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Labor Stats: compare key data on Faroe Islands & India

Definitions

  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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)."
  • 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.
  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
STAT Faroe Islands India HISTORY
Labor force 34,680
Ranked 7th.
478.3 million
Ranked 2nd. 13792 times more than Faroe Islands

Labor force > By occupation fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34% agriculture 60%, industry 17%, services 23%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 10.2%
Ranked 15th.
52%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Faroe Islands

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 20.5%
Ranked 13th. 46% more than India
14%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 69.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than India
34%
Ranked 14th.

Labor force > Per capita 712.58 per 1,000 people
Ranked 1st. 56% more than India
457.05 per 1,000 people
Ranked 77th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 45.8%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than India
18.1%
Ranked 98th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 3.2%
Ranked 88th.
5%
Ranked 83th. 56% more than Faroe Islands

Unemployment rate 3.9%
Ranked 7th.
10.8%
Ranked 23th. 3 times more than Faroe Islands

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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