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Labor Stats: compare key data on Germany & Lesotho

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: 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 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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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > 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.
  • 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
  • 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 > 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 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.
  • 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, men 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, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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 > 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)."
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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 unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • 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
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Economic activity > 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$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Germany Lesotho HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 51.7
Ranked 121st.
54.1
Ranked 113th. 5% more than Germany

Expense > Current LCU 770.99 billion
Ranked 34th. 112 times more than Lesotho
6.87 billion
Ranked 101st.

GNI > Current US$ $3.51 trillion
Ranked 5th. 1276 times more than Lesotho
$2.75 billion
Ranked 150th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $42,862.34
Ranked 16th. 32 times more than Lesotho
$1,341.28
Ranked 136th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 6th. 7% more than Lesotho
45 hours
Ranked 57th.
Labor force 43.35 million
Ranked 14th. 51 times more than Lesotho
854,600
Ranked 129th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 2.8%, industry 33.4%, services 63.8% 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.4%
Ranked 42nd.
86%
Ranked 2nd. 36 times more than Germany
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 56.6%
Ranked 38th. 15% more than Lesotho
49.2%
Ranked 71st.

Labor force per 1000 530.1
Ranked 21st. 21% more than Lesotho
436.96
Ranked 81st.

Labor force, total 42.52 million
Ranked 15th. 50 times more than Lesotho
855,109.85
Ranked 145th.

Labor force, total per 1000 519.27
Ranked 35th. 25% more than Lesotho
416.81
Ranked 127th.

Rigidity of employment index 44
Ranked 61st. 26% more than Lesotho
35
Ranked 86th.

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None; except for construction workers, electrical workers, janitors, roofers, painters, and letter carriers. Minimum wage is often set by collective bargaining agreements in other sectors of the economy and enforceable by law. 1,029 maloti ($119) per month to 1,122 maloti ($130) per month; varied by sector.
Unemployment rate 7.4%
Ranked 50th.
45%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Germany
Firing cost > Weeks of wages 69.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 41st. 56% more than Lesotho
44.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 72nd.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Lesotho
6,307.34
Ranked 85th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 9,425.57
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Lesotho
3,482.48
Ranked 102nd.

Employment rate > Women 44.8
Ranked 93th.
47.9
Ranked 78th. 7% more than Germany

Labor force > Total 42.38 million
Ranked 14th. 46 times more than Lesotho
918,895.73
Ranked 135th.

Employment rate > Men 59.3
Ranked 139th.
61.6
Ranked 127th. 4% more than Germany

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 62.5%
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Lesotho
57.4%
Ranked 75th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 62.5%
Ranked 47th. 9% more than Lesotho
57.4%
Ranked 75th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 37700000000 1219300000
Force > Total > Per capita 0.497 per capita
Ranked 39th. 41% more than Lesotho
0.353 per capita
Ranked 165th.

Force > Total 40.99 million
Ranked 13th. 65 times more than Lesotho
633,701.2
Ranked 143th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 90.6%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Lesotho
43.7%
Ranked 72nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 40.9%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Lesotho
16.6%
Ranked 82nd.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 8.5%
Ranked 62nd.
34.4%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Germany

GNI > Current LCU 2.73 trillion
Ranked 62nd. 121 times more than Lesotho
22.59 billion
Ranked 146th.

Female economic activity 47.9%
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Lesotho
47.4%
Ranked 100th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 51%
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Lesotho
41.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 51%
Ranked 29th. 22% more than Lesotho
41.7%
Ranked 62nd.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 6%
Ranked 38th.
63.4%
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Germany
Labor force > Per capita 528.39 per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 31% more than Lesotho
402.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 86.82%
Ranked 68th. 13% more than Lesotho
77.08%
Ranked 121st.
Employment rate > Young adults 44.3
Ranked 68th. 10% more than Lesotho
40.4
Ranked 84th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $81.86 billion
Ranked 3rd. 269 times more than Lesotho
$304.12 million
Ranked 21st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 151.8$
Ranked 25th. 17 times more than Lesotho
8.83$
Ranked 83th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 42
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Lesotho
14
Ranked 126th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 85.3%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lesotho
32.4%
Ranked 79th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 2.9%
Ranked 62nd.
65.6%
Ranked 1st. 23 times more than Germany
Female economic activity growth 0.0
Ranked 105th.
2%
Ranked 85th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
73%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany
Employment rate > Young men 46.3
Ranked 86th.
48.1
Ranked 81st. 4% more than Germany

