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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.
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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Strikes: Strikes five-year average in days not worked per 1000 employees (1996-2000)
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.
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.
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.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
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 > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group.
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.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.
Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.
The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees.
Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
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 participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
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.
Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Unemployment gender ratio: Female unemployment rate as a % of the male unemployment rate.
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men: Employment rates are calculated as the ratio of the employed to the working age population. To calculate this employment rate, the population of working age is divided into two groups: those who are employed and those who are not. Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Those not in employment consist of persons who are out of work but seeking employment, students and all others who have excluded themselves from the labour force for one reason or another, such as incapacity or the need to look after young children or elderly relatives.
Working age is generally defined as persons in the 15 to 64 age bracket although in some countries working age is defined as 16 to 64.
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.
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.
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of the unemployed plus those in employment, which are defined as persons who have worked for one hour or more in the last week.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
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
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.
Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.
The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees.
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.
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
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.
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$ > 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.
Foreign labor force: Foreign labour force 2000
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate per million: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment: Long-term unemployment is conventionally defined either as those unemployed for 6 months or more or, as here, those unemployed for 12 months or more. The ratios calculated here show the proportion of these long-term unemployed among all unemployed.
Unemployment is defined in most OECD countries in accordance with the ILO Guidelines. Unemployment is usually measured by household labour force surveys and the unemployed are defined as those persons who report that they have worked in gainful employment for less than one hour in the previous week, who are available for work and who have taken actions to seek employment in the previous four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify the kinds of actions that count as seeking work.
Total work time > Males: Total work time (minutes per day)
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
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.
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.
Work time > Market-oriented: Classification of market and non-market activities are not strictly based on the 1993 revised UN System of National Accounts, so comparisons between countries and areas must be made with caution.
Total work time > Females: Total work time (minutes per day)
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 > 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 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 > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > 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
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
Total work time > Females over males: Female total work time as a % of male total work time
Work time > Non-market-oriented: Classification of market and non-market activities are not strictly based on the 1993 revised UN System of National Accounts, so comparisons between countries and areas must be made with caution.
Steel industry jobs: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs.
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.
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.
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.
Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment, male (% of male unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
Unemployment > 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
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Maximum: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Minimum: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group.
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men per million: Employment rates are calculated as the ratio of the employed to the working age population. To calculate this employment rate, the population of working age is divided into two groups: those who are employed and those who are not. Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Those not in employment consist of persons who are out of work but seeking employment, students and all others who have excluded themselves from the labour force for one reason or another, such as incapacity or the need to look after young children or elderly relatives.
Working age is generally defined as persons in the 15 to 64 age bracket although in some countries working age is defined as 16 to 64. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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).
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.
Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.
The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
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.
Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
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).
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 > 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.
Steel industry jobs per million: Employment in the steel industry. Figures in thousand jobs. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
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
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
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.
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
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
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
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Employees, 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.
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.
Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment: Long-term unemployment, female (% of female unemployment). Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
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.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
GNI 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.
Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
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.
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment per million: Part-time employment refers to persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Both employees and the self-employed may be part-time workers.
Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. The rates shown here refer to the numbers of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week as a percentage of the total number of those in employment. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women per million: Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week.
Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees.
The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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 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
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
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
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 > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment per million: Long-term unemployment is conventionally defined either as those unemployed for 6 months or more or, as here, those unemployed for 12 months or more. The ratios calculated here show the proportion of these long-term unemployed among all unemployed.
Unemployment is defined in most OECD countries in accordance with the ILO Guidelines. Unemployment is usually measured by household labour force surveys and the unemployed are defined as those persons who report that they have worked in gainful employment for less than one hour in the previous week, who are available for work and who have taken actions to seek employment in the previous four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify the kinds of actions that count as seeking work. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Gini index of regional unemployment rates > Small regions: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks preceding the survey. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of unemployed and employed persons.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market.
