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Labor Stats: compare key data on East Timor & Japan

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • 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 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 > 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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
  • 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).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT East Timor Japan HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 66.8
Ranked 32nd. 23% more than Japan
54.2
Ranked 112th.

Employment rate > Women 54.3
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Japan
43.2
Ranked 100th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 34.5 weeks of wages
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than Japan
8.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 153th.

GNI > Current US$ $4.85 billion
Ranked 138th.
$6.15 trillion
Ranked 4th. 1268 times more than East Timor

GNI > Current US$ per capita $4,008.98
Ranked 97th.
$48,213.08
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than East Timor

Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 76th. 10% more than Japan
40 hours
Ranked 98th.
Labor force 414,200
Ranked 140th.
65.7 million
Ranked 9th. 159 times more than East Timor

Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 90%
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Japan
3.9%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force per 1000 395.97
Ranked 117th.
515.49
Ranked 28th. 30% more than East Timor

Labor force, total 247,468.52
Ranked 162nd.
65.28 million
Ranked 9th. 264 times more than East Timor

Labor force, total per 1000 204.48
Ranked 182nd.
511.76
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than East Timor

Rigidity of employment index 46
Ranked 58th. 59% more than Japan
29
Ranked 110th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.85
Ranked 107th.
$5.64
Ranked 17th. 7 times more than East Timor
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage US$ 115 per month. Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis.
Unemployment rate 20%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Japan
5.1%
Ranked 74th.

Labor force > Total 426,828.31
Ranked 146th.
66.88 million
Ranked 9th. 157 times more than East Timor

Employment rate > Men 79
Ranked 34th. 19% more than Japan
66.4
Ranked 100th.

Force > Total 394,980
Ranked 149th.
66.59 million
Ranked 7th. 169 times more than East Timor

Force > Total > Per capita 0.405 per capita
Ranked 130th.
0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th. 29% more than East Timor

GNI > Current LCU 4.85 billion
Ranked 161st.
490.72 trillion
Ranked 6th. 101142 times more than East Timor

Labor force > Per capita 381.76 per 1,000 people
Ranked 123th.
523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 37% more than East Timor

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 88.41%
Ranked 57th. 11% more than Japan
79.51%
Ranked 106th.
Employment rate > Young adults 58.1
Ranked 24th. 44% more than Japan
40.4
Ranked 83th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 32
Ranked 69th. Twice as much as Japan
16
Ranked 121st.

Employment rate > Young men 63.5
Ranked 28th. 60% more than Japan
39.7
Ranked 113th.

Employment rate > Young women 52.4
Ranked 27th. 27% more than Japan
41.2
Ranked 57th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 44.84%
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Japan
22.43%
Ranked 82nd.
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $835.30
Ranked 149th.
$38,075.13
Ranked 12th. 46 times more than East Timor

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 50.8%
Ranked 35th. 23% more than Japan
41.4%
Ranked 57th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 53.4%
Ranked 49th. 16% more than Japan
46.2%
Ranked 99th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 79.7%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Japan
69.9%
Ranked 98th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 88.66%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than Japan
87.17%
Ranked 51st.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 66.18%
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Japan
15.81%
Ranked 157th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 90.17%
Ranked 18th. 25% more than Japan
71.96%
Ranked 163th.
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 65.63%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Japan
16.8%
Ranked 158th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.82%
Ranked 124th.
97.84%
Ranked 57th. 1% more than East Timor
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 86.03%
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Japan
75.83%
Ranked 69th.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 49.4%
Ranked 166th.
67.2%
Ranked 101st. 36% more than East Timor

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 69.6%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Japan
10.5%
Ranked 57th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 82.94%
Ranked 84th.
84.83%
Ranked 55th. 2% more than East Timor

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 28.3%
Ranked 90th.
87.7%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than East Timor

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 7.3%
Ranked 70th.
14.7%
Ranked 27th. 2 times more than East Timor

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 10.1%
Ranked 82nd.
33.1%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than East Timor

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 10.4%
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Japan
8.7%
Ranked 69th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 14.8%
Ranked 60th. 87% more than Japan
7.9%
Ranked 72nd.

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 0.7%
Ranked 50th.
1%
Ranked 43th. 43% more than East Timor

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 35%
Ranked 88th.
41.6%
Ranked 60th. 19% more than East Timor

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 40.87%
Ranked 117th.
41.5%
Ranked 111th. 2% more than East Timor

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 63.5%
Ranked 30th. 56% more than Japan
40.8%
Ranked 122nd.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.4%
Ranked 75th. 35% more than Japan
4%
Ranked 74th.

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 59.91%
Ranked 37th. 79% more than Japan
33.4%
Ranked 81st.
Employers, male > % of employment 1.7%
Ranked 68th.
3.6%
Ranked 66th. 2 times more than East Timor

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 76.93%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Japan
71.9%
Ranked 54th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 30.65%
Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
14.41%
Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 69.73%
Ranked 25th. 28% more than Japan
54.5%
Ranked 66th.
Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 8.79%
Ranked 27th. 206 times more than Japan
0.0426%
Ranked 135th.

