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Labor Stats: compare key data on Lesotho & Philippines

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.
  • 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: 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 participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • 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 > 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. 
  • Economically active children > Work only > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Child labor rate > Manufacturing: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2) or category D (ISIC revision 3). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Child labor rate > Boys: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Child labor rate > Agriculture: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes agriculture and hunting, forestry and logging, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey."
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 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.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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 > 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.
  • Child labor rate > Girls: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economically active children > Total: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of children ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Economically active children > Work only > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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 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.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Economic activity > Men aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economically active children, study and work, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economically active children > Work only: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of male economically active children, ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14: Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14: Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of female children ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay 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).
  • Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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."
  • Child employment in services > % of economically active children ages 7-14: Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey."
  • 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."
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • 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.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Economically active children, work only, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • Economically active children, work only, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only, female (% of female economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • Economically active children, study and work, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, study and work, male (% of male economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • 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
  • Economically active children > Work only > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Work only refers to children involved in economic activity and not attending school.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economically active children > Study and work: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of economically active children, ages 7-14
  • Economically active children > Study and work > Female: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
    % of female economically active children, ages 7-14
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economically active children > Male: Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
    % of male children ages 7-14
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
STAT Lesotho Philippines HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 54.1
Ranked 113th.
60.1
Ranked 69th. 11% more than Lesotho

Expense > Current LCU 6.87 billion
Ranked 101st.
1.73 trillion
Ranked 2nd. 252 times more than Lesotho

GNI > Current US$ $2.75 billion
Ranked 150th.
$252.55 billion
Ranked 37th. 92 times more than Lesotho

GNI > Current US$ per capita $1,341.28
Ranked 136th.
$2,611.49
Ranked 118th. 95% more than Lesotho

Labor force 854,600
Ranked 129th.
38.9 million
Ranked 15th. 46 times more than Lesotho

Labor force > By occupation 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa agriculture 36%, industry 16%, services 48%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 86%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
33%
Ranked 4th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 49.2%
Ranked 71st.
60.1%
Ranked 22nd. 22% more than Lesotho

Labor force per 1000 436.96
Ranked 81st. 5% more than Philippines
416.29
Ranked 76th.

Labor force, total 855,109.85
Ranked 145th.
41.28 million
Ranked 16th. 48 times more than Lesotho

Labor force, total per 1000 416.81
Ranked 127th.
426.84
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Lesotho

Rigidity of employment index 35
Ranked 86th.
39
Ranked 76th. 11% more than Lesotho

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $1.15
Ranked 90th. 26% more than Philippines
$0.91
Ranked 99th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 1,029 maloti ($119) per month to 1,122 maloti ($130) per month; varied by sector. url= http://www.nwpc.dole.gov.ph/pages/statistics/stat_current_regional.html|title=SUMMARY OF CURRENT REGIONAL DAILY MINIMUM WAGE RATES|accessdate=23 August 2013}}</ref>
Unemployment rate 45%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than Philippines
7.3%
Ranked 51st.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 44.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 72nd.
91 weeks of wages
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 33.5%
Ranked 11th. 76% more than Philippines
19%
Ranked 8th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 6,307.34
Ranked 85th.
65,860.01
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Lesotho

Expense > Current LCU per capita 3,482.48
Ranked 102nd.
17,917.12
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Lesotho

Employment rate > Women 47.9
Ranked 78th. 4% more than Philippines
46
Ranked 86th.

Labor force > Total 918,895.73
Ranked 135th.
37.88 million
Ranked 17th. 41 times more than Lesotho

Employment rate > Men 61.6
Ranked 127th.
74.2
Ranked 61st. 20% more than Lesotho

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 57.4%
Ranked 75th.
73%
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Lesotho

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 57.4%
Ranked 75th.
73%
Ranked 21st. 27% more than Lesotho

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1219300000 296361000000
Force > Total 633,701.2
Ranked 143th.
37.12 million
Ranked 14th. 59 times more than Lesotho

Force > Total > Per capita 0.353 per capita
Ranked 165th.
0.447 per capita
Ranked 88th. 27% more than Lesotho

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 43.7%
Ranked 72nd.
49.7%
Ranked 59th. 14% more than Lesotho

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 16.6%
Ranked 82nd.
16.9%
Ranked 68th. 2% more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 34.4%
Ranked 13th. 98% more than Philippines
17.4%
Ranked 45th.

