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Labor Stats: compare key data on Ethiopia & South Africa

Definitions

  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > 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 participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.

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  • 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economically active children > Work only > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Child labor rate > Boys: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 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.
  • 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$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Child labor rate > Girls: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economically active children > Total: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of children ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > 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 > 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.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 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.
  • Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14: Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14: Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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."
  • Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment, 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of male economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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
  • 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 growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economically active children > Study and work: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Economically active children > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of male children ages 7-14
  • 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 > 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
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > 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 > 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 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economically active children > Work only: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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
  • 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 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.
  • Economically active children > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of female children ages 7-14
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • 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.
  • Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay 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.
STAT Ethiopia South Africa HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 80.6
Ranked 6th. 96% more than South Africa
41.1
Ranked 160th.

Expense > Current LCU 54.52 billion
Ranked 72nd.
968.85 billion
Ranked 29th. 18 times more than Ethiopia

GNI > Current US$ $41.51 billion
Ranked 74th.
$375.79 billion
Ranked 27th. 9 times more than Ethiopia

GNI > Current US$ per capita $452.54
Ranked 170th.
$7,341.09
Ranked 66th. 16 times more than Ethiopia

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 49th. 7% more than South Africa
45 hours
Ranked 55th.
Labor force 37.9 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa
17.32 million
Ranked 31st.

Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 85%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa
9%
Ranked 11th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 5%
Ranked 18th.
26%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force > By occupation > Services 10%
Ranked 17th.
65%
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 76.6%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as South Africa
38.2%
Ranked 75th.

Labor force per 1000 471.15
Ranked 55th. 36% more than South Africa
346.46
Ranked 96th.

Labor force, total 43.59 million
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than South Africa
18.69 million
Ranked 33th.

Labor force, total per 1000 475.22
Ranked 75th. 30% more than South Africa
365.06
Ranked 155th.

Rigidity of employment index 34
Ranked 96th.
41
Ranked 71st. 21% more than Ethiopia

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None; some government institutions and public enterprises set their own minimum wages: public sector employees, the largest group of wage earners, earned a monthly minimum wage of 420 birr birr ($23); employees in the banking and insurance sector had a minimum monthly wage of 336 birr ($18). None; for farm workers the minimum wage is approximately R 7.71 ($0.85) per hour; for domestic workers employed more than 27 hours per week it ranges from 4.85 rand ($0.53) to 7.06 rand ($0.78) per hour.
Firing cost > Weeks of wages 40.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 78th. 67% more than South Africa
24 weeks of wages
Ranked 119th.

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 34.9%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than South Africa
8.3%
Ranked 10th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 5,970.66
Ranked 88th.
37,289.86
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Expense > Current LCU per capita 609.84
Ranked 103th.
19,152.15
Ranked 42nd. 31 times more than Ethiopia

Employment rate > Women 73.1
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Africa
34.6
Ranked 141st.

Labor force > Total 38.15 million
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than South Africa
18.68 million
Ranked 28th.

Employment rate > Men 88.3
Ranked 2nd. 84% more than South Africa
48.1
Ranked 161st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 84.7%
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than South Africa
45%
Ranked 71st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 84.7%
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than South Africa
45%
Ranked 71st.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1859900000 66674000000
Force > Total 31.59 million
Ranked 16th. 61% more than South Africa
19.56 million
Ranked 29th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.443 per capita
Ranked 92nd. 6% more than South Africa
0.417 per capita
Ranked 119th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 6.2%
Ranked 65th.
80%
Ranked 43th. 13 times more than Ethiopia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 5.2%
Ranked 71st.
33.3%
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 7.7%
Ranked 77th.
49.8%
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Work only > Female 70.91%
Ranked 3rd. 13 times more than South Africa
5.5%
Ranked 10th.
GNI > Current LCU 734.95 billion
Ranked 90th.
3.09 trillion
Ranked 60th. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Female economic activity 57.3%
Ranked 61st. 21% more than South Africa
47.2%
Ranked 102nd.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 69%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
32%
Ranked 70th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 69%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than South Africa
32%
Ranked 70th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 93.3%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Labor force > Per capita 495.35 per 1,000 people
Ranked 47th. 43% more than South Africa
346.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 78.41%
Ranked 112th. 1% more than South Africa
77.56%
Ranked 118th.
Employment rate > Young adults 73.5
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than South Africa
14.6
Ranked 164th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-93,972,824.47
Ranked 61st.
$-8,527,126,747.12
Ranked 139th. 91 times more than Ethiopia