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 94.6%
Ranked 120th.
97.6%
Ranked 24th. 3% more than East Timor
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 87.44%
Ranked 80th.
93.64%
Ranked 28th. 7% more than East Timor
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 81.13%
Ranked 52nd. 12% more than Japan
72.12%
Ranked 77th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 78.12%
Ranked 53th. 11% more than Japan
70.32%
Ranked 78th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 50.2%
Ranked 6th. 14 times more than Japan
3.7%
Ranked 52nd.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.72%
Ranked 100th.
97.75%
Ranked 31st. 1% more than East Timor
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 375.32%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Japan
103.2%
Ranked 21st.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 82.23%
Ranked 41st. 7% more than Japan
76.68%
Ranked 55th.
Employers, female > % of employment 1.7%
Ranked 47th. 70% more than Japan
1%
Ranked 72nd.

Employers, total > % of employment 1.7%
Ranked 68th.
2.5%
Ranked 71st. 47% more than East Timor

GNI per capita > Current LCU 4,008.98
Ranked 168th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 960 times more than East Timor

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 22.7%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Japan
7.1%
Ranked 71st.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 0.3%
Ranked 53th.
2.1%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than East Timor

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 96.81%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Japan
95.3%
Ranked 88th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 89.65%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Japan
83.93%
Ranked 89th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 57.38%
Ranked 21st. 51% more than Japan
38.04%
Ranked 60th.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 82.51%
Ranked 51st. 18% more than Japan
69.73%
Ranked 88th.
Force > Female > % of total labor force 37.63%
Ranked 135th.
41.08%
Ranked 99th. 9% more than East Timor

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 84.16%
Ranked 13th. 17% more than Japan
71.93%
Ranked 94th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 88.15%
Ranked 42nd. 6% more than Japan
83.09%
Ranked 77th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 79.87%
Ranked 56th. 32% more than Japan
60.71%
Ranked 106th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 56.58%
Ranked 96th.
60.45%
Ranked 77th. 7% more than East Timor

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 91.47%
Ranked 36th. 5% more than Japan
86.87%
Ranked 72nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 79.57%
Ranked 29th. 10% more than Japan
72.06%
Ranked 51st.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 68.77%
Ranked 25th. 25% more than Japan
55.17%
Ranked 55th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.81%
Ranked 106th.
97.76%
Ranked 43th. 1% more than East Timor
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 66.78%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Japan
14.77%
Ranked 148th.
GNI > Current LCU per capita 4,008.98
Ranked 168th.
3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 960 times more than East Timor

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 86.42%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Japan
84.41%
Ranked 36th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 16.1%
Ranked 173th.
38.4%
Ranked 109th. 2 times more than East Timor

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 23.3%
Ranked 161st.
46.1%
Ranked 99th. 98% more than East Timor

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 78.29%
Ranked 27th. 6% more than Japan
74.08%
Ranked 47th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 70.48%
Ranked 88th.
72.72%
Ranked 62nd. 3% more than East Timor

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 50.8%
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than Japan
3.8%
Ranked 69th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 12.6%
Ranked 173th.
39%
Ranked 88th. 3 times more than East Timor

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 36.5%
Ranked 170th.
56.3%
Ranked 103th. 54% more than East Timor

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 78.1%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
11.4%
Ranked 50th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 65.7%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
9.8%
Ranked 66th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 19.9%
Ranked 87th.
88.7%
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than East Timor

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 32.2%
Ranked 87th.
87.1%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than East Timor

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 32.4%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than Japan
5.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 27.3%
Ranked 3rd. 27 times more than Japan
1%
Ranked 36th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 28.9%
Ranked 4th. 10 times more than Japan
2.9%
Ranked 31st.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 42.4%
Ranked 77th.
80.4%
Ranked 35th. 90% more than East Timor

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 38.6%
Ranked 70th.
61.9%
Ranked 20th. 60% more than East Timor

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 3.2%
Ranked 92nd.
4.6%
Ranked 63th. 44% more than East Timor

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 3.9%
Ranked 87th.
4.3%
Ranked 69th. 10% more than East Timor

Force > Total per 1000 401.76
Ranked 134th.
521.18
Ranked 23th. 30% more than East Timor

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 70.9%
Ranked 43th. 17% more than Japan
60.5%
Ranked 119th.

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; World Development Indicators database; World Bank national accounts data; World Bank national accounts data. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries) ("Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013" . State.gov . Retrieved 2014-03-04 .); CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Wikipedia: List of minimum wages by country (Countries); International Labour Organisation, using World Bank population estimates.; Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; United Nations Statistics Division. Source tables; ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).; World Bank staff estimates; World Bank national accounts data. GDP figures sourced from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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