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Labor Stats: compare key data on Hong Kong & United States

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Note: 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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: 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.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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
  • 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, 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.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment > 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 with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
STAT Hong Kong United States HISTORY
Expense > Current LCU 369.22 billion
Ranked 47th.
3.92 trillion
Ranked 18th. 11 times more than Hong Kong

Expense > Current LCU per capita 52,212.09
Ranked 31st. 4 times more than United States
12,566.94
Ranked 57th.

GNI > Current US$ $268.87 billion
Ranked 34th.
$16.51 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 61 times more than Hong Kong

GNI > Current US$ per capita $37,579.40
Ranked 20th.
$52,608.35
Ranked 8th. 40% more than Hong Kong

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 280,475.93
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than United States
46,084.41
Ranked 47th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 147th. The same as United States
40 hours
Ranked 108th.
Labor force 3.7 million
Ranked 77th.
154.9 million
Ranked 4th. 42 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force > By occupation manufacturing 7.5%, construction 2.9%, wholesale and retail trade, restaurants, and hotels 43.9%, financing, insurance, and real estate 19.6%, transport and communications 7.1%, community and social services 18.8%; <i>note:</i> above data exclude public sector 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 participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 58.2%
Ranked 35th.
58.4%
Ranked 34th. About the same as Hong Kong

Labor force per 1000 526.75
Ranked 23th. 5% more than United States
500.77
Ranked 33th.

Labor force, total 3.73 million
Ranked 94th.
158.69 million
Ranked 4th. 43 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force, total per 1000 521.42
Ranked 30th. 3% more than United States
505.51
Ranked 51st.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $3.98
Ranked 30th.
$7.25
Ranked 13th. 82% more than Hong Kong
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage HK$30 per hour is the minimum wage in Hong Kong . The federal minimum wage in the United States is US$ 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.
Unemployment rate 4.6%
Ranked 78th.
9.7%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 65.8%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than United States
63.9%
Ranked 38th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 65.8%
Ranked 30th. 3% more than United States
63.9%
Ranked 38th.

Force > Total 3.67 million
Ranked 90th.
155.46 million
Ranked 3rd. 42 times more than Hong Kong

Force > Total > Per capita 0.528 per capita
Ranked 17th. 1% more than United States
0.524 per capita
Ranked 22nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 22.3%
Ranked 57th.
30.2%
Ranked 44th. 35% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 93.3%
Ranked 8th.
94.1%
Ranked 5th. 1% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 9.4%
Ranked 60th.
17.3%
Ranked 42nd. 84% more than Hong Kong

GNI > Current LCU 2.09 trillion
Ranked 65th.
16.51 trillion
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 51.8%
Ranked 27th.
53.2%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 51.8%
Ranked 27th.
53.2%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Hong Kong

Labor force > Per capita 521.3 per 1,000 people
Ranked 13th. 3% more than United States
508.4 per 1,000 people
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force > By occupation > Note above data exclude public sector figures exclude the unemployed
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $5.61 billion
Ranked 13th.
$269.90 billion
Ranked 1st. 48 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 49.17$
Ranked 48th.
138.98$
Ranked 28th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 83.2%
Ranked 16th.
91.2%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 0.4%
Ranked 69th.
2.2%
Ranked 65th. 6 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 48,245.87$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 51st.
138,564.64$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

GNI > Constant LCU 2.01 trillion
Ranked 35th.
14.47 trillion
Ranked 14th. 7 times more than Hong Kong

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 280,475.93
Ranked 25th. 6 times more than United States
46,084.41
Ranked 47th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $33,427.56
Ranked 20th.
$46,084.41
Ranked 6th. 38% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 0.2%
Ranked 69th.
0.8%
Ranked 62nd. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 66.1%
Ranked 120th.
69.5%
Ranked 99th. 5% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 40.5%
Ranked 63th.
54%
Ranked 29th. 33% more than Hong Kong

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 51.4%
Ranked 63th.
57%
Ranked 37th. 11% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 11%
Ranked 56th.
18.7%
Ranked 32nd. 70% more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 335 million$
Ranked 43th.
41.07 billion$
Ranked 1st. 123 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.89$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 94th.
3.31$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 81st. 75% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 6.6%
Ranked 68th.
9.6%
Ranked 59th. 45% more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 77.3%
Ranked 1st. 14% more than United States
67.6%
Ranked 4th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 46.59%
Ranked 38th. 1% more than United States
46.23%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.7%
Ranked 23th.
48.5%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Hong Kong

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.14%
Ranked 121st. 4 times more than United States
0.0387%
Ranked 136th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 6.08 billion
Ranked 9th. 7 times more than United States
859.79 million
Ranked 19th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.1 ratio
Ranked 51st.
2.4 ratio
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.4
Ranked 47th.
3.3
Ranked 25th. 38% more than Hong Kong

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 102.13%
Ranked 27th.
105.29%
Ranked 12th. 3% more than Hong Kong

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 17.21%
Ranked 93th.
65.63%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.35$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 138th. 6 times more than United States
0.235$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 150th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.1%
Ranked 98th.
0.8%
Ranked 75th. 8 times more than Hong Kong

