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Definitions

  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force 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.
  • 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 > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • Male retirement age: Men.

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • Female retirement age: Women.

    China had range specified: 50-55

    Czech Republic had range specified: 59-63

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Greece had range specified: 60-67

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: 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."
  • 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.
  • Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > 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.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Economic activity > 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 > 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 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 > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • 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)."
  • 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
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: 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."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • 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 > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Long-term unemployment > % of total 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.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > 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
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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).
  • 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.
STAT Estonia Germany HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 11%
Ranked 43th. 4 times more than Germany
3%
Ranked 71st.
Employment rate > Adults 54.5
Ranked 107th. 5% more than Germany
51.7
Ranked 121st.

Expense > Current LCU 5.14 billion
Ranked 95th.
770.99 billion
Ranked 34th. 150 times more than Estonia

GNI > Current US$ $21.32 billion
Ranked 92nd.
$3.51 trillion
Ranked 5th. 165 times more than Estonia

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 144th.
48 hours
Ranked 6th. 20% more than Estonia
Labor force 688,000
Ranked 109th.
43.35 million
Ranked 14th. 63 times more than Estonia

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 11%, industry 20%, services 69% agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.8%
Ranked 21st. 17% more than Germany
2.4%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 22.7%
Ranked 9th.
29.7%
Ranked 7th. 31% more than Estonia

Labor force > By occupation > Services 74.5%
Ranked 4th. 10% more than Germany
67.8%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force per 1000 513.37
Ranked 29th.
530.1
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Estonia

Labor force, total 697,884.19
Ranked 149th.
42.52 million
Ranked 15th. 61 times more than Estonia

Rigidity of employment index 58
Ranked 27th. 32% more than Germany
44
Ranked 61st.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage title=Miinimumpalk t\u00f5useb 320 eurolt 355 eurole kuus|url= http://arileht.delfi.ee/news/uudised/miinimumpalk-touseb-320-eurolt-355-eurole-kuus.d?id=67341380|trans_title=Minimum wage rises from 320 to 355, 390 from 2015|publisher=delfi.ee|language=Estonian|accessdate=1 January 2014}}</ref> None; except for construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers. Minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements in other sectors of the economy and enforceable by law.
Unemployment rate 17.5%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Germany
7.4%
Ranked 50th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $15,919.32
Ranked 35th.
$42,862.34
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Estonia

Male retirement age 63
Ranked 7th.
65
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Estonia
Female retirement age 61.5
Ranked 4th.
65
Ranked 3rd. 6% more than Estonia
Labor force, total per 1000 521.04
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Germany
519.27
Ranked 35th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 53.9%
Ranked 49th.
56.6%
Ranked 38th. 5% more than Estonia

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 34.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 90th.
69.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 41st. Twice as much as Estonia

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 9,041.83
Ranked 79th.
30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Estonia

Expense > Current LCU per capita 3,834.61
Ranked 91st.
9,425.57
Ranked 67th. 2 times more than Estonia

Employment rate > Women 49.6
Ranked 70th. 11% more than Germany
44.8
Ranked 93th.

Labor force > Total 701,102.38
Ranked 139th.
42.38 million
Ranked 14th. 60 times more than Estonia

Industrial workers > Male 40%
Ranked 11th.
46%
Ranked 4th. 15% more than Estonia
Employment rate > Men 60.6
Ranked 132nd. 2% more than Germany
59.3
Ranked 139th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 59.2%
Ranked 49th.
62.5%
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Estonia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 59.2%
Ranked 49th.
62.5%
Ranked 47th. 6% more than Estonia

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 8822600000 37700000000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 44.6
Ranked 15th.
53.4
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Estonia

Force > Total 663,273.8
Ranked 139th.
40.99 million
Ranked 13th. 62 times more than Estonia

Force > Total > Per capita 0.493 per capita
Ranked 43th.
0.497 per capita
Ranked 39th. 1% more than Estonia

Female decision makers 36%
Ranked 13th. 33% more than Germany
27%
Ranked 35th.
Agricultural workers > Female 7%
Ranked 35th. 4 times more than Germany
2%
Ranked 59th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 94.9%
Ranked 2nd. 5% more than Germany
90.6%
Ranked 19th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 44%
Ranked 4th. 8% more than Germany
40.9%
Ranked 8th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 22.4%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Germany
8.5%
Ranked 62nd.