Economically active children > Work only > Female 10.14%
Ranked 26th. 15% more than Philippines
8.79%
Ranked 12th.
GNI > Current LCU 22.59 billion
Ranked 146th.
10.66 trillion
Ranked 36th. 472 times more than Lesotho

Female economic activity 47.4%
Ranked 100th.
49.5%
Ranked 87th. 4% more than Lesotho
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 63.4%
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Philippines
46.1%
Ranked 14th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 41.7%
Ranked 62nd.
45.6%
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Lesotho

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 41.7%
Ranked 62nd.
45.6%
Ranked 52nd. 9% more than Lesotho

Labor force > Per capita 402.12 per 1,000 people
Ranked 113th.
413.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 40th. 3% more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 77.08%
Ranked 121st. 1% more than Philippines
76.04%
Ranked 129th.
Child labor rate > Manufacturing 0.0
Ranked 1st.
4.1
Ranked 4th.
Employment rate > Young adults 40.4
Ranked 84th. 3% more than Philippines
39.2
Ranked 92nd.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $304.12 million
Ranked 21st.
$2.37 billion
Ranked 15th. 8 times more than Lesotho

Child labor rate > Boys 4
Ranked 3rd.
16.26
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Lesotho
Child labor rate > Agriculture 58
Ranked 1st.
64.3
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Lesotho
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 8.83$
Ranked 83th. 51 times more than Philippines
0.175$
Ranked 137th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 14
Ranked 126th.
29
Ranked 74th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 65.6%
Ranked 1st. 47% more than Philippines
44.7%
Ranked 4th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 32.4%
Ranked 79th.
50.8%
Ranked 58th. 57% more than Lesotho

Female economic activity growth 2%
Ranked 85th.
6%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 73%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Philippines
41.8%
Ranked 14th.

Employment rate > Young women 32.9
Ranked 81st. 8% more than Philippines
30.5
Ranked 93th.

Employment rate > Young men 48.1
Ranked 81st. 1% more than Philippines
47.6
Ranked 84th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 9,471.97$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 84th. 52 times more than Philippines
180.6$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 139th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 43.69%
Ranked 39th. 12% more than Philippines
39.09%
Ranked 46th.
GNI > Constant LCU per capita 6,307.34
Ranked 85th.
65,860.01
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Lesotho

GNI > Constant LCU 12.94 billion
Ranked 98th.
6.37 trillion
Ranked 19th. 492 times more than Lesotho

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $1,048.74
Ranked 82nd.
$1,514.67
Ranked 75th. 44% more than Lesotho

Child labor rate > Girls 1.3
Ranked 2nd.
10.04
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Lesotho
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 45.1%
Ranked 7th. 82% more than Philippines
24.8%
Ranked 13th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 0.5%
Ranked 66th.
2.4%
Ranked 30th. 5 times more than Lesotho

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 52.2%
Ranked 170th.
76.9%
Ranked 54th. 47% more than Lesotho

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 24.8%
Ranked 164th.
51.6%
Ranked 60th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 15%
Ranked 164th.
34.4%
Ranked 89th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 29%
Ranked 14th. 79% more than Philippines
16.2%
Ranked 46th.

Economically active children > Total 30.85%
Ranked 14th. 2 times more than Philippines
13.26%
Ranked 9th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 10-14 20.73%
Ranked 40th. 4 times more than Philippines
5.44%
Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 73.03%
Ranked 116th.
79.38%
Ranked 98th. 9% more than Lesotho
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 11.72$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 42nd. 78 times more than Philippines
0.151$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 135th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 17 million$
Ranked 112th. 13% more than Philippines
15 million$
Ranked 117th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 13.4%
Ranked 52nd. 15% more than Philippines
11.7%
Ranked 45th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 17.8%
Ranked 84th.
38.5%
Ranked 63th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 0.7%
Ranked 67th.
5.9%
Ranked 35th. 8 times more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 87.62%
Ranked 40th. 6% more than Philippines
82.4%
Ranked 96th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 54.52%
Ranked 117th.
61.36%
Ranked 99th. 13% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 42.35%
Ranked 64th. 27% more than Philippines
33.33%
Ranked 104th.
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 48.81%
Ranked 74th. 33% more than Philippines
36.62%
Ranked 105th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 63th. The same as Philippines
15
Ranked 75th.
Economically active children > Work only > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14 23.55%
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Philippines
18.27%
Ranked 5th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 55.32%
Ranked 116th. 7% more than Philippines
51.9%
Ranked 121st.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 20.95%
Ranked 55th.
26.24%
Ranked 40th. 25% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 56.21%
Ranked 120th. 3% more than Philippines
54.65%
Ranked 124th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $148.24 million
Ranked 18th. 6 times more than Philippines
$24.48 million
Ranked 31st.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 9.3%
Ranked 94th.
15.1%
Ranked 71st. 62% more than Lesotho