The Gini index offers an accurate picture of regional disparities. It looks not only at the regions with the highest and the lowest rates of unemployment but also at the differences among all regions. The index ranges between 0 and 1: the higher its value, the larger the regional disparities. Regional disparities tend to be underestimated when the size of regions is large.
The youth unemployment rate is defined as the ratio between the unemployed person aged between 15 and 24 and the labour force in the same age group.
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.
One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
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.
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
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment: Part-time employment refers to persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week in their main job. Both employees and the self-employed may be part-time workers.
Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. The rates shown here refer to the numbers of persons who usually work less than 30 hours per week as a percentage of the total number of those in employment.
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.
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
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.
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.
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total per million: Unemployed persons are defined as those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks. The ILO Guidelines specify what actions count as active steps to find work and these include answering vacancy notices, visiting factories, construction sites and other places of work, and placing advertisements in the press as well as registering with labour offices.
The unemployment rate is defined as the number of unemployed persons as a percentage of the labour force, where the latter consists of the unemployed plus those in employment, which are defined as persons who have worked for one hour or more in the last week.
When unemployment is high, some persons become discouraged and stop looking for work. They are then excluded from the labour force so that the unemployment rate may fall, or stop rising, even though there has been no underlying improvement in the labour market. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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
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
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.
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.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
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.
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.
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.
Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
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.

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STAT	Japan	South Korea
Agricultural workers > Male	5% Ranked 64th.	10% Ranked 46th. Twice as much as Japan
Expense > Current LCU	92.71 trillion Ranked 4th.	251.89 trillion Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Japan
GNI > Current US$	$6.15 trillion Ranked 4th. 5 times more than South Korea	$1.14 trillion Ranked 16th.
Hours worked > Standard workweek	40 hours Ranked 98th. The same as South Korea	40 hours Ranked 165th.
Labor force	65.7 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea	24.62 million Ranked 24th.
Labor force > By occupation	agriculture 4.6%, industry 27.8%, services 67.7%	agriculture 8%, industry 19%, services 73%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture	3.9% Ranked 17th.	7.3% Ranked 13th. 87% more than Japan
Labor force > By occupation > Industry	26.2% Ranked 7th. 8% more than South Korea	24.3% Ranked 8th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services	69.8% Ranked 5th. 2% more than South Korea	68.4% Ranked 8th.
Labor force, total	65.28 million Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea	25.77 million Ranked 25th.
Rigidity of employment index	29 Ranked 110th.	34 Ranked 95th. 17% more than Japan
Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage	$5.64 Ranked 17th.	$5.87 Ranked 16th. 4% more than Japan
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage	Ranges from 664 Japanese yen ($8.17) to 869 yen ($10.65) per hour; set on a prefectural and industry basis.	5,210 South Korean won per hour; reviewed annually.
Strikes	1 Ranked 27th.	95 Ranked 6th. 95 times more than Japan
Unemployment rate	5.1% Ranked 74th. 55% more than South Korea	3.3% Ranked 84th.
Labor force per 1000	515.49 Ranked 28th. 3% more than South Korea	498.28 Ranked 36th.
GNI > Current US$ per capita	$48,213.08 Ranked 11th. 2 times more than South Korea	$22,715.97 Ranked 25th.
Labor force, total per 1000	511.76 Ranked 42nd.	515.26 Ranked 38th. 1% more than Japan
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes	56.6% Ranked 39th.	59.1% Ranked 27th. 4% more than Japan
Firing cost > Weeks of wages	8.6 weeks of wages Ranked 153th.	91 weeks of wages Ranked 25th. 11 times more than Japan
GNI per capita > Constant LCU	4.2 million Ranked 8th.	22.2 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
Expense > Current LCU per capita	725,354.99 Ranked 13th.	5.06 million Ranked 2nd. 7 times more than Japan
Industrial workers > Male	38% Ranked 16th. 12% more than South Korea	34% Ranked 29th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men	67.7% Ranked 26th.	70.5% Ranked 19th. 4% more than Japan
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men	67.7% Ranked 26th.	70.5% Ranked 19th. 4% more than Japan
Force > Total	66.59 million Ranked 7th. 3 times more than South Korea	24.38 million Ranked 23th.
