%
Ranked 119th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 3.6%
Ranked 74th.
32.8%
Ranked 9th. 9 times more than Brazil

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 54.9%
Ranked 16th.
69.8%
Ranked 7th. 27% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 37%
Ranked 48th.
57.7%
Ranked 15th. 56% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 49.2%
Ranked 14th.
64%
Ranked 8th. 30% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.4%
Ranked 69th.
36%
Ranked 14th. 8 times more than Brazil

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.3%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 67th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.1%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Japan
7.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.2%
Ranked 47th. 71% more than Japan
8.3%
Ranked 58th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 13.32 BoP $
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Japan
5.74 BoP $
Ranked 71st.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.563%
Ranked 69th.
3.2%
Ranked 12th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 57.8%
Ranked 53th. 42% more than Japan
40.8%
Ranked 122nd.

GNI growth > Annual % 1.24%
Ranked 76th.
2.01%
Ranked 73th. 63% more than Brazil

GNI per capita > Current LCU 21,815.2
Ranked 124th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 176 times more than Brazil

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 10.1%
Ranked 23th. The same as Japan
10.1%
Ranked 20th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 17.8%
Ranked 23th.
20%
Ranked 11th. 12% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 7.8%
Ranked 45th. 59% more than Japan
4.9%
Ranked 60th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 18.6%
Ranked 26th.
49.3%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Brazil

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.2%
Ranked 40th. 43% more than Japan
9.9%
Ranked 47th.

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 96.06%
Ranked 55th. 1% more than Japan
95.3%
Ranked 88th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 73.62%
Ranked 138th.
83.93%
Ranked 89th. 14% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 23.4%
Ranked 92nd.
38.04%
Ranked 60th. 63% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 51.38%
Ranked 132nd.
69.73%
Ranked 88th. 36% more than Brazil
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 18.1%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Japan
8.7%
Ranked 49th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 42.88%
Ranked 83th. 4% more than Japan
41.08%
Ranked 99th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 13%
Ranked 42nd.
17.4%
Ranked 22nd. 34% more than Brazil

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 2.5%
Ranked 72nd.
29.2%
Ranked 14th. 12 times more than Brazil

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 71.19%
Ranked 98th.
71.93%
Ranked 94th. 1% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 73.65%
Ranked 132nd.
83.09%
Ranked 77th. 13% more than Brazil
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 2%
Ranked 66th.
26.5%
Ranked 12th. 13 times more than Brazil

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 54.94%
Ranked 123th.
60.71%
Ranked 106th. 11% more than Brazil
Net income from abroad > Current LCU -68,817,000,000
Ranked 122nd.
15.19 trillion
Ranked 1st.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.7%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Japan
4.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 12.3%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Japan
4.4%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 24%
Ranked 60th.
57.7%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than Brazil

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 61.04%
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Japan
60.45%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.3%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Japan
7.4%
Ranked 53th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 71.42%
Ranked 141st.
86.87%
Ranked 72nd. 22% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 36.59%
Ranked 133th.
72.06%
Ranked 51st. 97% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 30.29%
Ranked 112th.
55.17%
Ranked 55th. 82% more than Brazil
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 16.2%
Ranked 57th.
50.5%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Brazil

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -346,412,861.52
Ranked 68th.
119.1 billion
Ranked 3rd.

One-person and family businesses > Women 22.4%
Ranked 25th. 96% more than Japan
11.4%
Ranked 46th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 2.48 billion BoP $
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Japan
733.44 million BoP $
Ranked 40th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 3.54 billion$
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
1.08 billion$
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.9%
Ranked 15th. 98% more than Japan
4%
Ranked 57th.

Steel industry jobs per million 0.361 thousand jobs
Ranked 17th.
1.55 thousand jobs
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Brazil

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 97.16%
Ranked 89th.
97.76%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 45.18%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Japan
14.77%
Ranked 148th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 28, 2001 June 5, 2000
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 28.4%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Japan
9.4%
Ranked 42nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men 27.1%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 61st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 71%
Ranked 49th.
76.8%
Ranked 38th. 8% more than Brazil

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 23.1%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 66th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 98.44%
Ranked 73th.
103.2%
Ranked 21st. 5% more than Brazil

GNI > Current LCU per capita 21,815.2
Ranked 124th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 176 times more than Brazil

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 49.44%
Ranked 44th.
71.62%
Ranked 6th. 45% more than Brazil

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 59.12%
Ranked 153th.
84.41%
Ranked 36th. 43% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 74.97%
Ranked 140th.
93.64%
Ranked 28th. 25% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 64.64%
Ranked 94th.
72.12%
Ranked 77th. 12% more than Brazil
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 51.66%
Ranked 130th.
70.32%
Ranked 78th. 36% more than Brazil
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 13,303.66 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 2 times more than Japan
5,740.14 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 3.12 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 62nd. 19 times more than Japan
0.162 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 86th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 62.4%
Ranked 21st. 62% more than Japan
38.4%
Ranked 109th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 54%
Ranked 61st. 17% more than Japan
46.1%
Ranked 99th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 27.1%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 61st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 51.4%
Ranked 133th.
74.08%
Ranked 47th. 44% more than Brazil
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 72.12%
Ranked 66th.
72.72%
Ranked 62nd. 1% more than Brazil

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