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 22.64%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Philippines
9.85%
Ranked 24th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 1.22 billion
Ranked 17th. 18% more than Philippines
1.03 billion
Ranked 18th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 63.4%
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Philippines
46.1%
Ranked 14th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 27.3%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than Philippines
7.4%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 52.38%
Ranked 3rd. 37% more than Philippines
38.19%
Ranked 130th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 51%
Ranked 11th. 21% more than Philippines
42.3%
Ranked 58th.

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 98.07%
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Philippines
97.26%
Ranked 82nd.
Economically active children, study and work, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14 89.86%
Ranked 6th.
91.21%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Lesotho
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 65.1%
Ranked 1st. 89% more than Philippines
34.5%
Ranked 8th.

One-person and family businesses > Men 73%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Philippines
41.8%
Ranked 14th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 41.4%
Ranked 77th.
63.5%
Ranked 55th. 53% more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 41.9%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than Philippines
19.3%
Ranked 39th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 112.43%
Ranked 6th. 11% more than Philippines
100.95%
Ranked 38th.

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 14.3%
Ranked 107th.
19.68%
Ranked 8th. 38% more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 97.59%
Ranked 42nd.
98.33%
Ranked 15th. 1% more than Lesotho
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 225.47$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 5th. 65% more than Philippines
136.99$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 18th.

Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 27.51%
Ranked 30th. 4 times more than Philippines
6.62%
Ranked 69th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 96.91%
Ranked 54th.
97.9%
Ranked 18th. 1% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 95.47%
Ranked 38th.
96.09%
Ranked 27th. 1% more than Lesotho
Economically active children > Work only 17.56%
Ranked 23th. 19% more than Philippines
14.8%
Ranked 13th.
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 64.9%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Philippines
24%
Ranked 18th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 169.8$
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Philippines
158.07$
Ranked 37th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 78.2%
Ranked 1st. 85% more than Philippines
42.3%
Ranked 5th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 28.8%
Ranked 125th.
40.7%
Ranked 77th. 41% more than Lesotho

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 48.4%
Ranked 140th.
60.7%
Ranked 74th. 25% more than Lesotho

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 63.4%
Ranked 10th. 38% more than Philippines
46.1%
Ranked 15th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 73%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Philippines
41.8%
Ranked 16th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 29.9%
Ranked 77th.
51.4%
Ranked 84th. 72% more than Lesotho

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 22.5%
Ranked 84th.
52.9%
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 25.3%
Ranked 87th.
66%
Ranked 67th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 12.8%
Ranked 92nd.
40.4%
Ranked 72nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 23%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Philippines
7.3%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 25.3%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Philippines
7%
Ranked 50th.

Economically active children > Study and work > Male 76.45%
Ranked 14th.
81.73%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Lesotho
Force > Total per 1000 329.05
Ranked 166th.
432.47
Ranked 101st. 31% more than Lesotho

Economically active children > Total > % of children ages 7-14 2.6%
Ranked 3rd.
13.26%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Lesotho
Economically active children > Study and work > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 25.6%
Ranked 4th.
85.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Lesotho
Economically active children > Work only > % of economically active children > Ages 7-14 74.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Philippines
14.8%
Ranked 8th.
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date October 31, 1966 December 12, 1953
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million 751.23 million
Ranked 13th. 22% more than Philippines
617.49 million
Ranked 15th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 35.5%
Ranked 140th.
53.8%
Ranked 67th. 52% more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 30.7%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
10.4%
Ranked 19th.

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 37.9%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
14.9%
Ranked 31st.