Force > Total > Per capita	0.521 per capita Ranked 24th. 3% more than South Korea	0.505 per capita Ranked 34th.
Female decision makers	9% Ranked 63th. 80% more than South Korea	5% Ranked 65th.
Agricultural workers > Female	6% Ranked 37th.	12% Ranked 26th. Twice as much as Japan
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14	35.3% Ranked 20th. 4% more than South Korea	34.1% Ranked 28th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women	84.7% Ranked 33th. 26% more than South Korea	67.1% Ranked 49th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes	8% Ranked 64th.	9.6% Ranked 58th. 20% more than Japan
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate	4.13% Ranked 21st. 20% more than South Korea	3.45% Ranked 27th.
GNI > Current LCU	490.72 trillion Ranked 6th.	1,279.55 trillion Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Japan
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women	13.13% Ranked 10th.	31.24% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
Female economic activity	50.8% Ranked 81st.	53.2% Ranked 78th. 5% more than Japan
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women	46.3% Ranked 42nd.	48.1% Ranked 34th. 4% more than Japan
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women	11.4% Ranked 46th.	26.9% Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Japan
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women	46.3% Ranked 42nd.	48.1% Ranked 34th. 4% more than Japan
Labor force > Per capita	523.33 per 1,000 people Ranked 34th. 6% more than South Korea	493.83 per 1,000 people Ranked 48th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34	79.51% Ranked 106th. 1% more than South Korea	78.38% Ranked 113th.
Industrial workers > Female	22% Ranked 17th. 16% more than South Korea	19% Ranked 24th.
Female professionals	45% Ranked 50th. 32% more than South Korea	34% Ranked 65th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$	$190.41 billion Ranked 2nd. 30 times more than South Korea	$6.29 billion Ranked 12th.
Unemployment gender ratio	91% Ranked 24th. 28% more than South Korea	71% Ranked 30th.
Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14	14.2% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	6.5% Ranked 16th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita	10.03$ Ranked 79th.	69.3$ Ranked 40th. 7 times more than Japan
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men	81.72% Ranked 4th. 9% more than South Korea	74.65% Ranked 20th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14	4.4% Ranked 55th.	7.2% Ranked 38th. 64% more than Japan
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men	85% Ranked 12th. 29% more than South Korea	66% Ranked 47th.
Service workers > Male	57% Ranked 27th. 2% more than South Korea	56% Ranked 29th.
Female economic activity growth	3% Ranked 77th.	10% Ranked 42nd. 3 times more than Japan
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men	9.8% Ranked 61st.	23.2% Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita	10,025.51$ per 1,000 people Ranked 80th.	69,076.7$ per 1,000 people Ranked 41st. 7 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total	3.9% Ranked 22nd. 22% more than South Korea	3.2% Ranked 27th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus	22.43% Ranked 82nd. 1% more than South Korea	22.24% Ranked 84th.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total	13.38% Ranked 16th.	31.85% Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Japan
GNI > Constant LCU per capita	4.2 million Ranked 8th.	22.2 million Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than Japan
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$	$38,075.13 Ranked 12th. 76% more than South Korea	$21,674.73 Ranked 24th.
