Labor Stats: compare key data on Canada & West Bank

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 > 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.
Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.

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STAT	Canada	West Bank
Labor force	18.59 million Ranked 29th. 31 times more than West Bank	605,000 Ranked 114th.
Labor force > By occupation	agriculture 2%, manufacturing 13%, construction 6%, services 76%, other 3%	agriculture 18.4%, industry 24%, services 57.6%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture	2% Ranked 26th.	18% Ranked 16th. 9 times more than Canada
Labor force > By occupation > Services	76% Ranked 2nd. 13% more than West Bank	67% Ranked 7th.
Unemployment rate	8% Ranked 45th.	18.6% Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Canada

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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