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 97.36%
Ranked 16th. 4% more than Philippines
93.42%
Ranked 130th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 76.86%
Ranked 122nd.
79.05%
Ranked 112th. 3% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 35.63%
Ranked 62nd.
47.68%
Ranked 38th. 34% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 57.08%
Ranked 117th.
59.64%
Ranked 112th. 4% more than Lesotho
Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 47.4%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
16.4%
Ranked 27th.

Force > Female > % of total labor force 44.49%
Ranked 67th. 12% more than Philippines
39.76%
Ranked 118th.

Expense > % of GDP 50.98%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
16.4%
Ranked 9th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 11,011.85
Ranked 145th.
110,280.22
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 69.64%
Ranked 107th.
76.19%
Ranked 82nd. 9% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 92.53%
Ranked 39th.
93.34%
Ranked 33th. 1% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 88.38%
Ranked 22nd. 7% more than Philippines
82.73%
Ranked 46th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 55.68%
Ranked 120th. 2% more than Philippines
54.79%
Ranked 123th.
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 3,871.49 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 80th.
128,445.81 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 23th. 33 times more than Lesotho

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 4.79 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 57th.
107.73 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 17th. 22 times more than Lesotho

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 36.6%
Ranked 118th.
50.3%
Ranked 61st. 37% more than Lesotho

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 41.3%
Ranked 126th.
47.4%
Ranked 89th. 15% more than Lesotho

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 1.3%
Ranked 2nd.
10.04%
Ranked 6th. 8 times more than Lesotho
Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 4%
Ranked 3rd.
16.26%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Lesotho
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.4
Ranked 68th.
2.8
Ranked 35th. Twice as much as Lesotho

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 73%
Ranked 3rd. 75% more than Philippines
41.8%
Ranked 14th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 65.54%
Ranked 69th.
72.46%
Ranked 53th. 11% more than Lesotho
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.4 ratio
Ranked 66th.
4.6 ratio
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date June 14, 2001 June 4, 1998
Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 52.2%
Ranked 108th.
60.71%
Ranked 97th. 16% more than Lesotho
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 59.83%
Ranked 158th.
70.69%
Ranked 83th. 18% more than Lesotho

Economically active children > Female 27.52%
Ranked 15th. 3 times more than Philippines
10.04%
Ranked 9th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 35.81%
Ranked 66th. 20% more than Philippines
29.94%
Ranked 83th.
Employers, female > % of employment 0.8%
Ranked 61st.
2.4%
Ranked 34th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Employers, total > % of employment 0.8%
Ranked 72nd.
3.7%
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Lesotho

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 64.2%
Ranked 10th. 32% more than Philippines
48.6%
Ranked 17th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 73.7%
Ranked 3rd. 56% more than Philippines
47.1%
Ranked 18th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 69.5%
Ranked 3rd. 60% more than Philippines
43.4%
Ranked 12th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 55.9%
Ranked 155th.
74.2%
Ranked 56th. 33% more than Lesotho

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 68.8%
Ranked 3rd. 73% more than Philippines
39.8%
Ranked 11th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 73.8%
Ranked 160th.
84.68%
Ranked 58th. 15% more than Lesotho

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 25.7%
Ranked 87th.
56.6%
Ranked 56th. 2 times more than Lesotho

Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 83.25%
Ranked 2nd. 14% more than Philippines
73.1%
Ranked 2nd.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 9.8%
Ranked 75th.
9.9%
Ranked 58th. 1% more than Lesotho

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 8.9%
Ranked 92nd.
17.5%
Ranked 83th. 97% more than Lesotho

Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 74.4%
Ranked 1st. 5 times more than Philippines
14.8%
Ranked 8th.
Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 2.6%
Ranked 3rd.
13.26%
Ranked 6th. 5 times more than Lesotho
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 29%
Ranked 10th. 91% more than Philippines
15.2%
Ranked 48th.

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 34.4%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Philippines
16.3%
Ranked 53th.

Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 13.85%
Ranked 48th. 3 times more than Philippines
4.22%
Ranked 68th.
Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 17.57%
Ranked 9th.
24.71%
Ranked 6th. 41% more than Lesotho
Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 25.3%
Ranked 82nd.
65%
Ranked 59th. 3 times more than Lesotho

Child employment in services > % of economically active children ages 7-14 10.41%
Ranked 1st.
30.6%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than Lesotho
Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 78.2%
Ranked 1st. 79% more than Philippines
43.8%
Ranked 2nd.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 64.9%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Philippines
23.8%
Ranked 11th.

