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  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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.
  • 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 > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force, 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.
  • 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 > 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 per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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.
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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 > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • 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.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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.
  • 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.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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 > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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 > 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 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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 > 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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."
  • 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, 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 > 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > 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 with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • 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 > 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
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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)."
  • 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: 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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 > 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."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
STAT Jamaica Malaysia HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 30%
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Malaysia
21%
Ranked 26th.
Employment rate > Adults 56.2
Ranked 96th.
60.5
Ranked 66th. 8% more than Jamaica

Expense > Current LCU 420.66 billion
Ranked 45th. 2 times more than Malaysia
203.77 billion
Ranked 5th.

GNI > Current US$ $14.32 billion
Ranked 105th.
$293.36 billion
Ranked 32nd. 20 times more than Jamaica

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 123th.
48 hours
Ranked 42nd. 20% more than Jamaica
Labor force 1.32 million
Ranked 101st.
11.62 million
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Jamaica

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 20.1%, industry 16.6%, services 63.4% agriculture 14.5%, industry 36%, services 49.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 17%
Ranked 17th. 31% more than Malaysia
13%
Ranked 24th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 19%
Ranked 13th.
36%
Ranked 4th. 89% more than Jamaica

Labor force > By occupation > Services 64%
Ranked 12th. 25% more than Malaysia
51%
Ranked 33th.

Labor force, total 1.24 million
Ranked 137th.
12.72 million
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Jamaica

Rigidity of employment index 4
Ranked 162nd.
10
Ranked 155th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $1.85
Ranked 68th. 3% more than Malaysia
$1.79
Ranked 72nd.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage J$ 5,600 per week. RM 900 per month on the peninsula, and RM 800 per month for the states of Sabah, Sarawak, and Labuan.
Unemployment rate 12.9%
Ranked 17th. 4 times more than Malaysia
3.5%
Ranked 83th.

Labor force per 1000 487.56
Ranked 41st. 19% more than Malaysia
410.95
Ranked 80th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $5,280.61
Ranked 86th.
$10,032.80
Ranked 56th. 90% more than Jamaica

Labor force, total per 1000 457.12
Ranked 96th. 5% more than Malaysia
434.95
Ranked 113th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 54.4%
Ranked 46th.
60.6%
Ranked 24th. 11% more than Jamaica

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 60.5 weeks of wages
Ranked 47th.
88 weeks of wages
Ranked 30th. 45% more than Jamaica

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 0.0
Ranked 19th.
0.0
Ranked 9th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 300,515.77
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Malaysia
24,679.32
Ranked 64th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 155,424.63
Ranked 21st. 22 times more than Malaysia
6,968.79
Ranked 8th.

Employment rate > Women 45.1
Ranked 92nd. 4% more than Malaysia
43.2
Ranked 101st.

Labor force > Total 1.23 million
Ranked 130th.
11.73 million
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Jamaica

Industrial workers > Male 26%
Ranked 57th.
33%
Ranked 35th. 27% more than Jamaica
Employment rate > Men 68.4
Ranked 92nd.
77.4
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Jamaica

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 63.6%
Ranked 43th.
76.1%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Jamaica

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 63.6%
Ranked 43th.
76.1%
Ranked 10th. 20% more than Jamaica

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 65228130000 23511000000
Force > Total > Per capita 0.44 per capita
Ranked 98th. 1% more than Malaysia
0.435 per capita
Ranked 104th.

Force > Total 1.17 million
Ranked 135th.
11.02 million
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Jamaica

Agricultural workers > Female 10%
Ranked 28th.
13%
Ranked 24th. 30% more than Jamaica
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 66.8%
Ranked 50th.
77.5%
Ranked 44th. 16% more than Jamaica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 27%
Ranked 53th.
34.9%
Ranked 25th. 29% more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 30.1%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Malaysia
11.3%
Ranked 63th.

GNI > Current LCU 1.27 trillion
Ranked 81st. 41% more than Malaysia
905.21 billion
Ranked 88th.

