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  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Salaries and benefits > Monthly minimum wage: Monthly minimum wage ( EUR ).
  • 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.
  • Male retirement age: Men.

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • Female retirement age: Women.

    China had range specified: 50-55

    Czech Republic had range specified: 59-63

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Greece had range specified: 60-67

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • 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."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: 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."
  • 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 > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young 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 $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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 > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Employees > 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."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor 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."
  • Labor 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."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: 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."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: 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."
  • Labor 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 > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female: 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 > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth 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, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employment in industry > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: 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."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: 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."
  • 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.
STAT Latvia United Kingdom HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 17%
Ranked 30th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
2%
Ranked 76th.
Employment rate > Adults 55
Ranked 103th.
56.3
Ranked 94th. 2% more than Latvia

Expense > Current LCU 4.37 billion
Ranked 97th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 154 times more than Latvia

GNI > Current US$ $28.39 billion
Ranked 84th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 87 times more than Latvia

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 101st. 5% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 1.18 million
Ranked 104th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 27 times more than Latvia

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 15%, industry 25%, services 60% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 13%
Ranked 23th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 19%
Ranked 36th. 4% more than United Kingdom
18.2%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 68%
Ranked 15th.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 18% more than Latvia

Labor force, total 1.04 million
Ranked 141st.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 31 times more than Latvia

Rigidity of employment index 59
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 146th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $1.93
Ranked 21st.
$7.81
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Latvia

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage url= http://www.lm.gov.lv/text/2525 |title=Labkl\u0101j\u012bbas ministrija |publisher=Lm.gov.lv |date=2012-07-17 |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> \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 14.3%
Ranked 11th. 81% more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 47th.

Salaries and benefits > Monthly minimum wage 320 EUR
Ranked 21st.
1,293.22 EUR
Ranked 8th. 4 times more than Latvia
Labor force per 1000 526.13
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United Kingdom
505.05
Ranked 32nd.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $14,015.37
Ranked 41st.
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Latvia

Male retirement age 62
Ranked 26th.
65
Ranked 6th. 5% more than Latvia
Female retirement age 62
Ranked 14th. 3% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 16th.
Labor force, total per 1000 514.28
Ranked 40th. About the same as United Kingdom
512.08
Ranked 41st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 50.5%
Ranked 56th.
58.1%
Ranked 36th. 15% more than Latvia

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 17.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 131st.
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd. 28% more than Latvia

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 3,104.07
Ranked 123th.
20,722.73
Ranked 69th. 7 times more than Latvia

Expense > Current LCU per capita 2,121.09
Ranked 97th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 5 times more than Latvia

Employment rate > Women 48.4
Ranked 75th.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Latvia

Labor force > Total 1.22 million
Ranked 131st.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 26 times more than Latvia

Industrial workers > Male 35%
Ranked 27th.
36%
Ranked 22nd. 3% more than Latvia
Employment rate > Men 63.2
Ranked 116th. About the same as United Kingdom
63.1
Ranked 118th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 54.9%
Ranked 60th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Latvia

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 54.9%
Ranked 60th.
63.8%
Ranked 39th. 16% more than Latvia

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 413300000 74329000000
Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 25.7
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than United Kingdom
25.5
Ranked 23th.

Force > Total 1.09 million
Ranked 136th.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 28 times more than Latvia

Force > Total > Per capita 0.475 per capita
Ranked 61st.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 7% more than Latvia

Female decision makers 37%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than United Kingdom
33%
Ranked 20th.
Agricultural workers > Female 14%
Ranked 22nd. 14 times more than United Kingdom
1%
Ranked 73th.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 90.4%
Ranked 20th.
92.2%
Ranked 13th. 2% more than Latvia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 34.9%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United Kingdom
33%
Ranked 32nd.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 29.1%
Ranked 21st. 46% more than United Kingdom
20%
Ranked 31st.

