| STAT | Haiti | United States | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate > Adults |
55.4
Ranked 100th. |
59.2
Ranked 74th. 7% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment rate > Women |
35
Ranked 138th. |
52.9
Ranked 50th. 51% more than Haiti |
|
| GNI > Current US$ |
$7.91 billion
Ranked 127th. |
$16.51 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 2087 times more than Haiti |
|
| GNI > Current US$ per capita |
$777.68
Ranked 152nd. |
$52,608.35
Ranked 8th. 68 times more than Haiti |
|
| GNI per capita > Constant LCU |
1,433
Ranked 103th. |
46,084.41
Ranked 47th. 32 times more than Haiti |
|
| Hours worked > Standard workweek |
48 hours
Ranked 13th. 20% more than United States |
40 hours
Ranked 108th. |
|
| Labor force |
3.64 million
Ranked 82nd. |
154.9 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force > By occupation | agriculture 66%, industry 9%, services 25% | farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5%; <i>note:</i> figures exclude the unemployed |
|
| Labor force > Total |
4.38 million
Ranked 79th. |
158.37 million
Ranked 4th. 36 times more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes |
50.2%
Ranked 29th. |
58.4%
Ranked 34th. 16% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force per 1000 |
382.92
Ranked 128th. |
500.77
Ranked 33th. 31% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force, total |
4.31 million
Ranked 91st. |
158.69 million
Ranked 4th. 37 times more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force, total per 1000 |
424.08
Ranked 122nd. |
505.51
Ranked 51st. 19% more than Haiti |
|
| Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage |
$0.88
Ranked 103th. |
$7.25
Ranked 13th. 8 times more than Haiti |
|
| Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage | 200 Haitian gourdes ($5) per day for industrial and commercial work; 300 Haitain gourdes ($7.50) per day for workers paid at a piecework rate for an eight-hour workday. | The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$ 7.25 per hour. States may also set a minimum, in which case the higher of the two is controlling; some territories are exempt and have lower rates. | |
| Employment rate > Men |
77.2
Ranked 44th. 17% more than United States |
66
Ranked 107th. |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men |
62.7%
Ranked 34th. |
63.9%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men |
62.7%
Ranked 34th. |
63.9%
Ranked 38th. 2% more than Haiti |
|
| Force > Total |
3.67 million
Ranked 88th. |
155.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Haiti |
|
| Force > Total > Per capita |
0.43
per capita
Ranked 109th. |
0.524
per capita
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 |
15.1%
Ranked 83th. |
30.2%
Ranked 44th. Twice as much as Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes |
17.9%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than United States |
17.3%
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| GNI > Current LCU |
331.9 billion
Ranked 104th. |
16.51 trillion
Ranked 27th. 50 times more than Haiti |
|
| Female economic activity |
56%
Ranked 69th. |
58.8%
Ranked 57th. 5% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women |
38.5%
Ranked 27th. |
53.2%
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women |
38.5%
Ranked 27th. |
53.2%
Ranked 22nd. 38% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force > Per capita |
418.42
per 1,000 people
Ranked 104th. |
508.4
per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd. 22% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 |
79.76%
Ranked 105th. |
86.54%
Ranked 69th. 9% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment rate > Young adults |
47
Ranked 55th. |
50.7
Ranked 45th. 8% more than Haiti |
|
| Net income from abroad > Current US$ |
$68.45 million
Ranked 27th. |
$269.90 billion
Ranked 1st. 3943 times more than Haiti |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita |
6.37$
Ranked 92nd. |
138.98$
Ranked 28th. 22 times more than Haiti |
|
| Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid |
10
Ranked 138th. |
0.0
Ranked 170th. |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 |
62.5%
Ranked 3rd. 28 times more than United States |
2.2%
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Female economic activity growth |
-3%
Ranked 145th. |
6%
Ranked 56th. |
|
| Employment rate > Young men |
55.7
Ranked 50th. 8% more than United States |
51.7
Ranked 69th. |
|
| Employment rate > Young women |
38.4
Ranked 63th. |
49.7
Ranked 34th. 29% more than Haiti |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita |
6,918.57$
per 1,000 people
Ranked 91st. |
138,564.64$