GNI > Constant LCU	535.32 trillion Ranked 4th.	1,109.97 trillion Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Japan
Service workers > Female	72% Ranked 43th. 6% more than South Korea	68% Ranked 56th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14	4.5% Ranked 34th.	8.9% Ranked 22nd. 98% more than Japan
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women	1.1% Ranked 51st.	3.5% Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Japan
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14	42.3% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	12.5% Ranked 24th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14	46.2% Ranked 99th.	48.8% Ranked 83th. 6% more than Japan
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14	69.9% Ranked 98th.	70.8% Ranked 93th. 1% more than Japan
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24	41.4% Ranked 57th. 13% more than South Korea	36.7% Ranked 80th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male	8.9% Ranked 61st.	12.1% Ranked 52nd. 36% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49	87.17% Ranked 51st. 7% more than South Korea	81.24% Ranked 83th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP	0.283$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 132nd.	4.24$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 71st. 15 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$	1.28 billion$ Ranked 24th.	3.34 billion$ Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Japan
Foreign labor force	0.2% Ranked 23th.	0.6% Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > National unemployment rate per million	0.0324% Ranked 28th.	0.0702% Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment	31.98% Ranked 14th. 57 times more than South Korea	0.562% Ranked 30th.
Total work time > Males	363 minutes Ranked 26th.	373 minutes Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Japan
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14	59.1% Ranked 23th. 1% more than South Korea	58.5% Ranked 27th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14	17.6% Ranked 20th. 6% more than South Korea	16.6% Ranked 24th.
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men	3.6% Ranked 51st.	10% Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Japan
Technicians in RandD > Per million people	527.56 per million people Ranked 16th.	567.3 per million people Ranked 14th. 8% more than Japan
Work time > Market-oriented	66% Ranked 3rd. 3% more than South Korea	64% Ranked 4th.
Total work time > Females	393 minutes Ranked 25th.	431 minutes Ranked 18th. 10% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39	97.84% Ranked 57th. 2% more than South Korea	96.28% Ranked 140th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44	75.83% Ranked 69th. 10% more than South Korea	68.97% Ranked 85th.
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24	71.96% Ranked 163th.	75.48% Ranked 151st. 5% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19	16.8% Ranked 158th. 62% more than South Korea	10.38% Ranked 164th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19	15.81% Ranked 157th. 15% more than South Korea	13.69% Ranked 162nd.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age	15 Ranked 52nd. The same as South Korea	15 Ranked 91st.
Total work time > Females over males	108% Ranked 17th.	116% Ranked 8th. 7% more than Japan
Work time > Non-market-oriented	34% Ranked 27th.	36% Ranked 26th. 6% more than Japan
Steel industry jobs	197 thousand jobs Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than South Korea	57 thousand jobs Ranked 6th.
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million	130.08 billion Ranked 1st. 17% more than South Korea	110.76 billion Ranked 2nd.
GNI growth > Annual %	2.01% Ranked 73th.	2.32% Ranked 69th. 16% more than Japan
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU	16.59 trillion Ranked 1st. 3 times more than South Korea	5.54 trillion Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	7.1% Ranked 71st.	8.5% Ranked 65th. 20% more than Japan
Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment	2.1% Ranked 32nd.	0.0 Ranked 51st.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force	4.9% Ranked 60th. 32% more than South Korea	3.7% Ranked 66th.
Force with secondary education > % of total	49.3% Ranked 19th. 13% more than South Korea	43.7% Ranked 20th.
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	9.9% Ranked 47th.	12.3% Ranked 39th. 24% more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 25-29	95.3% Ranked 88th. 4% more than South Korea	91.69% Ranked 153th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Maximum	7.73% Ranked 20th. 71% more than South Korea	4.52% Ranked 29th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Range in regional unemployment rate > Small regions > Minimum	2.48% Ranked 20th. 90% more than South Korea	1.31% Ranked 27th.
Employment > Employment rates by gender > Employment rates > Men per million	0.641% Ranked 29th.	1.52% Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Japan
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment	32.6% Ranked 12th. 1% more than South Korea	32.4% Ranked 4th.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million	0.105% Ranked 29th.	0.648% Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Japan
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment	26.5% Ranked 12th.	27.9% Ranked 4th. 5% more than Japan
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million	$1.49 billion Ranked 6th. 12 times more than South Korea	$125.81 million Ranked 20th.