Child labor rate > Boys 64.3
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
29
Ranked 2nd.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 0.21$
Ranked 136th.
22.35$
Ranked 60th. 106 times more than Ethiopia

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 28
Ranked 78th.
35
Ranked 60th. 25% more than Ethiopia

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 9.3%
Ranked 65th.
80.2%
Ranked 32nd. 9 times more than Ethiopia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 84.3%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa
12.6%
Ranked 46th.

Female economic activity growth -1%
Ranked 128th.
1%
Ranked 91st.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 89.3%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

Employment rate > Young men 78.9
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than South Africa
16.5
Ranked 163th.

Employment rate > Young women 68.1
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than South Africa
12.7
Ranked 158th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 224.54$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 138th.
22,500.33$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 62nd. 100 times more than Ethiopia

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 52.25%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than South Africa
12.79%
Ranked 116th.
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $1,883.00
Ranked 108th.
$11,984.00
Ranked 75th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 5,970.66
Ranked 88th.
37,289.86
Ranked 51st. 6 times more than Ethiopia

GNI > Constant LCU 547.68 billion
Ranked 61st.
1.91 trillion
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $252.50
Ranked 101st.
$5,863.80
Ranked 44th. 23 times more than Ethiopia

Child labor rate > Girls 47.1
Ranked 3rd. 78% more than South Africa
26.4
Ranked 2nd.
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 0.2%
Ranked 59th.
15.4%
Ranked 1st. 77 times more than Ethiopia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 75.5%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
7.4%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 64.8%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than South Africa
31.4%
Ranked 151st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 63.8%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
20.4%
Ranked 146th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 86.7%
Ranked 4th. 44% more than South Africa
60.3%
Ranked 142nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 4.1%
Ranked 79th.
45.4%
Ranked 7th. 11 times more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Total 57.09%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
27.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 80.17%
Ranked 93th. 7% more than South Africa
75.01%
Ranked 111th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.43$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 106th.
4.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 16 million$
Ranked 115th.
1.05 billion$
Ranked 30th. 66 times more than Ethiopia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 8.4%
Ranked 65th.
13.6%
Ranked 42nd. 62% more than Ethiopia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 10.3%
Ranked 71st.
53.9%
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 0.9%
Ranked 60th.
14.8%
Ranked 7th. 16 times more than Ethiopia

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 80.03%
Ranked 124th. About the same as South Africa
79.65%
Ranked 129th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 62.35%
Ranked 96th. 15% more than South Africa
54.24%
Ranked 119th.
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 59.68%
Ranked 40th. 55% more than South Africa
38.49%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 97.33%
Ranked 99th. The same as South Africa
97.32%
Ranked 100th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 56.75%
Ranked 30th. 54% more than South Africa
36.76%
Ranked 90th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 145th.
15
Ranked 56th. 7% more than Ethiopia
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 4.1%
Ranked 57th.
55.8%
Ranked 1st. 14 times more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Study and work > Female 29.09%
Ranked 11th.
94.5%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 79.46%
Ranked 109th. 3% more than South Africa
77.34%
Ranked 119th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 51.28%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa
20.09%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 61.05%
Ranked 108th. 7% more than South Africa
57.01%
Ranked 118th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.7%
Ranked 53th.
60.1%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than Ethiopia