GNI > Current LCU 15.53 billion
Ranked 151st.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 100 times more than Latvia

Female economic activity 60%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than United Kingdom
52.8%
Ranked 79th.
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 46.8%
Ranked 40th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Latvia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 46.8%
Ranked 40th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 13% more than Latvia

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 6.7%
Ranked 35th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Latvia

Labor force > Per capita 516.41 per 1,000 people
Ranked 39th. 2% more than United Kingdom
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Industrial workers > Female 18%
Ranked 28th. 50% more than United Kingdom
12%
Ranked 50th.
Employment rate > Young adults 35.1
Ranked 108th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 59% more than Latvia

Female professionals 67%
Ranked 2nd. 49% more than United Kingdom
45%
Ranked 51st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $151.23 million
Ranked 26th.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th.

Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 9.5%
Ranked 13th.
10%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 8.69$
Ranked 84th.
51.26$
Ranked 47th. 6 times more than Latvia

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 43
Ranked 33th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 15.3%
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 66th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 86.5%
Ranked 6th. 5% more than United Kingdom
82.4%
Ranked 24th.

Service workers > Male 49%
Ranked 44th.
61%
Ranked 17th. 24% more than Latvia
Female economic activity growth -5%
Ranked 155th.
5%
Ranked 65th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 8.8%
Ranked 42nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 69% more than Latvia

Employment rate > Young men 39.2
Ranked 117th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 44% more than Latvia

Employment rate > Young women 30.9
Ranked 88th.
55
Ranked 21st. 78% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 8,693.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 6 times more than Latvia

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $28,883.00
Ranked 38th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 79% more than Latvia

GNI > Constant LCU 6.95 billion
Ranked 133th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 189 times more than Latvia

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $7,072.27
Ranked 46th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 5 times more than Latvia

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 3,104.07
Ranked 123th.
20,722.73
Ranked 70th. 7 times more than Latvia

Service workers > Female 69%
Ranked 52nd.
87%
Ranked 6th. 26% more than Latvia
Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 12.1%
Ranked 38th.
39.3%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Latvia

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.3%
Ranked 35th.
7.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Latvia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 8.1%
Ranked 26th. 12 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 63th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 26.7%
Ranked 116th.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Latvia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 45.2%
Ranked 104th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 17% more than Latvia

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 58.1%
Ranked 151st.
65.6%
Ranked 122nd. 13% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 29.6%
Ranked 16th. 35% more than United Kingdom
22%
Ranked 28th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.26$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 111th.
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th. 11% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 20 million$
Ranked 107th.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 154 times more than Latvia

Total work time > Males 481 minutes
Ranked 6th. 17% more than United Kingdom
411 minutes
Ranked 17th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 49%
Ranked 46th.
64.8%
Ranked 8th. 32% more than Latvia

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 4.5%
Ranked 45th.
17.3%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Latvia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 16.2%
Ranked 25th. 72% more than United Kingdom
9.4%
Ranked 60th.

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 318.43 per million people
Ranked 24th.
1,013.9 per million people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Latvia

Work time > Market-oriented 46%
Ranked 26th.
51%
Ranked 14th. 11% more than Latvia
Total work time > Females 535 minutes
Ranked 7th. 30% more than United Kingdom
413 minutes
Ranked 22nd.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 54th.
16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Latvia
Total work time > Females over males 111%
Ranked 10th. 11% more than United Kingdom
100%
Ranked 24th.
Work time > Non-market-oriented 54%
Ranked 5th. 10% more than United Kingdom
49%
Ranked 12th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 0.532%
Ranked 31st.
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 35.9%
Ranked 138th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 69% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 9%
Ranked 5th. 80% more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 57th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 62.4%
Ranked 6th. 32% more than United Kingdom
47.4%
Ranked 16th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 10.2%
Ranked 24th.
13.8%
Ranked 38th. 35% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 10.2%
Ranked 46th.
13.3%
Ranked 36th. 30% more than Latvia

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 77.3%
Ranked 19th.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 16% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 165.62$ per capita
Ranked 36th. 48% more than United Kingdom
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th.