Force with tertiary education > % of total	30.9% Ranked 8th. 24% more than South Korea	24.9% Ranked 16th.
Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force	4.4% Ranked 63th. 42% more than South Korea	3.1% Ranked 70th.
Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment	24.6% Ranked 17th. 82 times more than South Korea	0.3% Ranked 29th.
Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment	33.5% Ranked 13th. 56 times more than South Korea	0.6% Ranked 29th.
Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment	57.7% Ranked 17th. 13% more than South Korea	50.9% Ranked 18th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64	60.45% Ranked 77th. 11% more than South Korea	54.22% Ranked 116th.
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24	7.4% Ranked 53th.	9% Ranked 49th. 22% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44	86.87% Ranked 72nd. 6% more than South Korea	81.69% Ranked 94th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54	72.06% Ranked 51st. 9% more than South Korea	66.18% Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59	55.17% Ranked 55th.	55.67% Ranked 53th. 1% more than Japan
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment	50.5% Ranked 25th.	54.9% Ranked 15th. 9% more than Japan
Employers, male > % of employment	3.6% Ranked 66th.	8.6% Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$	733.44 million BoP $ Ranked 40th. 11 times more than South Korea	67.6 million BoP $ Ranked 69th.
Steel industry jobs per million	1.55 thousand jobs Ranked 4th. 28% more than South Korea	1.21 thousand jobs Ranked 9th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19	14.77% Ranked 148th.	17.24% Ranked 142nd. 17% more than Japan
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date	June 5, 2000	January 28, 1999
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14	9.4% Ranked 42nd.	22.8% Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Japan
One-person and family businesses > Men	9.8% Ranked 61st.	23.2% Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24	1.9 ratio Ranked 58th.	3.5 ratio Ranked 10th. 84% more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24	2.4 Ranked 48th.	3.5 Ranked 15th. 46% more than Japan
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14	49.8% Ranked 13th.	76.8% Ranked 4th. 54% more than Japan
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP	103.2% Ranked 21st. 3% more than South Korea	100.56% Ranked 41st.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54	84.41% Ranked 36th. 8% more than South Korea	77.84% Ranked 75th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %	38.4% Ranked 109th. 74% more than South Korea	22.1% Ranked 159th.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %	46.1% Ranked 99th.	48.4% Ranked 85th. 5% more than Japan
Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14	82.2% Ranked 13th.	87.2% Ranked 6th. 6% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59	74.08% Ranked 47th. 7% more than South Korea	68.93% Ranked 61st.
Employment rate > Source / date of > Information	2003 OECD .	2003 OECD .
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49	76.68% Ranked 55th. 10% more than South Korea	69.81% Ranked 75th.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force	4.7% Ranked 62nd. 34% more than South Korea	3.5% Ranked 70th.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment	3.8% Ranked 69th.	6.4% Ranked 53th. 68% more than Japan
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %	39% Ranked 88th. 57% more than South Korea	24.9% Ranked 138th.
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed	88.7% Ranked 33th. 21% more than South Korea	73.6% Ranked 61st.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed	87.1% Ranked 11th. 24% more than South Korea	70.4% Ranked 55th.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed	5.6% Ranked 22nd.	10.7% Ranked 12th. 91% more than Japan
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed	1% Ranked 36th.	1.2% Ranked 31st. 20% more than Japan
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed	2.9% Ranked 31st.	5.2% Ranked 21st. 79% more than Japan
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24	8.7% Ranked 69th.	9.7% Ranked 62nd. 11% more than Japan
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	7.9% Ranked 72nd.	9% Ranked 67th. 14% more than Japan
Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment	1% Ranked 43th.	0.0 Ranked 52nd.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita	5.74 BoP $ Ranked 71st. 4 times more than South Korea	1.4 BoP $ Ranked 86th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP	3.2% Ranked 12th. 6 times more than South Korea	0.557% Ranked 30th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24	40.8% Ranked 122nd. 31% more than South Korea	31.1% Ranked 154th.