GNI > Current LCU 16.58 billion
Ranked 149th.
2.73 trillion
Ranked 62nd. 165 times more than Estonia

Female economic activity 61%
Ranked 49th. 27% more than Germany
47.9%
Ranked 98th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 49.5%
Ranked 32nd.
51%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Estonia

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 3.6%
Ranked 47th.
6%
Ranked 38th. 67% more than Estonia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 49.5%
Ranked 32nd.
51%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Estonia

Labor force > Per capita 522.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.
528.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Estonia

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 94.54%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Germany
86.82%
Ranked 68th.
Industrial workers > Female 22%
Ranked 18th. 16% more than Germany
19%
Ranked 25th.
Employment rate > Young adults 29.3
Ranked 129th.
44.3
Ranked 68th. 51% more than Estonia

Female professionals 67%
Ranked 3rd. 34% more than Germany
50%
Ranked 31st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-1,067,971,518.39
Ranked 100th.
$81.86 billion
Ranked 3rd.

Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 4.2%
Ranked 42nd.
7.4%
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Estonia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 37.14$
Ranked 55th.
151.8$
Ranked 25th. 4 times more than Estonia

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 51
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Germany
42
Ranked 36th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 88.8%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Germany
85.3%
Ranked 11th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 7.2%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Germany
2.9%
Ranked 62nd.

Service workers > Male 49%
Ranked 45th.
50%
Ranked 41st. 2% more than Estonia
Female economic activity growth -4%
Ranked 154th.
0.0
Ranked 105th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 5.7%
Ranked 50th.
7.7%
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Estonia

Employment rate > Young men 32.3
Ranked 135th.
46.3
Ranked 86th. 43% more than Estonia

Employment rate > Young women 26.2
Ranked 112th.
42.1
Ranked 53th. 61% more than Estonia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 37,144.34$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 56th.
151,801.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 4 times more than Estonia

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 16.51%
Ranked 101st. 7 times more than Germany
2.3%
Ranked 158th.
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $42,689.00
Ranked 22nd. About the same as Germany
$42,588.00
Ranked 23th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 9,041.83
Ranked 79th.
30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Estonia

GNI > Constant LCU 12.11 billion
Ranked 99th.
2.53 trillion
Ranked 32nd. 209 times more than Estonia

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $11,244.38
Ranked 29th.
$38,418.73
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Estonia

Service workers > Female 70%
Ranked 49th.
79%
Ranked 35th. 13% more than Estonia
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 1.3%
Ranked 50th.
2.5%
Ranked 29th. 92% more than Estonia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 3.5%
Ranked 39th. 2 times more than Germany
1.7%
Ranked 52nd.

Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 9.3%
Ranked 44th.
39.4%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Estonia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 24.6%
Ranked 128th.
39.1%
Ranked 69th. 59% more than Estonia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 59.5%
Ranked 144th. 3% more than Germany
58%
Ranked 152nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 48.6%
Ranked 85th. 6% more than Germany
45.7%
Ranked 100th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 23.8%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Germany
9.1%
Ranked 60th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 94.33%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany
86.18%
Ranked 57th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 50 million$
Ranked 81st.
12.52 billion$
Ranked 4th. 250 times more than Estonia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 3.82$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 77th.
4.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 68th. 17% more than Estonia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 24.2%
Ranked 9th. 50% more than Germany
16.1%
Ranked 26th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 4.1%
Ranked 47th.
6.9%
Ranked 27th. 68% more than Estonia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 48.8%
Ranked 48th.
56.1%
Ranked 29th. 15% more than Estonia

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 427.23 per million people
Ranked 22nd.
1,089.28 per million people
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Estonia

