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  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
STAT Canada Hong Kong HISTORY
Expense > Current LCU 317.53 billion
Ranked 50th.
369.22 billion
Ranked 47th. 16% more than Canada

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 28 weeks of wages
Ranked 110th.
62.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Canada

GNI > Current US$ $1.82 trillion
Ranked 12th. 7 times more than Hong Kong
$268.87 billion
Ranked 34th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $52,218.99
Ranked 9th. 39% more than Hong Kong
$37,579.40
Ranked 20th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 43,613.83
Ranked 48th.
280,475.93
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Canada

Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 77th. 10% more than Hong Kong
40 hours
Ranked 147th.
Labor force 18.59 million
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Hong Kong
3.7 million
Ranked 77th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3% manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; <i>note:</i> above data exclude public sector
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 61.8%
Ranked 18th. 6% more than Hong Kong
58.2%
Ranked 35th.

Labor force per 1000 544.74
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Hong Kong
526.75
Ranked 23th.

Labor force, total 19.34 million
Ranked 31st. 5 times more than Hong Kong
3.73 million
Ranked 94th.

Labor force, total per 1000 554.5
Ranked 17th. 6% more than Hong Kong
521.42
Ranked 30th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $7.71
Ranked 11th. 94% more than Hong Kong
$3.98
Ranked 30th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage The minimum wage in Canada is set by each province and territory; ranges from C$ 9.95 to C$11.00 per hour. HK$30 per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong .
Unemployment rate 8%
Ranked 45th. 74% more than Hong Kong
4.6%
Ranked 78th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 9,207.96
Ranked 68th.
52,212.09
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Canada

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 65.9%
Ranked 29th. About the same as Hong Kong
65.8%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 65.9%
Ranked 29th. About the same as Hong Kong
65.8%
Ranked 30th.

Force > Total 17.65 million
Ranked 32nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong
3.67 million
Ranked 90th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.546 per capita
Ranked 11th. 3% more than Hong Kong
0.528 per capita
Ranked 17th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 88.6%
Ranked 26th.
93.3%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Canada

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 32.1%
Ranked 36th. 44% more than Hong Kong
22.3%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 14.1%
Ranked 51st. 50% more than Hong Kong
9.4%
Ranked 60th.

GNI > Current LCU 1.82 trillion
Ranked 68th.
2.09 trillion
Ranked 65th. 15% more than Canada

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 57.9%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Hong Kong
51.8%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 57.9%
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Hong Kong
51.8%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > Per capita 537.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 25th. 3% more than Hong Kong
521.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ 0.0
Ranked 36th.
$5.61 billion
Ranked 13th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 3.7%
Ranked 58th. 9 times more than Hong Kong
0.4%
Ranked 69th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 80.9%
Ranked 27th.
83.2%
Ranked 16th. 3% more than Canada

GNI > Constant LCU 1.52 trillion
Ranked 44th.
2.01 trillion
Ranked 35th. 32% more than Canada

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 43,613.83
Ranked 48th.
280,475.93
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Canada

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $35,992.14
Ranked 17th. 8% more than Hong Kong
$33,427.56
Ranked 20th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 1.6%
Ranked 55th. 8 times more than Hong Kong
0.2%
Ranked 69th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 11.2%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Hong Kong
1.8%
Ranked 45th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 67.5%
Ranked 114th. 2% more than Hong Kong
66.1%
Ranked 120th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 58.9%
Ranked 19th. 45% more than Hong Kong
40.5%
Ranked 63th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 57.2%
Ranked 36th. 11% more than Hong Kong
51.4%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 15.9%
Ranked 40th. 45% more than Hong Kong
11%
Ranked 56th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 19%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Hong Kong
6.8%
Ranked 25th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 64.2%
Ranked 10th.
77.3%
Ranked 1st. 20% more than Canada

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 10.6%
Ranked 55th. 61% more than Hong Kong
6.6%
Ranked 68th.

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 770.13 per million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
225.18 per million people
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 12.4%
Ranked 38th. 14% more than Hong Kong
10.9%
Ranked 42nd.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 46.36%
Ranked 43th.
46.59%
Ranked 38th. About the same as Canada

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.0662%
Ranked 134th.
0.14%
Ranked 121st. 2 times more than Canada

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 0.0
Ranked 36th.
43.48 billion
Ranked 13th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 0.0
Ranked 36th.
6.08 billion
Ranked 9th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.9 ratio
Ranked 56th.
2.1 ratio
Ranked 51st. 11% more than Canada

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.5
Ranked 42nd. 4% more than Hong Kong
2.4
Ranked 47th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 87.9%
Ranked 10th.
93.2%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Canada