GNI per capita > Current LCU	3.85 million Ranked 18th.	25.59 million Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
Part time employment, male > % of total male employment	10.1% Ranked 20th. 51% more than South Korea	6.7% Ranked 37th.
Part time employment, total > % of total employment	20% Ranked 11th. Twice as much as South Korea	10% Ranked 42nd.
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force	4% Ranked 74th. 33% more than South Korea	3% Ranked 79th.
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus	33.4% Ranked 81st. 3% more than South Korea	32.4% Ranked 86th.
Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment	38.9% Ranked 12th. 56 times more than South Korea	0.7% Ranked 29th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39	83.93% Ranked 89th. 3% more than South Korea	81.78% Ranked 97th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64	38.04% Ranked 60th.	40.49% Ranked 56th. 6% more than Japan
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39	69.73% Ranked 88th. 4% more than South Korea	66.91% Ranked 94th.
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24	8.7% Ranked 49th.	10.2% Ranked 45th. 17% more than Japan
Force > Female > % of total labor force	41.08% Ranked 99th. 1% more than South Korea	40.81% Ranked 106th.
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment per million	0.148% Ranked 26th. 4% more than South Korea	0.143% Ranked 27th.
Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women per million	0.103% Ranked 27th.	0.635% Ranked 16th. 6 times more than Japan
Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment	29.2% Ranked 14th.	29.6% Ranked 5th. 1% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24	71.93% Ranked 94th.	72.6% Ranked 88th. 1% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29	83.09% Ranked 77th. 11% more than South Korea	75.19% Ranked 126th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24	71.9% Ranked 54th. 3% more than South Korea	69.54% Ranked 61st.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus	14.41% Ranked 69th.	16.02% Ranked 65th. 11% more than Japan
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64	54.5% Ranked 66th. 8% more than South Korea	50.43% Ranked 78th.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34	60.71% Ranked 106th. 3% more than South Korea	59.05% Ranked 114th.
Personal remittances, received > % of GDP	0.0426% Ranked 135th.	0.75% Ranked 91st. 18 times more than Japan
Net income from abroad > Current LCU	15.19 trillion Ranked 1st. 2 times more than South Korea	7.09 trillion Ranked 2nd.
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment > Long-term unemployment per million	0.251% Ranked 26th. 22 times more than South Korea	0.0114% Ranked 30th.
Unemployment > Regional unemployment > Gini index of regional unemployment rates > Small regions	0.137 Year 2006 Ranked 22nd.	0.21 Year 2006 Ranked 9th. 53% more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita	8.45$ per capita Ranked 129th.	16.73$ per capita Ranked 111th. 98% more than Japan
Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million	119.1 billion Ranked 3rd.	141.73 billion Ranked 2nd. 19% more than Japan
One-person and family businesses > Women	11.4% Ranked 46th.	26.9% Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$	1.08 billion$ Ranked 52nd. 34% more than South Korea	808 million$ Ranked 63th.
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34	97.76% Ranked 43th. 1% more than South Korea	96.8% Ranked 109th.
Employment > Part-time employment > Incidence of part-time employment	18.86% Ranked 9th. 3 times more than South Korea	7.02% Ranked 26th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14	76.8% Ranked 38th. 3% more than South Korea	74.4% Ranked 45th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female	7.1% Ranked 66th.	8.1% Ranked 60th. 14% more than Japan
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14	9.1% Ranked 15th. 52% more than South Korea	6% Ranked 24th.
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14	2.9% Ranked 16th.	3% Ranked 15th. 3% more than Japan
Part time > Part time employment rate > Women	42.3% Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than South Korea	12.5% Ranked 24th.
Part time > Part time employment rate > Men	14.2% Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than South Korea	6.5% Ranked 16th.