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 77.82%
Ranked 142nd.
78.16%
Ranked 141st. About the same as Estonia
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 24.76%
Ranked 132nd.
34.23%
Ranked 100th. 38% more than Estonia
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 27.27%
Ranked 131st.
36.34%
Ranked 108th. 33% more than Estonia
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 93.32%
Ranked 11th. 20% more than Germany
77.94%
Ranked 65th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.77%
Ranked 63th. The same as Germany
97.74%
Ranked 67th.
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 45.4%
Ranked 12th.
48.3%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than Estonia

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 95.6%
Ranked 71st. 9% more than Germany
87.94%
Ranked 165th.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 21.15%
Ranked 52nd. 4 times more than Germany
5.38%
Ranked 72nd.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 22.7%
Ranked 4th. 43% more than Germany
15.9%
Ranked 11th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 73.06%
Ranked 45th.
75.37%
Ranked 38th. 3% more than Estonia
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 13.3%
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Germany
1.31%
Ranked 155th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 40.8%
Ranked 103th. 2 times more than Germany
19.06%
Ranked 155th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-797,353,074.36
Ranked 150th.
$999.62 million
Ranked 8th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 35.5%
Ranked 3rd. 20% more than Germany
29.7%
Ranked 7th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.79%
Ranked 70th. 4 times more than Germany
0.407%
Ranked 102nd.

Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 22.18%
Ranked 124th.
31.98%
Ranked 77th. 44% more than Estonia
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 6.8%
Ranked 50th. 5% more than Germany
6.5%
Ranked 67th.

One-person and family businesses > Men 5.7%
Ranked 50th.
7.7%
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Estonia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 72.3%
Ranked 46th.
82.1%
Ranked 33th. 14% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 20.7%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Germany
7.8%
Ranked 64th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 20.23$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 67th. 9 times more than Germany
2.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 131st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 90.05%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Germany
80.34%
Ranked 61st.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 85.24%
Ranked 89th. 14% more than Germany
74.48%
Ranked 141st.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 50.01%
Ranked 123th. 68% more than Germany
29.84%
Ranked 149th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 90.27%
Ranked 8th. 16% more than Germany
77.78%
Ranked 55th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 196.87$
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Germany
79.33$
Ranked 63th.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 93.59%
Ranked 4th. 24% more than Germany
75.44%
Ranked 58th.
Force with tertiary education > % of total 30.7%
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Germany
23.8%
Ranked 19th.

Employers, female > % of employment 1.4%
Ranked 49th.
2.5%
Ranked 20th. 79% more than Estonia

Employers, total > % of employment 3.6%
Ranked 39th.
4.7%
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Estonia

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 4.8%
Ranked 62nd.
8.3%
Ranked 53th. 73% more than Estonia

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 11.9%
Ranked 62nd.
14.3%
Ranked 56th. 20% more than Estonia

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 8.6%
Ranked 65th.
11.6%
Ranked 56th. 35% more than Estonia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 61.1%
Ranked 137th.
62.6%
Ranked 127th. 2% more than Estonia

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 73.64%
Ranked 161st.
79.3%
Ranked 118th. 8% more than Estonia

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 91.4%
Ranked 3rd. 3% more than Germany
88.4%
Ranked 11th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 23.4%
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Germany
8.8%
Ranked 66th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 20.9%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Germany
8.1%
Ranked 71st.

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 4.9%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Germany
2.3%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 60.6%
Ranked 13th. 5% more than Germany
57.6%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 7.1%
Ranked 52nd.
17.9%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Estonia

Labor force with primary education > % of total 10.5%
Ranked 48th.
17%
Ranked 39th. 62% more than Estonia

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 55.8%
Ranked 16th.
59%
Ranked 14th. 6% more than Estonia

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 13.7%
Ranked 45th.
16.3%
Ranked 40th. 19% more than Estonia

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 50.8%
Ranked 19th.
60.7%
Ranked 8th. 19% more than Estonia

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 33.7%
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Germany
23.9%
Ranked 28th.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date March 22, 1994 June 8, 1956
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -453,172,649.388
Ranked 47th.
720.75 million
Ranked 14th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 33.9%
Ranked 143th.
43.3%
Ranked 113th. 28% more than Estonia

GNI per capita > Current LCU 12,382.05
Ranked 144th.
33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Estonia

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 5.8%
Ranked 43th.
8.9%
Ranked 25th. 53% more than Estonia

