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Labor Stats: compare key data on Jordan & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • 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.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • 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.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • 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.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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)."
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • 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.
  • 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, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth 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.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment 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).
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • 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 with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with 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).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
STAT Jordan United Kingdom HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 37.9
Ranked 164th.
56.3
Ranked 94th. 49% more than Jordan

Expense > Current LCU 6.49 billion
Ranked 10th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 104 times more than Jordan

GNI > Current US$ $30.71 billion
Ranked 82nd.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 80 times more than Jordan

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 31st. 26% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 1.72 million
Ranked 97th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 18 times more than Jordan

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 5%, industry 12.5%, services 82.5% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 2.7%
Ranked 17th. 93% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 20%
Ranked 11th. 10% more than United Kingdom
18.2%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 77.4%
Ranked 2nd.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 4% more than Jordan

Labor force per 1000 284.32
Ranked 111th.
505.05
Ranked 32nd. 78% more than Jordan

Labor force, total 1.72 million
Ranked 125th.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 19 times more than Jordan

Rigidity of employment index 27
Ranked 117th. 93% more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 146th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $1.47
Ranked 81st.
$7.81
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Jordan

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 190 Jordanian dinars ($268) per month. \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Unemployment rate 13.4%
Ranked 16th. 70% more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 47th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $4,860.71
Ranked 90th.
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 8 times more than Jordan

Labor force, total per 1000 272.06
Ranked 178th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. 88% more than Jordan

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 34%
Ranked 78th.
58.1%
Ranked 36th. 71% more than Jordan

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 4.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 156th.
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd. 5 times more than Jordan

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 1,649.94
Ranked 100th.
20,722.73
Ranked 69th. 13 times more than Jordan

Expense > Current LCU per capita 1,026.5
Ranked 11th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 10 times more than Jordan

Employment rate > Women 13.3
Ranked 163th.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 4 times more than Jordan

Labor force > Total 1.88 million
Ranked 116th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 17 times more than Jordan

Employment rate > Men 61.2
Ranked 129th.
63.1
Ranked 118th. 3% more than Jordan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 55.9%
Ranked 57th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Jordan

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 55.9%
Ranked 57th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 14% more than Jordan

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1500910000 74329000000
Force > Total 1.84 million
Ranked 120th.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 17 times more than Jordan

Force > Total > Per capita 0.341 per capita
Ranked 169th.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 49% more than Jordan

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 23%
Ranked 69th.
33%
Ranked 32nd. 43% more than Jordan

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 29.9%
Ranked 17th. 50% more than United Kingdom
20%
Ranked 31st.

GNI > Current LCU 21.75 billion
Ranked 147th.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 72 times more than Jordan

Female economic activity 26.6%
Ranked 152nd.
52.8%
Ranked 79th. 98% more than Jordan
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 11.6%
Ranked 76th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Jordan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 11.6%
Ranked 76th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 5 times more than Jordan

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 2.8%
Ranked 50th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Jordan

Labor force > Per capita 277.84 per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th.
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 83% more than Jordan

Employment rate > Young adults 19.8
Ranked 160th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Jordan

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-305,274,400.00
Ranked 81st.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th. 24 times more than Jordan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 64.5$
Ranked 44th. 26% more than United Kingdom
51.26$
Ranked 47th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 24
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 3.8%
Ranked 75th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 66th.

Female economic activity growth 57%
Ranked 1st. 11 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 65th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 10.6%
Ranked 33th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Jordan

Employment rate > Young men 31.9
Ranked 140th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 77% more than Jordan

Employment rate > Young women 7.1
Ranked 163th.
55
Ranked 21st. 8 times more than Jordan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 64,492.29$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 45th. 26% more than United Kingdom
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $16,016.00
Ranked 63th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Jordan

GNI > Constant LCU 10.42 billion
Ranked 101st.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 126 times more than Jordan

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 1,649.94
Ranked 100th.
20,722.73
Ranked 70th. 13 times more than Jordan

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $2,823.96
Ranked 66th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 13 times more than Jordan

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 2%
Ranked 69th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 63th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 17.6%
Ranked 155th.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 3 times more than Jordan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 23.9%
Ranked 166th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 2 times more than Jordan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 68.2%
Ranked 111th. 4% more than United Kingdom
65.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 26.2%
Ranked 21st. 19% more than United Kingdom
22%
Ranked 28th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 27.45$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th. 20 times more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 349 million$
Ranked 42nd.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 9 times more than Jordan

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 12.1%
Ranked 53th. 29% more than United Kingdom
9.4%
Ranked 60th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 72.5%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than United Kingdom
64.8%
Ranked 8th.

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 708.95 per million people
Ranked 8th.
1,013.9 per million people
Ranked 3rd. 43% more than Jordan

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 16
Ranked 28th. The same as United Kingdom
16
Ranked 25th.
Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 12.1%
Ranked 54th. 33% more than United Kingdom
9.1%
Ranked 26th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 21.8%
Ranked 54th. 2% more than United Kingdom
21.4%
Ranked 24th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 11.52%
Ranked 19th. 160 times more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 84%
Ranked 25th.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Jordan

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 46.8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.7%
Ranked 41st.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 98.29%
Ranked 77th.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 3% more than Jordan

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 38.35%
Ranked 4th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 40% more than Jordan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 196.67$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 9th. 64 times more than United Kingdom
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.9%
Ranked 53th. 29% more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 462.02$
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
111.62$
Ranked 50th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 27.2%
Ranked 10th. 1% more than United Kingdom
26.8%
Ranked 13th.