Force > Female > % of total labor force 44.89%
Ranked 63th. 17% more than South Africa
38.22%
Ranked 131st.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 17.4%
Ranked 26th. 28% more than South Africa
13.6%
Ranked 32nd.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 11.2%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than South Africa
4.2%
Ranked 53th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 70.2%
Ranked 22nd. 64% more than South Africa
42.73%
Ranked 96th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-1,024,463.14
Ranked 42nd.
$-166,580,235.42
Ranked 108th. 163 times more than Ethiopia

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.5%
Ranked 76th. 5 times more than South Africa
0.282%
Ranked 111th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -18,137,875.396
Ranked 38th.
-1,367,618,506.646
Ranked 97th. 75 times more than Ethiopia

One-person and family businesses > Women 93.3%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 22nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 16%
Ranked 71st.
78.9%
Ranked 37th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 11.2%
Ranked 58th.
55%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 96.24%
Ranked 113th.
97.78%
Ranked 87th. 2% more than Ethiopia

Expense > % of GDP 10.77%
Ranked 103th.
33.21%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Ethiopia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 15.57$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 74th. 6 times more than South Africa
2.75$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 124th.

Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 94.98%
Ranked 46th. About the same as South Africa
94.81%
Ranked 53th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 74.8%
Ranked 4th. 21 times more than South Africa
3.5%
Ranked 44th.

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 19.5%
Ranked 1st.
26.4%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Ethiopia
Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 32.5%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than South Africa
29%
Ranked 2nd.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 2.28$
Ranked 142nd.
13.94$
Ranked 115th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Employers, female > % of employment 0.2%
Ranked 87th.
2.8%
Ranked 13th. 14 times more than Ethiopia

Employers, total > % of employment 0.6%
Ranked 88th.
5.4%
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Ethiopia

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 93.5%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than South Africa
12.9%
Ranked 42nd.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 90.3%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
16.1%
Ranked 62nd.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 91.8%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than South Africa
14.7%
Ranked 60th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 86.9%
Ranked 5th. 87% more than South Africa
46.4%
Ranked 170th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 91.2%
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than South Africa
10%
Ranked 50th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 68.5%
Ranked 2nd. 57 times more than South Africa
1.2%
Ranked 45th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 34.6%
Ranked 1st. 69 times more than South Africa
0.5%
Ranked 49th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 50.3%
Ranked 2nd. 63 times more than South Africa
0.8%
Ranked 51st.

Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 35.1%
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than South Africa
5.1%
Ranked 9th.
Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 26.1%
Ranked 1st.
27.7%
Ranked 2nd. 6% more than Ethiopia
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 19.5%
Ranked 20th.
47.1%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 24.9%
Ranked 18th.
51.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Force > Total per 1000 414.7
Ranked 124th. The same as South Africa
414.44
Ranked 126th.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 2.5%
Ranked 43th.
46.5%
Ranked 23th. 19 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 12.9%
Ranked 36th.
30.7%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14 56%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
27.7%
Ranked 2nd.
Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 30.6%
Ranked 26th.
94.9%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 69.4%
Ranked 2nd. 14 times more than South Africa
5.1%
Ranked 8th.
Labor force with primary education > % of total 20.6%
Ranked 27th.
33.6%
Ranked 18th. 63% more than Ethiopia

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 2.2%
Ranked 43th.
47.9%
Ranked 24th. 22 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 27%
Ranked 22nd.
36%
Ranked 18th. 33% more than Ethiopia

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 1.9%
Ranked 43th.
49.5%
Ranked 21st. 26 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 1.1%
Ranked 43th.
13.4%
Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than Ethiopia

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date June 4, 1963 February 19, 1996
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -1,239,916,838.829
Ranked 34th.
-45,460,667,164.194
Ranked 71st. 37 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 29.4%
Ranked 19th.
56.9%
Ranked 4th. 94% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 22.6%
Ranked 12th.
27.7%
Ranked 5th. 23% more than Ethiopia

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 74.63%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than South Africa
23.47%
Ranked 108th.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 17%
Ranked 8th.
25%
Ranked 4th. 47% more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Study and work > Male 41.38%
Ranked 11th.
95.3%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Ethiopia
Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 76.6%
Ranked 45th.
79.7%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 23.1%
Ranked 3rd.
27.1%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than Ethiopia