Employers, male > % of employment 5.3%
Ranked 30th. 51% more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 48.87%
Ranked 21st. 7% more than United Kingdom
45.66%
Ranked 62nd.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 52%
Ranked 8th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. About the same as Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.8 ratio
Ranked 61st.
3.3 ratio
Ranked 12th. 83% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.4
Ranked 66th.
3.7
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Latvia

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 100.22%
Ranked 45th.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Latvia

Expense > % of GDP 30.58%
Ranked 43th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 43% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 24.07$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 64th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 4.9%
Ranked 31st. 7 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 165.62$
Ranked 36th. 48% more than United Kingdom
111.62$
Ranked 50th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 19.9%
Ranked 25th.
26.8%
Ranked 13th. 35% more than Latvia

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 67.26%
Ranked 113th.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 12% more than Latvia

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 12%
Ranked 28th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 28.8%
Ranked 124th.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 61% more than Latvia

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 7.5%
Ranked 54th.
12.1%
Ranked 41st. 61% more than Latvia

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 71.86%
Ranked 169th.
81.86%
Ranked 98th. 14% more than Latvia

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 88.6%
Ranked 9th. 4% more than United Kingdom
85%
Ranked 19th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 14.1%
Ranked 27th. 86% more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 33.4%
Ranked 20th. 16% more than United Kingdom
28.7%
Ranked 35th.

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 27.6%
Ranked 20th. 16% more than United Kingdom
23.8%
Ranked 27th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 28.4%
Ranked 19th. 35% more than United Kingdom
21%
Ranked 32nd.

Long-term unemployment, female > % of female unemployment 6.9%
Ranked 11th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
2.2%
Ranked 32nd.

Force with primary education > % of total 17.6%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Force > Total per 1000 475.15
Ranked 57th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 7% more than Latvia

Labor force with primary education > % of total 14.2%
Ranked 44th.
21.5%
Ranked 32nd. 51% more than Latvia

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 61.8%
Ranked 9th. 35% more than United Kingdom
45.9%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 18.9%
Ranked 35th.
23.5%
Ranked 30th. 24% more than Latvia

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 60.6%
Ranked 9th. 31% more than United Kingdom
46.2%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 23.6%
Ranked 31st.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 35% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 14.6%
Ranked 40th. 2% more than United Kingdom
14.3%
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 26.9%
Ranked 52nd.
39.4%
Ranked 29th. 46% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 62.4%
Ranked 9th. 26% more than United Kingdom
49.4%
Ranked 23th.

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate > Female 39.7
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
18.4
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 15.9%
Ranked 55th.
34.6%
Ranked 26th. 2 times more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 19.9%
Ranked 33th. 28% more than United Kingdom
15.6%
Ranked 40th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 13.1%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United Kingdom
12.7%
Ranked 21st.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 13.1%
Ranked 19th.
15%
Ranked 17th. 15% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 13.2%
Ranked 22nd.
17%
Ranked 13th. 29% more than Latvia

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date January 27, 1992 June 30, 1950
GNI growth > Annual % -5.535%
Ranked 135th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 7,666.41
Ranked 156th.
24,671.5
Ranked 120th. 3 times more than Latvia

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 7.1%
Ranked 30th.
11.7%
Ranked 13th. 65% more than Latvia

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 9.4%
Ranked 44th.
24.1%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Latvia

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 29.3%
Ranked 18th. 64% more than United Kingdom
17.9%
Ranked 43th.

Long-term unemployment, male > % of male unemployment 8.6%
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
3.1%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 13.9%
Ranked 18th. 90% more than United Kingdom
7.3%
Ranked 50th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 11.9%
Ranked 41st.
13.4%
Ranked 36th. 13% more than Latvia

Long-term unemployment > Male > % of male unemployment 50.5%
Ranked 6th. 91% more than United Kingdom
26.5%
Ranked 18th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 15.72%
Ranked 50th. 5% more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 13%
Ranked 37th. 10% more than United Kingdom
11.8%
Ranked 40th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 48.67%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than United Kingdom
45.99%
Ranked 51st.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 16.7%
Ranked 8th. 84% more than United Kingdom
9.1%
Ranked 26th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 8.8%
Ranked 28th.
14.6%
Ranked 37th. 66% more than Latvia

