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Labor Stats: compare key data on Japan & Samoa

Definitions

  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > 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."
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > 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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  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Force > Total > 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.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation > 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.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 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."
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % 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
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
STAT Japan Samoa HISTORY
Firing cost > Weeks of wages 8.6 weeks of wages
Ranked 153th.
8.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 150th. 1% more than Japan

GNI > Current US$ $6.15 trillion
Ranked 4th. 9503 times more than Samoa
$647.18 million
Ranked 167th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $48,213.08
Ranked 11th. 14 times more than Samoa
$3,426.22
Ranked 109th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 787 times more than Samoa
5,333.71
Ranked 119th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 98th. The same as Samoa
40 hours
Ranked 125th.
Labor force 65.7 million
Ranked 9th. 991 times more than Samoa
66,270
Ranked 158th.

Labor force > Total 66.88 million
Ranked 9th. 1077 times more than Samoa
62,115.7
Ranked 171st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 56.6%
Ranked 39th. 17% more than Samoa
48.2%
Ranked 69th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 67.7%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Samoa
64.7%
Ranked 58th.
Labor force per 1000 515.49
Ranked 28th. 42% more than Samoa
363.64
Ranked 135th.

Labor force, total 65.28 million
Ranked 9th. 1344 times more than Samoa
48,577.11
Ranked 181st.

Labor force, total per 1000 511.76
Ranked 42nd. 99% more than Samoa
257.17
Ranked 179th.

Rigidity of employment index 29
Ranked 110th. 3 times more than Samoa
10
Ranked 152nd.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $5.64
Ranked 17th. 6 times more than Samoa
$0.89
Ranked 101st.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis. WST$ 2.00 ($0.89) per hour for the private sector; WST$2.65 ($1.18) for the public sector.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 67.7%
Ranked 26th. 5% more than Samoa
64.7%
Ranked 58th.
Force > Total > Per capita 0.521 per capita
Ranked 24th. 48% more than Samoa
0.351 per capita
Ranked 166th.

Force > Total 66.59 million
Ranked 7th. 1025 times more than Samoa
64,985.62
Ranked 177th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 8%
Ranked 64th.
12.2%
Ranked 52nd. 53% more than Japan
GNI > Current LCU 490.72 trillion
Ranked 6th. 329524 times more than Samoa
1.49 billion
Ranked 169th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 46.3%
Ranked 42nd. 53% more than Samoa
30.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 46.3%
Ranked 42nd. 53% more than Samoa
30.3%
Ranked 82nd.
Labor force > Per capita 523.33 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 69% more than Samoa
309.29 per 1,000 people
Ranked 150th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $190.41 billion
Ranked 2nd.
$-36,544,186.35
Ranked 50th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 10.03$
Ranked 79th.
61.14$
Ranked 45th. 6 times more than Japan

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 16
Ranked 121st. Twice as much as Samoa
8
Ranked 148th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 10,025.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
59,464.6$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 6 times more than Japan

GNI > Constant LCU 535.32 trillion
Ranked 4th. 557809 times more than Samoa
959.68 million
Ranked 146th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 4.2 million
Ranked 8th. 787 times more than Samoa
5,333.71
Ranked 119th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $38,075.13
Ranked 12th. 18 times more than Samoa
$2,157.58
Ranked 117th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 8.9%
Ranked 61st.
10.6%
Ranked 58th. 19% more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.283$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 132nd.
27.23$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 20th. 96 times more than Japan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 1.28 billion$
Ranked 24th. 116 times more than Samoa
11 million$
Ranked 119th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 3.2%
Ranked 12th.
-5.398%
Ranked 127th.

GNI growth > Annual % 2.01%
Ranked 73th.
-0.129%
Ranked 142nd.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 488 times more than Samoa
7,883.91
Ranked 152nd.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.1%
Ranked 71st.
22.2%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Japan

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 4%
Ranked 74th.
6.8%
Ranked 60th. 70% more than Japan

Force > Female > % of total labor force 41.08%
Ranked 99th. 29% more than Samoa
31.91%
Ranked 157th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 119.1 billion
Ranked 3rd.
-445,182,091.069
Ranked 73th.