Female economic activity 67.1%
Ranked 27th. 39% more than Malaysia
48.4%
Ranked 94th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 45.7%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Malaysia
44.5%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 45.7%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Malaysia
44.5%
Ranked 51st.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 31.1%
Ranked 26th. 56% more than Malaysia
19.9%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > Per capita 486.73 per 1,000 people
Ranked 20th. 15% more than Malaysia
421.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 37th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 91.01%
Ranked 35th. 18% more than Malaysia
76.9%
Ranked 122nd.
Industrial workers > Female 9%
Ranked 72nd.
29%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Jamaica
Employment rate > Young adults 29.1
Ranked 131st.
44.5
Ranked 66th. 53% more than Jamaica

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-433,501,195.00
Ranked 88th.
$-11,674,530,021.63
Ranked 143th. 27 times more than Jamaica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 148.66$
Ranked 26th.
219.75$
Ranked 18th. 48% more than Jamaica

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 4
Ranked 161st.
10
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 25%
Ranked 15th. 55% more than Malaysia
16.1%
Ranked 41st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 58.6%
Ranked 55th.
75.5%
Ranked 38th. 29% more than Jamaica

Service workers > Male 45%
Ranked 58th.
46%
Ranked 56th. 2% more than Jamaica
Female economic activity growth 1%
Ranked 97th.
8%
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Jamaica
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 40.7%
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Employment rate > Young women 21
Ranked 135th.
37.4
Ranked 67th. 78% more than Jamaica

Employment rate > Young men 37.1
Ranked 125th.
51.3
Ranked 70th. 38% more than Jamaica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 148,427.2$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 27th.
224,046.91$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 51% more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 34.28%
Ranked 57th. 29% more than Malaysia
26.58%
Ranked 77th.
GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $8,822.00
Ranked 83th.
$25,590.00
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Jamaica

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 300,515.77
Ranked 23th. 12 times more than Malaysia
24,679.32
Ranked 64th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $3,926.71
Ranked 87th.
$6,516.64
Ranked 41st. 66% more than Jamaica

GNI > Constant LCU 815.03 billion
Ranked 51st. 13% more than Malaysia
721.62 billion
Ranked 54th.

Service workers > Female 81%
Ranked 29th. 40% more than Malaysia
58%
Ranked 66th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 8.5%
Ranked 24th.
11%
Ranked 31st. 29% more than Jamaica

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 1.8%
Ranked 43th. 50% more than Malaysia
1.2%
Ranked 61st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 69%
Ranked 101st.
78.4%
Ranked 44th. 14% more than Jamaica

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 21.9%
Ranked 139th.
37.5%
Ranked 78th. 71% more than Jamaica

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 45.4%
Ranked 103th. About the same as Malaysia
45.2%
Ranked 105th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 23.9%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Malaysia
10.3%
Ranked 66th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 91.83%
Ranked 24th. 22% more than Malaysia
75.04%
Ranked 110th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 394 million$
Ranked 40th.
5.68 billion$
Ranked 9th. 14 times more than Jamaica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 41.15$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 12th.
43.58$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 10th. 6% more than Jamaica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 5.2%
Ranked 69th.
26.9%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than Jamaica

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 4%
Ranked 49th.
4.6%
Ranked 50th. 15% more than Jamaica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 47.8%
Ranked 50th.
49%
Ranked 55th. 3% more than Jamaica

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 6.42 per million people
Ranked 5th.
57.53 per million people
Ranked 35th. 9 times more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 87.03%
Ranked 45th. 4% more than Malaysia
83.57%
Ranked 80th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 88.36%
Ranked 32nd. 55% more than Malaysia
57.08%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.03%
Ranked 149th.
98.2%
Ranked 32nd. 2% more than Jamaica
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 30.51%
Ranked 111th.
33.39%
Ranked 103th. 9% more than Jamaica
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 33.19%
Ranked 114th.
36.67%
Ranked 104th. 10% more than Jamaica
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 65th. The same as Malaysia
15
Ranked 83th.
Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 18.2%
Ranked 25th. 23% more than Malaysia
14.8%
Ranked 17th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 63.9%
Ranked 42nd. 13% more than Malaysia
56.7%
Ranked 54th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 65.4%
Ranked 77th. 5% more than Malaysia
62%
Ranked 110th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 8.4%
Ranked 61st.
25.1%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 7.1%
Ranked 74th.
14.6%
Ranked 64th. 2 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 4.5%
Ranked 69th.
54%
Ranked 17th. 12 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 11.5%
Ranked 63th. 3% more than Malaysia
11.2%
Ranked 58th.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date December 26, 1962 June 5, 1961
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -23,146,189,866.037
Ranked 64th.
-58,323,313,125.481
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 42.6%
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Malaysia
11%
Ranked 61st.