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 35.23$
Ranked 93th. 4 times more than United States
9.89$
Ranked 123th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 14.1%
Ranked 11th.
43.3%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Hong Kong
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 70.94%
Ranked 78th.
75.75%
Ranked 40th. 7% more than Hong Kong

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 0.2%
Ranked 98th.
2.3%
Ranked 74th. 11 times more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 34.2%
Ranked 102nd.
42.2%
Ranked 72nd. 23% more than Hong Kong

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 81.06%
Ranked 105th.
81.46%
Ranked 101st. About the same as Hong Kong

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 89.8%
Ranked 6th.
93.2%
Ranked 3rd. 4% more than Hong Kong

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 3.9%
Ranked 61st.
7.2%
Ranked 71st. 85% more than Hong Kong

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 18.8%
Ranked 60th.
25.1%
Ranked 52nd. 34% more than Hong Kong

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 95.8%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than United States
91.9%
Ranked 4th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 80.1%
Ranked 1st. 12% more than United States
71.7%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 10.9%
Ranked 58th.
17.6%
Ranked 38th. 61% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 9.3%
Ranked 66th.
16.2%
Ranked 49th. 74% more than Hong Kong

Force > Total per 1000 537.95
Ranked 14th. 2% more than United States
526.07
Ranked 21st.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 11.7%
Ranked 14th. 65% more than United States
7.1%
Ranked 31st.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 13.6%
Ranked 31st. 21% more than United States
11.2%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.8%
Ranked 33th. 11% more than United States
12.4%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.9%
Ranked 42nd.
11.3%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Hong Kong

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 55.5%
Ranked 52nd.
66.4%
Ranked 24th. 20% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 3.8%
Ranked 70th.
8.2%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 3.3%
Ranked 77th.
8.1%
Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Hong Kong

Force with primary education > % of total 43.5%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United States
17.1%
Ranked 18th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 2.13%
Ranked 18th. 24% more than United States
1.72%
Ranked 20th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 38.1%
Ranked 130th.
55.8%
Ranked 60th. 46% more than Hong Kong

GNI growth > Annual % 0.894%
Ranked 81st.
2.42%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

GNI per capita > Current LCU 291,480.87
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than United States
52,608.35
Ranked 90th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.8%
Ranked 67th.
14.7%
Ranked 49th. 88% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 2.7%
Ranked 82nd.
7.9%
Ranked 44th. 3 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 7.8%
Ranked 35th. 39% more than United States
5.6%
Ranked 53th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 37%
Ranked 8th.
39.5%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Hong Kong
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.8%
Ranked 47th. 24% more than United States
5.5%
Ranked 55th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 10.1%
Ranked 25th.
47.3%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 9.8%
Ranked 20th.
46.3%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Hong Kong

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $783.58 million
Ranked 11th.
$859.79 million
Ranked 9th. 10% more than Hong Kong

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 43.48 billion
Ranked 13th.
269.9 billion
Ranked 6th. 6 times more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 5.6%
Ranked 55th. 4% more than United States
5.4%
Ranked 58th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 44.3%
Ranked 23th. 30% more than United States
34.1%
Ranked 42nd.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 62.16%
Ranked 70th.
70.07%
Ranked 34th. 13% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 8%
Ranked 51st.
10.1%
Ranked 42nd. 26% more than Hong Kong

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 36.6%
Ranked 26th. 6% more than United States
34.5%
Ranked 41st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 34.56$ per capita
Ranked 95th. 4 times more than United States
9.87$ per capita
Ranked 124th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 240 million$
Ranked 91st.
2.92 billion$
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than Hong Kong

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 93.2%
Ranked 2nd. 4% more than United States
89.6%
Ranked 5th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.9%
Ranked 63th.
15.7%
Ranked 47th. 99% more than Hong Kong

GNI > Current LCU per capita 291,480.87
Ranked 55th. 6 times more than United States
52,608.35
Ranked 90th.

Expense > % of GDP 19.07%
Ranked 80th.
25.21%
Ranked 60th. 32% more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 33.3%
Ranked 132nd.
42.6%
Ranked 98th. 28% more than Hong Kong

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 50.2%
Ranked 78th.
52.3%
Ranked 64th. 4% more than Hong Kong

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 5.6%
Ranked 61st. 2% more than United States
5.5%
Ranked 77th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 14.4%
Ranked 55th. 80% more than United States
8%
Ranked 81st.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 10.2%
Ranked 62nd. 50% more than United States
6.8%
Ranked 85th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 65.4%
Ranked 113th. 3% more than United States
63.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 57.2%
Ranked 99th.
57.8%
Ranked 95th. 1% more than Hong Kong

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 94.4%
Ranked 6th.
94.5%
Ranked 8th. About the same as Hong Kong

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 85.6%
Ranked 11th.
99.1%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Hong Kong

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 46th. 8 times more than United States
0.1%
Ranked 73th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.1%
Ranked 58th. The same as United States
0.1%
Ranked 73th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.4%
Ranked 56th. 4 times more than United States
0.1%
Ranked 78th.

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