Employers, male > % of employment 3.6%
Ranked 66th. 3 times more than Samoa
1.3%
Ranked 60th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 1.08 billion$
Ranked 52nd. 1080 times more than Samoa
1,000,000$
Ranked 153th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 4%
Ranked 57th. 3 times more than Samoa
1.29%
Ranked 91st.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 41.5%
Ranked 111th. 32% more than Samoa
31.36%
Ranked 154th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 41.6%
Ranked 60th. 38% more than Samoa
30.2%
Ranked 101st.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.1%
Ranked 66th.
15.5%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Japan
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 103.2%
Ranked 21st. 8% more than Samoa
95.59%
Ranked 124th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 0.238$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 149th.
2.48$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 128th. 10 times more than Japan

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 5,740.14 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 72nd.
254,312.93 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 44 times more than Japan

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.162 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 86th.
194,509.55 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 3rd. 1200676 times more than Japan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 8.45$
Ranked 125th. 52% more than Samoa
5.56$
Ranked 131st.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 72.72%
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Samoa
63.08%
Ranked 142nd.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.8%
Ranked 69th.
50.3%
Ranked 10th. 13 times more than Japan
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 10.5%
Ranked 57th.
38.1%
Ranked 14th. 4 times more than Japan

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.83%
Ranked 55th. 5% more than Samoa
81.03%
Ranked 106th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 87.7%
Ranked 19th. 70% more than Samoa
51.7%
Ranked 77th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 14.7%
Ranked 27th.
30.9%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than Japan
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 33.1%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Samoa
14.8%
Ranked 97th.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 80.4%
Ranked 35th. 57% more than Samoa
51.2%
Ranked 84th.
Employees, services, male > % of male employment 61.9%
Ranked 20th. 86% more than Samoa
33.3%
Ranked 94th.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 4.6%
Ranked 63th.
5.2%
Ranked 63th. 13% more than Japan

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 4.3%
Ranked 69th.
5.7%
Ranked 65th. 33% more than Japan

Force > Total per 1000 521.18
Ranked 23th. 44% more than Samoa
361.18
Ranked 157th.

Employers, female > % of employment 1%
Ranked 72nd.
1.8%
Ranked 38th. 80% more than Japan

Employers, total > % of employment 2.5%
Ranked 71st. 79% more than Samoa
1.4%
Ranked 62nd.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 10.9%
Ranked 52nd.
25.4%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Japan

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 12.6%
Ranked 74th.
56.8%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Japan

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.9%
Ranked 71st.
48.3%
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Japan

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 11.4%
Ranked 50th.
12.3%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Japan

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 9.8%
Ranked 66th.
47.6%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Japan

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 88.7%
Ranked 33th. 19% more than Samoa
74.6%
Ranked 57th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 87.1%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Samoa
43.2%
Ranked 79th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 5.6%
Ranked 22nd. 30% more than Samoa
4.3%
Ranked 39th.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 1%
Ranked 36th.
45.2%
Ranked 1st. 45 times more than Japan

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 2.9%
Ranked 31st.
36.1%
Ranked 2nd. 12 times more than Japan

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.7%
Ranked 69th.
13.8%
Ranked 56th. 59% more than Japan

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.9%
Ranked 72nd.
16.1%
Ranked 54th. 2 times more than Japan

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 60.5%
Ranked 119th. 4% more than Samoa
57.9%
Ranked 137th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 7.1%
Ranked 67th.
15.5%
Ranked 42nd. 2 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.7%
Ranked 62nd.
12.2%
Ranked 48th. 58% more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.3%
Ranked 58th.
10.6%
Ranked 54th. 28% more than Japan
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 60.45%
Ranked 77th. 40% more than Samoa
43.12%
Ranked 151st.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 10.1%
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Samoa
1.8%
Ranked 63th.
Part time employment, total > % of total employment 20%
Ranked 11th. 12 times more than Samoa
1.7%
Ranked 66th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $1.49 billion
Ranked 6th.
$-193,469,108.05
Ranked 113th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.0426%
Ranked 135th.
23.23%
Ranked 5th. 545 times more than Japan

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 15.19 trillion
Ranked 1st.
-84,090,000
Ranked 42nd.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 5.74 BoP $
Ranked 71st.
257.09 BoP $
Ranked 6th. 45 times more than Japan

GNI > Current LCU per capita 3.85 million
Ranked 18th. 488 times more than Samoa
7,883.91
Ranked 152nd.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 733.44 million BoP $
Ranked 40th. 16 times more than Samoa
44.67 million BoP $
Ranked 60th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 3.7%
Ranked 52nd.
15.8%
Ranked 28th. 4 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 8.45$ per capita
Ranked 129th. 56% more than Samoa
5.41$ per capita
Ranked 134th.

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