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 7.5%
Ranked 24th.
15.1%
Ranked 29th. 2 times more than Latvia

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $73.48 million
Ranked 25th.
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 28.6%
Ranked 10th. 34% more than United Kingdom
21.4%
Ranked 24th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 2.57%
Ranked 55th. 36 times more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 75.8 million
Ranked 31st.
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 8.7%
Ranked 5th. 89% more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 8.4%
Ranked 6th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Long-term unemployment > Female > % of female unemployment 52.8%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
17.1%
Ranked 21st.

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 51.5%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
23%
Ranked 20th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 70.7%
Ranked 3rd. 50% more than United Kingdom
47.2%
Ranked 29th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 62.99%
Ranked 65th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 10% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 14.2%
Ranked 34th. 42% more than United Kingdom
10%
Ranked 43th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 66.6%
Ranked 6th. 56% more than United Kingdom
42.7%
Ranked 30th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 36.83 million
Ranked 35th.
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 6.7%
Ranked 35th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 18% more than Latvia

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 381 million$
Ranked 81st.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 18 times more than Latvia

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.5%
Ranked 22nd. 34% more than United Kingdom
5.6%
Ranked 46th.

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 2, 2006 June 7, 2000
One-person and family businesses > Men 8.8%
Ranked 42nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 69% more than Latvia

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 74.8%
Ranked 44th.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 20% more than Latvia

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 28.6%
Ranked 19th. 62% more than United Kingdom
17.7%
Ranked 41st.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 12.1%
Ranked 38th.
39.3%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Latvia

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 9.5%
Ranked 13th.
10%
Ranked 8th. 5% more than Latvia

GNI > Current LCU per capita 7,666.41
Ranked 156th.
24,671.5
Ranked 121st. 3 times more than Latvia

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 68.96%
Ranked 15th. 28% more than United Kingdom
53.75%
Ranked 39th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 32%
Ranked 133th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 45% more than Latvia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 47%
Ranked 92nd.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 10% more than Latvia

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 8.8%
Ranked 42nd.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 69% more than Latvia

Employers, female > % of employment 2.6%
Ranked 19th. 86% more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.9%
Ranked 32nd. 56% more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 9.1%
Ranked 47th.
9.7%
Ranked 46th. 7% more than Latvia

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 13.8%
Ranked 59th.
18.8%
Ranked 43th. 36% more than Latvia

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 11.4%
Ranked 59th.
14.6%
Ranked 49th. 28% more than Latvia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 56.4%
Ranked 152nd.
63%
Ranked 124th. 12% more than Latvia

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 51.2%
Ranked 129th.
57.1%
Ranked 100th. 12% more than Latvia

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 6.5%
Ranked 48th.
8.3%
Ranked 42nd. 28% more than Latvia

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 8.6%
Ranked 53th.
15.4%
Ranked 36th. 79% more than Latvia

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 90.9%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than United Kingdom
90%
Ranked 20th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 86.2%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than United Kingdom
80.6%
Ranked 25th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.8%
Ranked 44th. 60% more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 1.1%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.9%
Ranked 38th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 81%
Ranked 31st.
90.9%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than Latvia

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 54.7%
Ranked 30th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 25% more than Latvia

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 63%
Ranked 30th.
73.8%
Ranked 10th. 17% more than Latvia

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 16%
Ranked 13th. 90% more than United Kingdom
8.4%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 14.9%
Ranked 13th. 89% more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 40th.

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 62.9%
Ranked 11th. 38% more than United Kingdom
45.6%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 9.3%
Ranked 46th.
19%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than Latvia

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 9.9%
Ranked 7th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.9%
Ranked 29th.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 5.6%
Ranked 8th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
0.8%
Ranked 27th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 7.7%
Ranked 8th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 28th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 63.5%
Ranked 18th.
76.9%
Ranked 2nd. 21% more than Latvia

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62.2%
Ranked 104th. The same as United Kingdom
62.2%
Ranked 105th.

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