per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 20 times more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus |
48.75%
Ranked 25th. 5 times more than United States |
9.92%
Ranked 124th. |
|
| GNI > Constant LCU per capita |
1,433
Ranked 103th. |
46,084.41
Ranked 47th. 32 times more than Haiti |
|
| GNI > Constant LCU |
14.58 billion
Ranked 96th. |
14.47 trillion
Ranked 14th. 992 times more than Haiti |
|
| GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ |
$461.29
Ranked 95th. |
$46,084.41
Ranked 6th. 100 times more than Haiti |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 |
37.3%
Ranked 16th. 47 times more than United States |
0.8%
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 |
78.7%
Ranked 41st. 13% more than United States |
69.5%
Ranked 99th. |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 |
51.2%
Ranked 65th. |
57%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 |
41.9%
Ranked 53th. |
54%
Ranked 29th. 29% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male |
15.1%
Ranked 48th. |
18.7%
Ranked 32nd. 24% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 |
81.02%
Ranked 87th. |
86.12%
Ranked 58th. 6% more than Haiti |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP |
13.82$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 37th. 4 times more than United States |
3.31$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 81st. |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ |
59 million$
Ranked 75th. |
41.07 billion$
Ranked 1st. 696 times more than Haiti |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 |
6%
Ranked 83th. |
9.6%
Ranked 59th. 60% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 |
22.4%
Ranked 88th. |
67.6%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 |
80.61%
Ranked 117th. 3% more than United States |
78.54%
Ranked 139th. |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 |
40.22%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than United States |
38.86%
Ranked 81st. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 |
43.07%
Ranked 88th. 7% more than United States |
40.19%
Ranked 98th. |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 |
66.09%
Ranked 94th. |
82.15%
Ranked 52nd. 24% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 |
97.51%
Ranked 89th. 4% more than United States |
93.35%
Ranked 163th. |
|
| Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 |
15.1%
Ranked 48th. |
17.6%
Ranked 38th. 17% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 |
17.9%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than United States |
16.2%
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % |
66.5%
Ranked 106th. 5% more than United States |
63.6%
Ranked 122nd. |
|
| Self-employed, total > % of total employed |
79.5%
Ranked 1st. 12 times more than United States |
6.8%
Ranked 85th. |
|
| Self-employed, male > % of males employed |
81.2%
Ranked 1st. 10 times more than United States |
8%
Ranked 81st. |
|
| Self-employed, female > % of females employed |
77%
Ranked 3rd. 14 times more than United States |
5.5%
Ranked 77th. |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita |
106.36$
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than United States |
9.89$
Ranked 123th. |
|
| Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment |
37.3%
Ranked 17th. 47 times more than United States |
0.8%
Ranked 75th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 |
86.97%
Ranked 33th. 73% more than United States |
50.34%
Ranked 121st. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 |
91.62%
Ranked 52nd. 20% more than United States |
76.57%
Ranked 137th. |
|
| Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 |
57.5%
Ranked 54th. 3% more than United States |
55.8%
Ranked 60th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 |
96.41%
Ranked 70th. 5% more than United States |
92.2%
Ranked 156th. |
|
| Unemployment, female > % of female labor force |
8.3%
Ranked 59th. 5% more than United States |
7.9%
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus |
67.08%
Ranked 29th. 5 times more than United States |
13.49%
Ranked 127th. |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP |
230.78$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 4th. 982 times more than United States |
0.235$
per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 150th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 |
96.94%
Ranked 88th. 5% more than United States |
92.17%
Ranked 163th. |
|
| Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 |
15.1%
Ranked 38th. 22% more than United States |
12.4%
Ranked 38th. |
|
| GNI > Current US$, % of GDP |
100.87%
Ranked 39th. |
105.29%