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 10.4%
Ranked 40th.
22.6%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Estonia

Force with primary education > % of total 11.5%
Ranked 36th.
17.3%
Ranked 29th. 50% more than Estonia

Force > Total per 1000 492.74
Ranked 46th.
497.05
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than Estonia

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 74.8%
Ranked 21st.
82.5%
Ranked 14th. 10% more than Estonia

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 5.1%
Ranked 17th. 82% more than Germany
2.8%
Ranked 24th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 2.3%
Ranked 17th. 44% more than Germany
1.6%
Ranked 21st.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 3.7%
Ranked 18th. 68% more than Germany
2.2%
Ranked 24th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 60.3%
Ranked 21st.
68%
Ranked 13th. 13% more than Estonia

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 61.5%
Ranked 113th. 3% more than Germany
59.8%
Ranked 121st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 16.6%
Ranked 36th. 57% more than Germany
10.6%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 27%
Ranked 51st.
33.8%
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 57.3%
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Germany
56.9%
Ranked 13th.

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 41
Ranked 17th.
52.7
Ranked 6th. 29% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 17.6%
Ranked 53th.
32.2%
Ranked 34th. 83% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 23.7%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Germany
10.9%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 11.5%
Ranked 22nd. 16% more than Germany
9.9%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 12%
Ranked 23th. 14% more than Germany
10.5%
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 12.4%
Ranked 25th. 13% more than Germany
11%
Ranked 26th.

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 6.98%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Germany
6.94%
Ranked 28th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -4.887%
Ranked 122nd.
2.41%
Ranked 16th.

GNI growth > Annual % 4.54%
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Germany
0.806%
Ranked 82nd.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -606,977,633.9
Ranked 29th.
59.02 billion
Ranked 9th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 17.9%
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Germany
7.4%
Ranked 68th.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 6%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Germany
2.6%
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 9.3%
Ranked 38th. 79% more than Germany
5.2%
Ranked 63th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 10.4%
Ranked 18th. 2% more than Germany
10.2%
Ranked 20th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 57.8%
Ranked 11th.
58.9%
Ranked 10th. 2% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 16.4%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Germany
16.1%
Ranked 27th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 97.11%
Ranked 1st. 10% more than Germany
88.34%
Ranked 60th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 33.97%
Ranked 65th. 4 times more than Germany
8.93%
Ranked 150th.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 96.44%
Ranked 1st. 24% more than Germany
78.05%
Ranked 65th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15.8%
Ranked 29th. 4% more than Germany
15.2%
Ranked 32nd.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 49.4%
Ranked 9th. 9% more than Germany
45.17%
Ranked 56th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 22.1%
Ranked 12th. 77% more than Germany
12.5%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 11.6%
Ranked 41st. 13% more than Germany
10.3%
Ranked 45th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 16.8%
Ranked 18th. 35% more than Germany
12.4%
Ranked 23th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 75.47%
Ranked 64th.
76.83%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Estonia
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 93.02%
Ranked 10th. 12% more than Germany
83.14%
Ranked 76th.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 12.4%
Ranked 17th. 1% more than Germany
12.3%
Ranked 18th.

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 92.77%
Ranked 10th. 22% more than Germany
76.28%
Ranked 68th.
Net income from abroad > Current LCU -830,668,247
Ranked 63th.
63.67 billion
Ranked 10th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.6%
Ranked 29th.
9.8%
Ranked 27th. 2% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 8.9%
Ranked 40th.
9.3%
Ranked 36th. 4% more than Estonia

Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 49.1%
Ranked 13th.
52.3%
Ranked 5th. 7% more than Estonia

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 47%
Ranked 14th.
50%
Ranked 5th. 6% more than Estonia

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 63%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Germany
61.9%
Ranked 10th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 64.38%
Ranked 57th.
67.36%
Ranked 43th. 5% more than Estonia

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 15.1%
Ranked 32nd. 8% more than Germany
14%
Ranked 35th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 95.53%
Ranked 7th. 8% more than Germany
88.05%
Ranked 59th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 88.98%
Ranked 5th. 32% more than Germany
67.58%
Ranked 65th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 52.39%
Ranked 62nd. 22% more than Germany
42.78%
Ranked 81st.
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 61.4%
Ranked 9th. 2% more than Germany
60.1%
Ranked 11th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 196.87$ per capita
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Germany
79.33$ per capita
Ranked 62nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -620,181,221.237
Ranked 76th.
777.51 million
Ranked 21st.