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 49.28%
Ranked 59th. 28% more than Malaysia
38.62%
Ranked 74th.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 8.1%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Malaysia
3.6%
Ranked 81st.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 92.32%
Ranked 30th. 20% more than Malaysia
76.89%
Ranked 121st.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 45.18%
Ranked 45th. 60% more than Malaysia
28.22%
Ranked 77th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 28.1%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 59th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 43.59%
Ranked 76th. 22% more than Malaysia
35.81%
Ranked 144th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 7%
Ranked 30th.
21%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 6.1%
Ranked 32nd.
15.6%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 83.29%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Malaysia
74.82%
Ranked 68th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 88.3%
Ranked 39th. 13% more than Malaysia
77.86%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 86.25%
Ranked 33th. 55% more than Malaysia
55.8%
Ranked 121st.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 1.78 billion$
Ranked 41st. 39% more than Malaysia
1.28 billion$
Ranked 46th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 10.6%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Malaysia
3.2%
Ranked 78th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 96.51%
Ranked 110th.
96.65%
Ranked 109th. About the same as Jamaica

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 8.35%
Ranked 101st.
44.55%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.11%
Ranked 124th.
97.85%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Jamaica
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 186.23$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 11th. 19 times more than Malaysia
9.83$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 85th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 85.86%
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Malaysia
69.26%
Ranked 109th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 88.42%
Ranked 73th. 30% more than Malaysia
68.23%
Ranked 151st.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 77.62%
Ranked 59th. 34% more than Malaysia
57.81%
Ranked 113th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 83.23%
Ranked 36th. 40% more than Malaysia
59.49%
Ranked 108th.
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 88.2%
Ranked 23th. 65% more than Malaysia
53.39%
Ranked 105th.
Employers, female > % of employment 2.3%
Ranked 23th. 53% more than Malaysia
1.5%
Ranked 46th.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.2%
Ranked 47th.
3.8%
Ranked 35th. 19% more than Jamaica

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 32.8%
Ranked 15th. 43% more than Malaysia
23%
Ranked 24th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 46.6%
Ranked 10th. 77% more than Malaysia
26.3%
Ranked 26th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 40.6%
Ranked 15th. 62% more than Malaysia
25.1%
Ranked 27th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 63.6%
Ranked 123th.
73.1%
Ranked 69th. 15% more than Jamaica

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 67%
Ranked 51st.
77%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Jamaica

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 53.2%
Ranked 56th.
73.7%
Ranked 40th. 39% more than Jamaica

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 1.5%
Ranked 34th.
8.5%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Jamaica

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.6%
Ranked 36th.
2.6%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 1%
Ranked 36th.
4.7%
Ranked 21st. 5 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 27.1%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Malaysia
9.8%
Ranked 61st.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 34%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Malaysia
10.3%
Ranked 63th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 25.6%
Ranked 21st. 46% more than Malaysia
17.5%
Ranked 20th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 8.3%
Ranked 29th.
10%
Ranked 19th. 20% more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 28.1%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Malaysia
10.9%
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 22%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Malaysia
10.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -2.921%
Ranked 92nd.
-3.846%
Ranked 105th. 32% more than Jamaica

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -8,534,416,085.704
Ranked 76th. 4 times more than Malaysia
-1,994,646,331.555
Ranked 64th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 38.6%
Ranked 128th.
51.1%
Ranked 80th. 32% more than Jamaica

GNI growth > Annual % 0.337%
Ranked 85th.
4.11%
Ranked 48th. 12 times more than Jamaica

GNI per capita > Current LCU 469,921.73
Ranked 36th. 15 times more than Malaysia
30,958.11
Ranked 110th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 17.8%
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Malaysia
3.2%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 22%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 56th.

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 93.04%
Ranked 140th.
95.57%
Ranked 75th. 3% more than Jamaica
Compensation of employees > % of expense 31.79%
Ranked 18th. 7% more than Malaysia
29.62%
Ranked 39th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 11.4%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Malaysia
3.5%
Ranked 71st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 6.7%
Ranked 59th.
19%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 4.6%
Ranked 79th.
22.8%
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 79.18%
Ranked 23th. 21% more than Malaysia
65.61%
Ranked 79th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 22.34%
Ranked 53th. 32% more than Malaysia
16.96%
Ranked 62nd.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 5%
Ranked 29th.
12.6%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 60.85%
Ranked 45th. 42% more than Malaysia
42.79%
Ranked 95th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-159,839,679.58
Ranked 105th.
$-399,266,729.42
Ranked 132nd. 2 times more than Jamaica

Employment in industry > % of total employment 17.7%
Ranked 77th.
28.5%
Ranked 20th. 61% more than Jamaica

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 14.54%
Ranked 16th. 34 times more than Malaysia
0.433%
Ranked 101st.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -38,577,271,343.05
Ranked 113th. 7% more than Malaysia
-36,024,000,000
Ranked 112th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 15.7%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Malaysia
3.6%
Ranked 82nd.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 5.7%
Ranked 33th.
54%
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than Jamaica