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 12.3%
Ranked 52nd. 56% more than Hong Kong
7.9%
Ranked 63th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 52,177.22
Ranked 91st.
291,480.87
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Canada

Expense > % of GDP 18.04%
Ranked 82nd.
19.07%
Ranked 80th. 6% more than Canada

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 53.3%
Ranked 51st. 60% more than Hong Kong
33.3%
Ranked 132nd.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 57.4%
Ranked 48th. 14% more than Hong Kong
50.2%
Ranked 78th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 52.5%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Hong Kong
14.1%
Ranked 11th.
Self-employed, female > % of females employed 8%
Ranked 68th. 43% more than Hong Kong
5.6%
Ranked 61st.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 9.9%
Ranked 78th.
14.4%
Ranked 55th. 45% more than Canada

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 9%
Ranked 80th.
10.2%
Ranked 62nd. 13% more than Canada

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 65.7%
Ranked 112th. About the same as Hong Kong
65.4%
Ranked 113th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 82.56%
Ranked 90th. 2% more than Hong Kong
81.06%
Ranked 105th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 91%
Ranked 8th. 1% more than Hong Kong
89.8%
Ranked 6th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 10.2%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
3.9%
Ranked 61st.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 31.7%
Ranked 46th. 69% more than Hong Kong
18.8%
Ranked 60th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 15.9%
Ranked 42nd. 46% more than Hong Kong
10.9%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 14.3%
Ranked 51st. 54% more than Hong Kong
9.3%
Ranked 66th.

Force > Total per 1000 546.1
Ranked 12th. 2% more than Hong Kong
537.95
Ranked 14th.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 11.8%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Hong Kong
11.7%
Ranked 14th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 18.8%
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Hong Kong
13.6%
Ranked 31st.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 7.5%
Ranked 36th.
7.8%
Ranked 35th. 4% more than Canada

Force with secondary education > % of total 30.3%
Ranked 31st.
37%
Ranked 8th. 22% more than Canada
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 14.2%
Ranked 32nd. 3% more than Hong Kong
13.8%
Ranked 33th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.1%
Ranked 70th. The same as Hong Kong
0.1%
Ranked 58th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.1%
Ranked 77th.
0.4%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Canada

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 88.7%
Ranked 17th.
95.8%
Ranked 2nd. 8% more than Canada

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 65.4%
Ranked 13th.
80.1%
Ranked 1st. 22% more than Canada

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 67%
Ranked 23th. 21% more than Hong Kong
55.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 7.7%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Hong Kong
3.8%
Ranked 70th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 7.2%
Ranked 47th. 2 times more than Hong Kong
3.3%
Ranked 77th.

Force with primary education > % of total 17.2%
Ranked 30th.
43.5%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Canada
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 0.0
Ranked 34th.
2.13%
Ranked 18th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 58.9%
Ranked 47th. 55% more than Hong Kong
38.1%
Ranked 130th.

GNI growth > Annual % 1.71%
Ranked 75th. 91% more than Hong Kong
0.894%
Ranked 81st.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 52,177.22
Ranked 91st.
291,480.87
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than Canada

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 12.6%
Ranked 56th. 62% more than Hong Kong
7.8%
Ranked 67th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 6.8%
Ranked 53th. 3 times more than Hong Kong
2.7%
Ranked 82nd.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.2%
Ranked 46th. 6% more than Hong Kong
6.8%
Ranked 47th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 42.2%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
10.7%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 40.2%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
10.1%
Ranked 25th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 38.6%
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
9.8%
Ranked 20th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million 0.0
Ranked 36th.
$783.58 million
Ranked 11th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 6.8%
Ranked 48th. 21% more than Hong Kong
5.6%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 31.6%
Ranked 44th.
44.3%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Canada

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 72.78%
Ranked 26th. 17% more than Hong Kong
62.16%
Ranked 70th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 10.6%
Ranked 41st. 33% more than Hong Kong
8%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 30.2%
Ranked 46th.
36.6%
Ranked 26th. 21% more than Canada

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 100%
Ranked 49th.
102.13%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Canada

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 69.43%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Hong Kong
17.21%
Ranked 93th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 1.3%
Ranked 76th. 13 times more than Hong Kong
0.1%
Ranked 98th.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 77.7%
Ranked 31st. 10% more than Hong Kong
70.94%
Ranked 78th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.3%
Ranked 80th. 16 times more than Hong Kong
0.2%
Ranked 98th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 54.3%
Ranked 32nd. 59% more than Hong Kong
34.2%
Ranked 102nd.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 61.5%
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Hong Kong
57.2%
Ranked 99th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 92%
Ranked 16th.
94.4%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Canada

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 90.1%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Hong Kong
85.6%
Ranked 11th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.1%
Ranked 72nd.
0.8%
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than Canada

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