Employers, male > % of employment 5.9%
Ranked 23th.
6.7%
Ranked 13th. 14% more than Estonia

One-person and family businesses > Women 3.6%
Ranked 47th.
6%
Ranked 38th. 67% more than Estonia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 265 million$
Ranked 89th.
6.54 billion$
Ranked 9th. 25 times more than Estonia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 5.5%
Ranked 47th.
7.5%
Ranked 21st. 36% more than Estonia

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 49.22%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Germany
45.44%
Ranked 67th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 52.3%
Ranked 6th. 12% more than Germany
46.9%
Ranked 34th.

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 18.6%
Ranked 4th. 95% more than Germany
9.53%
Ranked 16th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.17%
Ranked 142nd.
96.4%
Ranked 132nd. About the same as Estonia
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.4 ratio
Ranked 40th. 85% more than Germany
1.3 ratio
Ranked 67th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.1
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Germany
1.5
Ranked 65th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 9.3%
Ranked 44th.
39.4%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Estonia

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 4.2%
Ranked 42nd.
7.4%
Ranked 13th. 76% more than Estonia

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 97.57%
Ranked 89th.
103.25%
Ranked 19th. 6% more than Estonia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 12,382.05
Ranked 144th.
33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Estonia

Expense > % of GDP 31.68%
Ranked 39th. 7% more than Germany
29.54%
Ranked 46th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 47.18%
Ranked 46th.
81.65%
Ranked 1st. 73% more than Estonia

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.84%
Ranked 29th. About the same as Germany
97.52%
Ranked 46th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.14%
Ranked 110th.
96.81%
Ranked 57th. 2% more than Estonia
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 91.28%
Ranked 105th.
93.17%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Estonia
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 2.6%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Germany
1.1%
Ranked 50th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 34%
Ranked 129th.
48.2%
Ranked 73th. 42% more than Estonia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 50.8%
Ranked 73th. The same as Germany
50.8%
Ranked 72nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 5.7%
Ranked 50th.
7.7%
Ranked 45th. 35% more than Estonia

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 67.12%
Ranked 66th. 15% more than Germany
58.45%
Ranked 97th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 68.82%
Ranked 103th.
73.41%
Ranked 57th. 7% more than Estonia

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 6.7%
Ranked 36th. 4 times more than Germany
1.9%
Ranked 56th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 32.2%
Ranked 113th.
46.3%
Ranked 54th. 44% more than Estonia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 55.5%
Ranked 106th.
56.5%
Ranked 101st. 2% more than Estonia

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 1.4%
Ranked 60th.
5.9%
Ranked 51st. 4 times more than Estonia

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 5.9%
Ranked 59th.
7.7%
Ranked 55th. 31% more than Estonia

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 5%
Ranked 62nd.
6.8%
Ranked 56th. 36% more than Estonia

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 94.9%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Germany
91.7%
Ranked 11th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 87.9%
Ranked 4th. 3% more than Germany
85.7%
Ranked 10th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 1%
Ranked 69th. 25% more than Germany
0.8%
Ranked 42nd.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.6%
Ranked 57th. Twice as much as Germany
0.3%
Ranked 48th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.3%
Ranked 58th.
0.5%
Ranked 49th. 67% more than Estonia

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 17.7%
Ranked 15th. 25% more than Germany
14.2%
Ranked 26th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 44.7%
Ranked 4th. 11% more than Germany
40.2%
Ranked 7th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 79.6%
Ranked 33th.
84.7%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than Estonia

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 48.4%
Ranked 44th.
57.9%
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Estonia

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 72.2%
Ranked 13th.
78.7%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Estonia

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 11%
Ranked 23th. 96% more than Germany
5.6%
Ranked 57th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 10.1%
Ranked 31st. 87% more than Germany
5.4%
Ranked 61st.

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