GNI > Current LCU per capita	3.85 million Ranked 18th.	25.59 million Ranked 5th. 7 times more than Japan
Expense > % of GDP	19.7% Ranked 77th.	20.39% Ranked 74th. 4% more than Japan
Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense	71.62% Ranked 6th. 22% more than South Korea	58.59% Ranked 30th.
Economic activity > Men aged 40-44	97.75% Ranked 31st. 4% more than South Korea	94.17% Ranked 153th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP	0.238$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 149th.	1.03$ per $1,000 of GDP Ranked 142nd. 4 times more than Japan
Unemployment > Unemployment rates > Unemployment rates > Total per million	0.0306% Ranked 29th.	0.0651% Ranked 27th. 2 times more than Japan
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49	97.6% Ranked 24th. 6% more than South Korea	92.29% Ranked 155th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54	96.82% Ranked 10th. 8% more than South Korea	89.42% Ranked 128th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59	93.64% Ranked 28th. 13% more than South Korea	82.59% Ranked 106th.
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64	72.12% Ranked 77th. 17% more than South Korea	61.38% Ranked 103th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29	70.32% Ranked 78th. 22% more than South Korea	57.79% Ranked 114th.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita	5,740.14 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 72nd. 4 times more than South Korea	1,399.76 BoP $ per 1,000 people Ranked 87th.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP	0.162 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 86th. 88% more than South Korea	0.086 BoP $ per $1 million of Ranked 92nd.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment	3.7% Ranked 52nd.	6.9% Ranked 38th. 86% more than Japan
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage	9.8% Ranked 61st.	23.2% Ranked 35th. 2 times more than Japan
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita	8.45$ Ranked 125th.	16.79$ Ranked 109th. 99% more than Japan
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64	72.72% Ranked 62nd. 10% more than South Korea	65.92% Ranked 121st.
Employers, female > % of employment	1% Ranked 72nd.	3.5% Ranked 7th. 4 times more than Japan
Employers, total > % of employment	2.5% Ranked 71st.	6.5% Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Japan
Self-employed, female > % of females employed	10.9% Ranked 52nd.	26.4% Ranked 21st. 2 times more than Japan
Self-employed, male > % of males employed	12.6% Ranked 74th.	29.6% Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Japan
Self-employed, total > % of total employed	11.9% Ranked 71st.	28.2% Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Japan
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %	67.2% Ranked 101st.	69.6% Ranked 86th. 4% more than Japan
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %	56.3% Ranked 103th.	58.8% Ranked 88th. 4% more than Japan
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment	11.4% Ranked 50th.	26.9% Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Japan
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment	9.8% Ranked 66th.	23.2% Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Japan
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment	10.5% Ranked 57th.	24.8% Ranked 37th. 2 times more than Japan
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64	84.83% Ranked 55th. 10% more than South Korea	77.3% Ranked 134th.
Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed	87.7% Ranked 19th. 22% more than South Korea	71.8% Ranked 55th.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment	14.7% Ranked 27th. 18% more than South Korea	12.5% Ranked 37th.
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment	33.1% Ranked 26th. 64% more than South Korea	20.2% Ranked 71st.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment	80.4% Ranked 35th.	80.6% Ranked 34th. About the same as Japan
Employees, services, male > % of male employment	61.9% Ranked 20th.	73.4% Ranked 5th. 19% more than Japan
Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment	70.8% Ranked 16th. 16% more than South Korea	61% Ranked 37th.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force	4.6% Ranked 63th. 35% more than South Korea	3.4% Ranked 75th.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force	4.3% Ranked 69th. 34% more than South Korea	3.2% Ranked 79th.
Force with primary education > % of total	19.7% Ranked 35th. 39% more than South Korea	14.2% Ranked 35th.
Force > Total per 1000	521.18 Ranked 23th. 3% more than South Korea	506.36 Ranked 37th.

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