Employers, female > % of employment 1.6%
Ranked 42nd. 14% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 6.2%
Ranked 5th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 3.9%
Ranked 64th.
9.7%
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Jordan

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 18.2%
Ranked 45th.
18.8%
Ranked 43th. 3% more than Jordan

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 15.9%
Ranked 43th. 9% more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 49th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 59.4%
Ranked 141st.
63%
Ranked 124th. 6% more than Jordan

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 9.7%
Ranked 45th.
12.1%
Ranked 41st. 25% more than Jordan

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 79.71%
Ranked 115th.
81.86%
Ranked 98th. 3% more than Jordan

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 84.1%
Ranked 25th.
85%
Ranked 19th. 1% more than Jordan

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 91.3%
Ranked 7th. About the same as United Kingdom
90.9%
Ranked 8th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 78.5%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than United Kingdom
68.6%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 25.2%
Ranked 22nd. 6% more than United Kingdom
23.8%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 29.3%
Ranked 18th. 40% more than United Kingdom
21%
Ranked 32nd.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -103,499,628.628
Ranked 24th.
-3,965,217,178.015
Ranked 45th. 38 times more than Jordan

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 48.8%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.9%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 19.9%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
7.3%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 30.3%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
11.8%
Ranked 40th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 24.41%
Ranked 175th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 88% more than Jordan

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 25.9%
Ranked 95th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Jordan

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 22.84%
Ranked 166th.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. Twice as much as Jordan

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 12.7%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
5.6%
Ranked 46th.

Expense > % of GDP 29.53%
Ranked 2nd.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 48% more than Jordan

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 12.4%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 2.5 billion$
Ranked 30th.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Jordan

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 28.6%
Ranked 146th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 62% more than Jordan

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 12.1%
Ranked 172nd.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 4 times more than Jordan

One-person and family businesses > Women 2.8%
Ranked 50th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Jordan

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 10.6%
Ranked 33th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Jordan

Employers, male > % of employment 7.1%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -34,219,689.775
Ranked 41st.
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th. 2 times more than Jordan

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 55.58%
Ranked 172nd.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 36% more than Jordan

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 461.98$ per capita
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 2.3%
Ranked 55th. 44% more than United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 16.9%
Ranked 165th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 3 times more than Jordan

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 36.2%
Ranked 171st.
57.1%
Ranked 100th. 58% more than Jordan

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 2.3%
Ranked 59th.
8.3%
Ranked 42nd. 4 times more than Jordan

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 11.1%
Ranked 46th.
15.4%
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Jordan

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 95.9%
Ranked 3rd. 7% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 20th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 81.7%
Ranked 21st. 1% more than United Kingdom
80.6%
Ranked 25th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.3%
Ranked 55th.
0.5%
Ranked 51st. 67% more than Jordan

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.4%
Ranked 44th. 33% more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.4%
Ranked 53th. The same as United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 7.7%
Ranked 50th. 1% more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 19.4%
Ranked 57th.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 48% more than Jordan

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 10.4%
Ranked 25th. 24% more than United Kingdom
8.4%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 12.2%
Ranked 23th. 54% more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 40th.

Force with primary education > % of total 48.3%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Force > Total per 1000 340.71
Ranked 164th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 49% more than Jordan

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 84%
Ranked 25th.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 7% more than Jordan

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 3.8%
Ranked 76th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 29th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 2%
Ranked 70th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
0.8%
Ranked 27th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 3.6%
Ranked 77th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 28th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 74.5%
Ranked 13th.
76.9%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Jordan

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 49.8%
Ranked 167th.
62.2%
Ranked 105th. 25% more than Jordan

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 14.8%
Ranked 61st.
42.7%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Jordan

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date December 12, 1968 June 30, 1950
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -0.977%
Ranked 58th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -16,381,707.602
Ranked 26th.
-62,713,464.038
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Jordan

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 43.3%
Ranked 114th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 40% more than Jordan

GNI growth > Annual % 2.31%
Ranked 70th.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 3,442.43
Ranked 170th.
24,671.5
Ranked 120th. 7 times more than Jordan

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 11.8%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 57th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 16.2%
Ranked 43th.
47.4%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Jordan

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 28%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
13.4%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 43.2%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 43th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 57.72%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 28.87%
Ranked 175th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than Jordan

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 67.5%
Ranked 2nd. 5 times more than United Kingdom
13.8%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 14.7%
Ranked 66th.
47.2%
Ranked 29th. 3 times more than Jordan

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 32.4%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 21.2%
Ranked 16th. 40% more than United Kingdom
15.1%
Ranked 29th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 16.5%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-48,318,201.96
Ranked 71st.
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th. 2 times more than Jordan

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -216,200,000
Ranked 49th.
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd. 22 times more than Jordan

One-person and family businesses > Men 10.6%
Ranked 33th.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 41% more than Jordan

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date March 23, 1998 June 7, 2000
GNI > Current LCU per capita 3,442.43
Ranked 170th.
24,671.5
Ranked 121st. 7 times more than Jordan

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