Employment rate > Young women 42.1
Ranked 53th. 28% more than Lesotho
32.9
Ranked 81st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 151,801.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 26th. 16 times more than Lesotho
9,471.97$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 2.3%
Ranked 158th.
43.69%
Ranked 39th. 19 times more than Germany
GNI > Constant LCU 2.53 trillion
Ranked 32nd. 196 times more than Lesotho
12.94 billion
Ranked 98th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 30,893.27
Ranked 57th. 5 times more than Lesotho
6,307.34
Ranked 85th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $38,418.73
Ranked 10th. 37 times more than Lesotho
$1,048.74
Ranked 82nd.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.5%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than Lesotho
0.5%
Ranked 66th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 1.7%
Ranked 52nd.
45.1%
Ranked 7th. 27 times more than Germany
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 58%
Ranked 152nd. 11% more than Lesotho
52.2%
Ranked 170th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 39.1%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than Lesotho
15%
Ranked 164th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 45.7%
Ranked 100th. 84% more than Lesotho
24.8%
Ranked 164th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 9.1%
Ranked 60th.
29%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 86.18%
Ranked 57th. 18% more than Lesotho
73.03%
Ranked 116th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 12.52 billion$
Ranked 4th. 736 times more than Lesotho
17 million$
Ranked 112th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 4.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 68th.
11.72$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Germany

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 6.9%
Ranked 27th. 10 times more than Lesotho
0.7%
Ranked 67th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 16.1%
Ranked 26th. 20% more than Lesotho
13.4%
Ranked 52nd.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 56.1%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Lesotho
17.8%
Ranked 84th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 34.23%
Ranked 100th.
42.35%
Ranked 64th. 24% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 36.34%
Ranked 108th.
48.81%
Ranked 74th. 34% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 78.16%
Ranked 141st.
87.62%
Ranked 40th. 12% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 77.94%
Ranked 65th. 43% more than Lesotho
54.52%
Ranked 117th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 41st. The same as Lesotho
15
Ranked 63th.
Force > Total per 1000 497.05
Ranked 42nd. 51% more than Lesotho
329.05
Ranked 166th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 82.5%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Lesotho
25.3%
Ranked 82nd.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 2.8%
Ranked 24th.
78.2%
Ranked 1st. 28 times more than Germany

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 1.6%
Ranked 21st.
64.9%
Ranked 6th. 41 times more than Germany

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 2.2%
Ranked 24th.
72.3%
Ranked 2nd. 33 times more than Germany

Employment in services > % of total employment 68%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Lesotho
18.3%
Ranked 92nd.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 9.8%
Ranked 27th.
39.3%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 9.9%
Ranked 26th.
43.4%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.5%
Ranked 24th.
33.5%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 11%
Ranked 26th.
25.8%
Ranked 12th. 2 times more than Germany

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date June 8, 1956 October 31, 1966
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 2.41%
Ranked 16th.
12.43%
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Germany

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million 720.75 million
Ranked 14th.
751.23 million
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Germany

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 43.3%
Ranked 113th. 22% more than Lesotho
35.5%
Ranked 140th.