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 5.5%
Ranked 40th.
6.5%
Ranked 25th. 18% more than Ethiopia

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 8.6%
Ranked 46th.
8.8%
Ranked 34th. 2% more than Ethiopia

Employment in services > % of total employment 68.6%
Ranked 28th. 6% more than South Africa
64.9%
Ranked 37th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 84.2%
Ranked 8th. 52% more than South Africa
55.3%
Ranked 149th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 3.2%
Ranked 78th.
4.5%
Ranked 66th. 41% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 50.6%
Ranked 25th. 27% more than South Africa
39.8%
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.3%
Ranked 71st.
59.7%
Ranked 10th. 5 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 30.8%
Ranked 42nd.
32.9%
Ranked 30th. 7% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 2.3%
Ranked 76th.
5%
Ranked 61st. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 29.4%
Ranked 12th.
52%
Ranked 2nd. 77% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 24.9%
Ranked 10th.
46.9%
Ranked 2nd. 88% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 19.5%
Ranked 13th.
43%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ethiopia

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 17.69%
Ranked 5th.
35.49%
Ranked 3rd. Twice as much as Ethiopia
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -0.218%
Ranked 41st.
-2.219%
Ranked 79th. 10 times more than Ethiopia

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -13,517,196.088
Ranked 24th.
-888,089,137.565
Ranked 58th. 66 times more than Ethiopia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 77.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than South Africa
32.6%
Ranked 145th.

GNI growth > Annual % 8.46%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than South Africa
2.64%
Ranked 64th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 8,012.19
Ranked 151st.
60,270.16
Ranked 85th. 8 times more than Ethiopia

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 16.8%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than South Africa
4.8%
Ranked 46th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 21.8%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than South Africa
7.8%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 15.8%
Ranked 6th.
23.5%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than Ethiopia

Economically active children > Study and work 36.54%
Ranked 12th.
94.9%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Ethiopia
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 93.94%
Ranked 121st.
95.06%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Ethiopia
Compensation of employees > % of expense 13.52%
Ranked 68th.
14.78%
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.2%
Ranked 59th.
5.9%
Ranked 54th. 40% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 5.7%
Ranked 64th. 43% more than South Africa
4%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 8.1%
Ranked 49th. 59% more than South Africa
5.1%
Ranked 60th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 69.91%
Ranked 108th. 6% more than South Africa
65.78%
Ranked 137th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 77.27%
Ranked 112th.
80.67%
Ranked 93th. 4% more than Ethiopia
Economically active children > Male 67.87%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Africa
29%
Ranked 2nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 59.35%
Ranked 106th. 14% more than South Africa
51.94%
Ranked 120th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 34.28%
Ranked 22nd. 8 times more than South Africa
4.56%
Ranked 120th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 59.99%
Ranked 111th. 4% more than South Africa
57.74%
Ranked 116th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment 22.1%
Ranked 48th.
26%
Ranked 27th. 18% more than Ethiopia

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -1,663,766,433.349
Ranked 68th.
-70,007,443,068.88
Ranked 123th. 42 times more than Ethiopia

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 11.7%
Ranked 40th. 10% more than South Africa
10.6%
Ranked 32nd.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 31.2%
Ranked 2nd.
31.6%
Ranked 1st. 1% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 66.7%
Ranked 9th. 54% more than South Africa
43.3%
Ranked 35th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 73.49%
Ranked 23th. 49% more than South Africa
49.31%
Ranked 134th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 11.2%
Ranked 40th.
64.8%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 80.06%
Ranked 99th. 6% more than South Africa
75.69%
Ranked 124th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 60.43%
Ranked 81st. 24% more than South Africa
48.64%
Ranked 104th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 58.48%
Ranked 47th. 91% more than South Africa
30.54%
Ranked 111th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 57%
Ranked 18th. 48% more than South Africa
38.5%
Ranked 34th.

Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 3.28%
Ranked 9th.
7.1%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Ethiopia
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 2.44$ per capita
Ranked 144th.
14.03$ per capita
Ranked 117th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Employers, male > % of employment 0.9%
Ranked 85th.
7.5%
Ranked 4th. 8 times more than Ethiopia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 174 million$
Ranked 98th.
658 million$
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 17%
Ranked 5th.
22.9%
Ranked 2nd. 35% more than Ethiopia

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 47.13%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than South Africa
43.67%
Ranked 84th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 47.3%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than South Africa
43.9%
Ranked 50th.

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 4.48%
Ranked 6th.
32.84%
Ranked 4th. 7 times more than Ethiopia
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.31%
Ranked 138th.
97.28%
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Ethiopia
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 53.7%
Ranked 28th. 53% more than South Africa
35.01%
Ranked 68th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date May 27, 1999 March 30, 2000
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 54.8%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Africa
17.9%
Ranked 30th.

One-person and family businesses > Men 89.3%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.7 ratio
Ranked 64th.
2.2 ratio
Ranked 49th. 29% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.1
Ranked 58th.
2.5
Ranked 43th. 19% more than Ethiopia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 8,012.19
Ranked 151st.
60,270.16
Ranked 85th. 8 times more than Ethiopia

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 63.67%
Ranked 25th. 2% more than South Africa
62.67%
Ranked 27th.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.18%
Ranked 74th. About the same as South Africa
97.01%
Ranked 83th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 77.75%
Ranked 76th. 10% more than South Africa
70.84%
Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 97.11%
Ranked 47th. About the same as South Africa
96.63%
Ranked 62nd.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 93.52%
Ranked 31st. 11% more than South Africa
84.19%
Ranked 95th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 90.38%
Ranked 16th. 31% more than South Africa
68.87%
Ranked 84th.
Economically active children > Work only 63.46%
Ranked 3rd. 12 times more than South Africa
5.1%
Ranked 10th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 75.9%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Africa
14.9%
Ranked 174th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 71.6%
Ranked 17th. 2 times more than South Africa
31.9%
Ranked 149th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 89.3%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 37th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 75.85%
Ranked 37th. 36% more than South Africa
55.86%
Ranked 111th.
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 62.74%
Ranked 95th. 18% more than South Africa
53.13%
Ranked 107th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 81.99%
Ranked 14th. 26% more than South Africa
65.28%
Ranked 131st.

Economically active children > Female 45.88%
Ranked 2nd. 74% more than South Africa
26.4%
Ranked 2nd.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 83.2%
Ranked 1st. 15 times more than South Africa
5.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 70.8%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than South Africa
12.5%
Ranked 174th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 79.2%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than South Africa
38.8%
Ranked 166th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 93.3%
Ranked 1st. 8 times more than South Africa
11.2%
Ranked 38th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 89.3%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than South Africa
9.1%
Ranked 53th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 6.2%
Ranked 100th.
86%
Ranked 43th. 14 times more than Ethiopia

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 9.3%
Ranked 100th.
83.4%
Ranked 22nd. 9 times more than Ethiopia

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 90.65%
Ranked 13th. 11% more than South Africa
81.85%
Ranked 99th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 7.9%
Ranked 104th.
84.5%
Ranked 32nd. 11 times more than Ethiopia

Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 90.66%
Ranked 1st. 6% more than South Africa
85.8%
Ranked 3rd.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 8.3%
Ranked 87th.
13.2%
Ranked 30th. 59% more than Ethiopia

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 5.1%
Ranked 104th.
32.8%
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 16%
Ranked 103th.
68.4%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than Ethiopia

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 10.4%
Ranked 105th.
58.3%
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than Ethiopia

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 56.2%
Ranked 47th.
65.4%
Ranked 26th. 16% more than Ethiopia

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 11.7%
Ranked 14th.
22.7%
Ranked 6th. 94% more than Ethiopia

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