Ranked 12th. 4% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 |
81.08%
Ranked 101st. |
87.29%
Ranked 68th. 8% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 |
50.03%
Ranked 34th. 51% more than United States |
33.2%
Ranked 67th. |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 |
65.94%
Ranked 97th. |
81.1%
Ranked 54th. 23% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 |
17.9%
Ranked 35th. 58% more than United States |
11.3%
Ranked 41st. |
|
| Force > Female > % of total labor force |
41.72%
Ranked 94th. |
46.23%
Ranked 44th. 11% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female |
21.1%
Ranked 35th. 34% more than United States |
15.7%
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 |
56.7%
Ranked 71st. |
89.6%
Ranked 5th. 58% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 |
58.67%
Ranked 109th. |
72.42%
Ranked 52nd. 23% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus |
33.5%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than United States |
7.41%
Ranked 95th. |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 |
67.06%
Ranked 28th. 62% more than United States |
41.42%
Ranked 101st. |
|
| Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment |
44.2%
Ranked 22nd. |
47.4%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Haiti |
|
| Labor force > Female > % of total labor force |
42.72%
Ranked 101st. |
46.09%
Ranked 57th. 8% more than Haiti |
|
| Personal remittances, received > % of GDP |
20.56%
Ranked 9th. 531 times more than United States |
0.0387%
Ranked 136th. |
|
| Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million |
282.24 million
Ranked 27th. |
859.79 million
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Haiti |
|
| Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed |
18.9%
Ranked 46th. |
93.2%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Haiti |
|
| Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 |
83.27%
Ranked 79th. 2% more than United States |
81.46%
Ranked 101st. |
|
| Employees, services, female > % of female employment |
56.7%
Ranked 73th. |
91.9%
Ranked 4th. 62% more than Haiti |
|
| Employees, services, male > % of male employment |
22.4%
Ranked 89th. |
71.7%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment, male > % of male labor force |
6.2%
Ranked 70th. |
8.2%
Ranked 38th. 32% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment, total > % of total labor force |
7.2%
Ranked 65th. |
8.1%
Ranked 37th. 13% more than Haiti |
|
| Force > Total per 1000 |
395.98
Ranked 136th. |
526.07
Ranked 21st. 33% more than Haiti |
|
| Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment |
56.7%
Ranked 69th. |
89.9%
Ranked 5th. 59% more than Haiti |
|
| Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment |
62.5%
Ranked 4th. 31 times more than United States |
2%
Ranked 66th. |
|
| Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment |
37.3%
Ranked 16th. 53 times more than United States |
0.7%
Ranked 62nd. |
|
| Employment in agriculture > % of total employment |
50.5%
Ranked 9th. 36 times more than United States |
1.4%
Ranked 68th. |
|
| Employment in services > % of total employment |
38.7%
Ranked 77th. |
78%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Haiti |
|
| Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ |
70.1%
Ranked 50th. 7% more than United States |
65.4%
Ranked 76th. |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 |
21.1%
Ranked 34th. 2 times more than United States |
9.4%
Ranked 57th. |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 |
17.9%
Ranked 39th. 70% more than United States |
10.5%
Ranked 51st. |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 |
15.1%
Ranked 44th. 30% more than United States |
11.6%
Ranked 47th. |
|
| Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP |
0.873%
Ranked 29th. |
1.72%
Ranked 20th. 97% more than Haiti |
|
| GNI growth > Annual % |
3.29%
Ranked 58th. 36% more than United States |
2.42%
Ranked 67th. |
|
| GNI per capita > Current LCU |
32,623.43
Ranked 108th. |
52,608.35
Ranked 90th. 61% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 |
21.1%
Ranked 35th. 44% more than United States |
14.7%
Ranked 49th. |
|
| Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force |
6.2%
Ranked 63th. 11% more than United States |
5.6%
Ranked 53th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 |
93.49%
Ranked 127th. 3% more than United States |
90.93%
Ranked 159th. |
|
| Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment |
6%
Ranked 81st. |
9.4%
Ranked 59th. 57% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 |
69.59%
Ranked 112th. |
75.54%
Ranked 63th. 9% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 |
78.01%