GNI growth > Annual % 0.806%
Ranked 82nd.
2.88%
Ranked 61st. 4 times more than Germany

GNI per capita > Current LCU 33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Lesotho
11,011.85
Ranked 145th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 10.2%
Ranked 20th.
30.7%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 16.1%
Ranked 27th.
37.9%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Germany
Compensation of employees > % of expense 5.38%
Ranked 72nd.
37.86%
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Germany

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 15.2%
Ranked 32nd.
47.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Germany
Force > Female > % of total labor force 45.17%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Lesotho
44.49%
Ranked 67th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 15.9%
Ranked 11th. 62% more than Lesotho
9.8%
Ranked 71st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 76.83%
Ranked 57th. 7% more than Lesotho
71.59%
Ranked 96th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 83.14%
Ranked 76th. 9% more than Lesotho
76.5%
Ranked 118th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 76.28%
Ranked 68th. 36% more than Lesotho
56.21%
Ranked 120th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment 29.7%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Lesotho
9.3%
Ranked 94th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 63.67 billion
Ranked 10th. 26 times more than Lesotho
2.5 billion
Ranked 23th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 59.8%
Ranked 121st.
73.7%
Ranked 28th. 23% more than Germany

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 9.3%
Ranked 36th.
47.1%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Germany

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 67.36%
Ranked 43th. 38% more than Lesotho
48.71%
Ranked 137th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 14%
Ranked 35th.
58.5%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 88.05%
Ranked 59th. 17% more than Lesotho
75.15%
Ranked 127th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 67.58%
Ranked 65th. 43% more than Lesotho
47.19%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 42.78%
Ranked 81st. 2% more than Lesotho
42.01%
Ranked 82nd.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 79.33$ per capita
Ranked 62nd.
182.2$ per capita
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Germany

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 6.54 billion$
Ranked 9th. 20 times more than Lesotho
327 million$
Ranked 85th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.5%
Ranked 21st.
27.3%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Germany

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 45.44%
Ranked 67th.
52.38%
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Germany

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 46.9%
Ranked 34th.
51%
Ranked 11th. 9% more than Germany

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 9.53%
Ranked 16th.
17.57%
Ranked 9th. 84% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.4%
Ranked 132nd.
98.07%
Ranked 29th. 2% more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 31.98%
Ranked 77th.
35.81%
Ranked 66th. 12% more than Germany
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date April 8, 1976 June 14, 2001
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 6.5%
Ranked 67th.
65.1%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than Germany

One-person and family businesses > Men 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
73%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.3 ratio
Ranked 67th.
1.4 ratio
Ranked 66th. 8% more than Germany
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.5
Ranked 65th. 7% more than Lesotho
1.4
Ranked 68th.
GNI > Current LCU per capita 33,338.32
Ranked 106th. 3 times more than Lesotho
11,011.85
Ranked 145th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 81.65%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Lesotho
14.3%
Ranked 107th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 80.34%
Ranked 61st. 15% more than Lesotho
69.64%
Ranked 107th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.17%
Ranked 81st.
95.47%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Germany
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 48.2%
Ranked 73th. 32% more than Lesotho
36.6%
Ranked 118th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 50.8%
Ranked 72nd. 23% more than Lesotho
41.3%
Ranked 126th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 58.45%
Ranked 97th.
65.54%
Ranked 69th. 12% more than Germany
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 73.41%
Ranked 57th. 23% more than Lesotho
59.83%
Ranked 158th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 1.9%
Ranked 56th.
78.2%
Ranked 1st. 41 times more than Germany

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 46.3%
Ranked 54th. 61% more than Lesotho
28.8%
Ranked 125th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 56.5%
Ranked 101st. 17% more than Lesotho
48.4%
Ranked 140th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 5.9%
Ranked 51st.
63.4%
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Germany
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 7.7%
Ranked 55th.
73%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 91.7%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lesotho
29.9%
Ranked 77th.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 85.7%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Lesotho
22.5%
Ranked 84th.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 84.7%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Lesotho
25.3%
Ranked 87th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 57.9%
Ranked 26th. 5 times more than Lesotho
12.8%
Ranked 92nd.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 5.6%
Ranked 57th.
23%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Germany