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 72.3%
Ranked 2nd. Twice as much as Philippines
36.1%
Ranked 7th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 18.3%
Ranked 92nd.
48.8%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Lesotho

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 327 million$
Ranked 85th.
13.57 billion$
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Lesotho

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 73.7%
Ranked 28th. 16% more than Philippines
63.8%
Ranked 93th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 6.95 million BoP $
Ranked 83th.
10.67 billion BoP $
Ranked 2nd. 1535 times more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 43.4%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Philippines
16.5%
Ranked 35th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 33.5%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Philippines
14.9%
Ranked 34th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 25.8%
Ranked 12th. 86% more than Philippines
13.9%
Ranked 39th.

Employers, male > % of employment 0.7%
Ranked 73th.
5.3%
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than Lesotho

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 182.2$ per capita
Ranked 33th. 12% more than Philippines
163.34$ per capita
Ranked 37th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 3.61 BoP $
Ranked 80th.
124.3 BoP $
Ranked 23th. 34 times more than Lesotho

Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 3.63%
Ranked 1st.
22.8%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Lesotho
Economically active children, work only, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14 23.55%
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Philippines
18.27%
Ranked 5th.
Economically active children, work only, female > % of female economically active children, ages 7-14 10.14%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Philippines
8.79%
Ranked 7th.
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 39.3%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines
10.9%
Ranked 18th.

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 29.73%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Philippines
11.92%
Ranked 16th.
Economically active children, study and work, male > % of male economically active children, ages 7-14 76.45%
Ranked 7th.
81.73%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Lesotho
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 12.43%
Ranked 4th. 13 times more than Philippines
0.946%
Ranked 26th.

Economically active children > Work only > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14 10.14%
Ranked 16th. 15% more than Philippines
8.79%
Ranked 7th.
GNI growth > Annual % 2.88%
Ranked 61st.
7.68%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Lesotho

GNI per capita > Current LCU 11,011.85
Ranked 145th.
110,280.22
Ranked 73th. 10 times more than Lesotho

Economically active children > Study and work > Male > % of male economically active children > Ages 7-14 76.45%
Ranked 6th.
81.73%
Ranked 4th. 7% more than Lesotho
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU 1.54 billion
Ranked 16th.
59.72 billion
Ranked 8th. 39 times more than Lesotho

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 41.9%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Philippines
18.3%
Ranked 47th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 28%
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Philippines
6.6%
Ranked 62nd.

Economically active children > Study and work > Female > % of female economically active children > Ages 7-14 89.86%
Ranked 5th.
91.21%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 72.52%
Ranked 17th. 33% more than Philippines
54.54%
Ranked 49th.
Economically active children > Study and work 82.44%
Ranked 12th.
85.2%
Ranked 2nd. 3% more than Lesotho
Economically active children > Study and work > Female 89.86%
Ranked 9th.
91.21%
Ranked 2nd. 2% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 42.01%
Ranked 82nd.
52.24%
Ranked 63th. 24% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 47.19%
Ranked 108th.
56.39%
Ranked 92nd. 19% more than Lesotho
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 75.15%
Ranked 127th.
79.94%
Ranked 101st. 6% more than Lesotho
Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 58.5%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Philippines
18.9%
Ranked 26th.

Compensation of employees > % of expense 37.86%
Ranked 21st. 25% more than Philippines
30.34%
Ranked 21st.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 9.8%
Ranked 71st.
11.1%
Ranked 46th. 13% more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 71.59%
Ranked 96th. 6% more than Philippines
67.34%
Ranked 125th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 76.5%
Ranked 118th. 3% more than Philippines
74.36%
Ranked 129th.
Economically active children > Male 34.18%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Philippines
16.26%
Ranked 10th.
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 48.71%
Ranked 137th.
56.55%
Ranked 97th. 16% more than Lesotho

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 60.25%
Ranked 47th.
64.65%
Ranked 38th. 7% more than Lesotho
Net income from abroad > Current LCU 2.5 billion
Ranked 23th.
99.96 billion
Ranked 8th. 40 times more than Lesotho

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 47.1%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Philippines
11.7%
Ranked 22nd.

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