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 59.32%
Ranked 85th. 23% more than Malaysia
48.1%
Ranked 142nd.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 36.3%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Malaysia
8.3%
Ranked 56th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 92.18%
Ranked 31st. 20% more than Malaysia
76.82%
Ranked 114th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 78.18%
Ranked 33th. 72% more than Malaysia
45.54%
Ranked 110th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 72.33%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Malaysia
34.42%
Ranked 96th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 4.8%
Ranked 33th.
45.8%
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Jamaica

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 671.69$ per capita
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Malaysia
50.54$ per capita
Ranked 83th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -14,224,133,086.188
Ranked 131st. 12 times more than Malaysia
-1,232,014,019.734
Ranked 93th.

Employers, male > % of employment 3.8%
Ranked 49th.
5%
Ranked 37th. 32% more than Jamaica

One-person and family businesses > Women 31.1%
Ranked 26th. 56% more than Malaysia
19.9%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 45.05%
Ranked 72nd. 28% more than Malaysia
35.17%
Ranked 146th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 45.8%
Ranked 47th. 17% more than Malaysia
39%
Ranked 66th.

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 95.72%
Ranked 152nd.
97.24%
Ranked 84th. 2% more than Jamaica
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 27.7%
Ranked 97th.
29.92%
Ranked 84th. 8% more than Jamaica
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date October 13, 2003 September 9, 1997
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 36.5%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Malaysia
17.7%
Ranked 42nd.

One-person and family businesses > Men 40.7%
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 3.2 ratio
Ranked 17th.
6.9 ratio
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 4.4
Ranked 6th.
5.5
Ranked 4th. 25% more than Jamaica

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 86%
Ranked 15th. 38% more than Malaysia
62.1%
Ranked 68th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 37.9%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Malaysia
11.8%
Ranked 60th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 469,921.73
Ranked 36th. 15 times more than Malaysia
30,958.11
Ranked 110th.

Expense > % of GDP 33.93%
Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Malaysia
21.65%
Ranked 7th.

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.62%
Ranked 92nd.
97.49%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Jamaica
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 93.81%
Ranked 73th. 1% more than Malaysia
92.78%
Ranked 87th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 7.9%
Ranked 24th.
8.2%
Ranked 23th. 4% more than Jamaica

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 29.6%
Ranked 141st.
42.9%
Ranked 97th. 45% more than Jamaica

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 46.2%
Ranked 98th. 8% more than Malaysia
42.9%
Ranked 118th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 40.7%
Ranked 15th. 79% more than Malaysia
22.7%
Ranked 27th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 80.26%
Ranked 23th. 56% more than Malaysia
51.4%
Ranked 134th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 672.73$
Ranked 4th. 14 times more than Malaysia
49.57$
Ranked 82nd.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 68.47%
Ranked 106th. 3% more than Malaysia
66.2%
Ranked 119th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 25.8%
Ranked 15th. 71% more than Malaysia
15.1%
Ranked 23th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 23.9%
Ranked 142nd.
35.7%
Ranked 96th. 49% more than Jamaica

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 54.7%
Ranked 112th.
57.5%
Ranked 98th. 5% more than Jamaica

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 30.5%
Ranked 15th. 43% more than Malaysia
21.4%
Ranked 22nd.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 42.8%
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as Malaysia
21.3%
Ranked 24th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 37.5%
Ranked 12th. 75% more than Malaysia
21.4%
Ranked 25th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 78.02%
Ranked 128th.
83.74%
Ranked 71st. 7% more than Jamaica

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 59.2%
Ranked 53th.
74.9%
Ranked 41st. 27% more than Jamaica

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 6.5%
Ranked 57th.
20.3%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Jamaica

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 22.3%
Ranked 51st.
33.1%
Ranked 24th. 48% more than Jamaica

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 85.6%
Ranked 21st. 20% more than Malaysia
71.5%
Ranked 45th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 51.8%
Ranked 38th.
51.9%
Ranked 37th. About the same as Jamaica

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 10.3%
Ranked 27th. 4 times more than Malaysia
2.9%
Ranked 78th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 13.7%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Malaysia
3%
Ranked 80th.

Force > Total per 1000 440.2
Ranked 92nd. 3% more than Malaysia
426.39
Ranked 109th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 86.8%
Ranked 17th. 29% more than Malaysia
67.2%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 9.5%
Ranked 61st.
34.8%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Jamaica

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 36.3%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Malaysia
11.5%
Ranked 44th.

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