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 5.4%
Ranked 61st.
25.3%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Germany

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 14.2%
Ranked 26th. 45% more than Lesotho
9.8%
Ranked 75th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 40.2%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Lesotho
8.9%
Ranked 92nd.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.8%
Ranked 66th.
29%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Germany

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 8.1%
Ranked 71st.
34.4%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Germany

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 1.1%
Ranked 50th.
64.9%
Ranked 7th. 59 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 77.78%
Ranked 55th. 40% more than Lesotho
55.68%
Ranked 120th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 29.84%
Ranked 149th.
88.38%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 74.48%
Ranked 141st.
92.53%
Ranked 39th. 24% more than Germany
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.81%
Ranked 57th.
96.91%
Ranked 54th. About the same as Germany
Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 6.94%
Ranked 28th.
29.73%
Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Germany
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 2.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 131st.
225.47$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 5th. 96 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.52%
Ranked 46th.
97.59%
Ranked 42nd. The same as Germany
Expense > % of GDP 29.54%
Ranked 46th.
50.98%
Ranked 2nd. 73% more than Germany

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 103.25%
Ranked 19th.
112.43%
Ranked 6th. 9% more than Germany

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU 59.02 billion
Ranked 9th. 38 times more than Lesotho
1.54 billion
Ranked 16th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.8%
Ranked 64th.
41.9%
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Germany

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.4%
Ranked 68th.
41.9%
Ranked 11th. 6 times more than Germany

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.2%
Ranked 63th.
28%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 3.91%
Ranked 155th.
72.52%
Ranked 17th. 19 times more than Germany
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 82.1%
Ranked 33th. 98% more than Lesotho
41.4%
Ranked 77th.
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 87.94%
Ranked 165th.
97.36%
Ranked 16th. 11% more than Germany
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 88.34%
Ranked 60th. 15% more than Lesotho
76.86%
Ranked 122nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 8.93%
Ranked 150th.
35.63%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 78.05%
Ranked 65th. 37% more than Lesotho
57.08%
Ranked 117th.
One-person and family businesses > Women 6%
Ranked 38th.
63.4%
Ranked 10th. 11 times more than Germany
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 75.37%
Ranked 38th. 36% more than Lesotho
55.32%
Ranked 116th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 1.31%
Ranked 155th.
20.95%
Ranked 55th. 16 times more than Germany
Employers, male > % of employment 6.7%
Ranked 13th. 10 times more than Lesotho
0.7%
Ranked 73th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 19.06%
Ranked 155th.
60.25%
Ranked 47th. 3 times more than Germany
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $999.62 million
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than Lesotho
$148.24 million
Ranked 18th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.407%
Ranked 102nd.
22.64%
Ranked 6th. 56 times more than Germany

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 777.51 million
Ranked 21st.
1.22 billion
Ranked 17th. 57% more than Germany

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 79.33$
Ranked 63th.
169.8$
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than Germany

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 75.44%
Ranked 58th. 45% more than Lesotho
52.2%
Ranked 108th.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 7.7%
Ranked 45th.
73%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Germany
Employers, female > % of employment 2.5%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Lesotho
0.8%
Ranked 61st.
Employers, total > % of employment 4.7%
Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Lesotho
0.8%
Ranked 72nd.
Self-employed, female > % of females employed 8.3%
Ranked 53th.
64.2%
Ranked 10th. 8 times more than Germany
Self-employed, male > % of males employed 14.3%
Ranked 56th.
73.7%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Germany
Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.6%
Ranked 56th.
69.5%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than Germany
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 62.6%
Ranked 127th. 12% more than Lesotho
55.9%
Ranked 155th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 6.8%
Ranked 56th.
68.8%
Ranked 3rd. 10 times more than Germany
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 79.3%
Ranked 118th. 7% more than Lesotho
73.8%
Ranked 160th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 88.4%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than Lesotho
25.7%
Ranked 87th.

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