Ranked 106th. |
85.46%
Ranked 56th. 10% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 |
64.42%
Ranked 98th. |
79.8%
Ranked 57th. 24% more than Haiti |
|
| Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million |
$6.73 million
Ranked 32nd. |
$859.79 million
Ranked 9th. 128 times more than Haiti |
|
| Employment in industry > % of total employment |
10.8%
Ranked 91st. |
20.6%
Ranked 55th. 91% more than Haiti |
|
| Net income from abroad > Current LCU |
2.87 billion
Ranked 21st. |
269.9 billion
Ranked 6th. 94 times more than Haiti |
|
| Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 |
70.22%
Ranked 89th. |
75.75%
Ranked 40th. 8% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force |
8.3%
Ranked 51st. 54% more than United States |
5.4%
Ranked 58th. |
|
| Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 |
57.85%
Ranked 89th. |
70.07%
Ranked 34th. 21% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 |
21.1%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than United States |
10.1%
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 |
80.54%
Ranked 97th. |
87.2%
Ranked 67th. 8% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 |
65.35%
Ranked 72nd. |
72.09%
Ranked 50th. 10% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 |
60.13%
Ranked 43th. 2% more than United States |
58.96%
Ranked 44th. |
|
| Labor force > Note | shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995) | includes unemployed | |
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita |
115.5$
per capita
Ranked 52nd. 12 times more than United States |
9.87$
per capita
Ranked 124th. |
|
| Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ |
985 million$
Ranked 57th. |
2.92 billion$
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force |
7.2%
Ranked 61st. 24% more than United States |
5.8%
Ranked 43th. |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 |
95.92%
Ranked 148th. 3% more than United States |
93.16%
Ranked 164th. |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 |
37.34%
Ranked 60th. |
37.46%
Ranked 59th. About the same as Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 |
3.7 ratio
Ranked 7th. 54% more than United States |
2.4 ratio
Ranked 42nd. |
|
| Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 |
3.5
Ranked 14th. 6% more than United States |
3.3
Ranked 25th. |
|
| GNI > Current LCU per capita |
32,623.43
Ranked 108th. |
52,608.35
Ranked 90th. 61% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 |
78.69%
Ranked 69th. |
80.24%
Ranked 63th. 2% more than Haiti |
|
| Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 |
94.44%
Ranked 61st. 7% more than United States |
88.58%
Ranked 137th. |
|
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % |
33.5%
Ranked 131st. |
42.6%
Ranked 98th. 27% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % |
55.7%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than United States |
52.3%
Ranked 64th. |
|
| Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 |
74.65%
Ranked 43th. 10% more than United States |
67.56%
Ranked 65th. |
|
| Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 |
67.88%
Ranked 79th. |
80.06%
Ranked 48th. 18% more than Haiti |
|
| Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force |
7.2%
Ranked 57th. 31% more than United States |
5.5%
Ranked 55th. |
|
| Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment |
62.5%
Ranked 4th. 27 times more than United States |
2.3%
Ranked 74th. |
|
| Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % |
29.9%
Ranked 121st. |
42.2%
Ranked 72nd. 41% more than Haiti |
|
| Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % |
61%
Ranked 72nd. 6% more than United States |
57.8%
Ranked 95th. |
|
| Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed |
21.2%
Ranked 40th. |
94.5%
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Haiti |
|
| Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed |
17.4%
Ranked 41st. |
99.1%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Haiti |
|
| Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed |
11.2%
Ranked 8th. 112 times more than United States |
0.1%
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed |
12.3%
Ranked 4th. 123 times more than United States |
0.1%
Ranked 73th. |
|
| Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed |
11.9%
Ranked 6th. 119 times more than United States |
0.1%
Ranked 78th. |
|
| Employees, industry, female > % of female employment |
6%
Ranked 85th. |
7.2%
Ranked 71st. 20% more than Haiti |
|
| Employees, industry, male > % of male employment |
15.1%
Ranked 84th. |
25.1%
Ranked 52nd. 66% more than Haiti |
|
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