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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Labor force participation > 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.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • 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)."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force 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.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • 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$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
STAT Mauritius Sao Tome and Principe HISTORY
Firing cost > Weeks of wages 34.7 weeks of wages
Ranked 91st.
91 weeks of wages
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Mauritius

Force > Total 568,194.4
Ranked 147th. 12 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
49,167.46
Ranked 180th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.457 per capita
Ranked 77th. 46% more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.314 per capita
Ranked 177th.

GNI > Current US$ $10.60 billion
Ranked 114th. 41 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
$261.10 million
Ranked 172nd.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $8,206.14
Ranked 64th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
$1,388.11
Ranked 135th.

Labor force 597,000
Ranked 112th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
52,490
Ranked 160th.
Labor force > By occupation agriculture and fishing 14%, construction and industry 36%, transportation and communication 7%, trade, restaurants, hotels 16%, finance 3%, other services 24% population mainly engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing; <i>note:</i> shortages of skilled workers
Labor force > Total 572,174.26
Ranked 143th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
56,467.73
Ranked 172nd.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 54.6%
Ranked 45th. 34% more than Sao Tome and Principe
40.6%
Ranked 86th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 71.4%
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Sao Tome and Principe
54.4%
Ranked 79th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 71.4%
Ranked 16th. 31% more than Sao Tome and Principe
54.4%
Ranked 79th.

Labor force per 1000 466.07
Ranked 51st. 45% more than Sao Tome and Principe
321.26
Ranked 147th.
Labor force, total 604,130.69
Ranked 152nd. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
66,674.7
Ranked 179th.

Labor force, total per 1000 467.79
Ranked 86th. 32% more than Sao Tome and Principe
354.47
Ranked 159th.

Rigidity of employment index 30
Ranked 108th.
67
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 34.2%
Ranked 27th. 30% more than Sao Tome and Principe
26.3%
Ranked 59th.
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 21.7%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8.2%
Ranked 41st.
GNI > Current LCU 347.59 billion
Ranked 101st.
4.98 trillion
Ranked 47th. 14 times more than Mauritius

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 38.5%
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe
27.5%
Ranked 78th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 38.5%
Ranked 59th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe
27.5%
Ranked 78th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 13%
Ranked 20th.
29.8%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Labor force > Per capita 466.07 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th. 77% more than Sao Tome and Principe
263 per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $111.84 million
Ranked 25th.
$-2,297,916.87
Ranked 42nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 8.85$
Ranked 82nd. 37% more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.47$
Ranked 91st.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 18
Ranked 114th.
59
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 10.5%
Ranked 33th.
30.6%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mauritius
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 16.2%
Ranked 23th.
25.9%
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Mauritius
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 8,847.76$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 85th. 38% more than Sao Tome and Principe
6,388.84$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 94th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $6,558.64
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
$723.21
Ranked 154th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 8.9%
Ranked 23th.
22.8%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Mauritius
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 17.3%
Ranked 38th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.8%
Ranked 46th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 11 million$
Ranked 120th. 11 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
1,000,000$
Ranked 144th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.75$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 97th.
14.17$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 36th. 8 times more than Mauritius

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 55.1%
Ranked 33th. 29% more than Sao Tome and Principe
42.6%
Ranked 71st.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 28.8%
Ranked 3rd. 5 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.9%
Ranked 86th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 84th. 7% more than Sao Tome and Principe
14
Ranked 125th.
Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 7.6%
Ranked 22nd.
22.8%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 9.1%
Ranked 32nd.
27.9%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Mauritius

Employment in services > % of total employment 57.9%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Sao Tome and Principe
52.4%
Ranked 68th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 58.7%
Ranked 131st.
59.7%
Ranked 123th. 2% more than Mauritius

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 31.3%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
13.5%
Ranked 33th.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 24.6%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8.2%
Ranked 48th.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 20%
Ranked 14th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.8%
Ranked 50th.
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date December 2, 1969 June 17, 1992
GNI per capita > Current LCU 269,146.61
Ranked 58th.
26.47 million
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Mauritius

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 5.8%
Ranked 51st.
12.5%
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Force > Female > % of total labor force 35.66%
Ranked 145th. 22% more than Sao Tome and Principe
29.25%
Ranked 165th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 25.8%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.9%
Ranked 85th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $86.60 million
Ranked 25th.
$-12,216,593.85
Ranked 53th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 32.3%
Ranked 9th. 68% more than Sao Tome and Principe
19.2%
Ranked 68th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 3.67 billion
Ranked 20th.
-43,817,636,657.924
Ranked 118th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 83.4%
Ranked 34th. 21% more than Sao Tome and Principe
68.9%
Ranked 39th.
Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 13.5%
Ranked 16th.
17.8%
Ranked 13th. 32% more than Mauritius
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 46.86%
Ranked 144th. 48% more than Sao Tome and Principe
31.74%
Ranked 171st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 172.93$ per capita
Ranked 35th. 27 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.39$ per capita
Ranked 132nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 2.84 billion
Ranked 13th.
-232,951,103,456.307
Ranked 149th.

Employers, male > % of employment 4.8%
Ranked 40th. 10 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.5%
Ranked 45th.
One-person and family businesses > Women 13%
Ranked 20th.
29.8%
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Mauritius
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 215 million$
Ranked 92nd. 215 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
1,000,000$
Ranked 154th.

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date July 30, 1990 May 4, 2005
One-person and family businesses > Men 16.2%
Ranked 23th.
25.9%
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Mauritius
GNI > Current LCU per capita 269,146.61
Ranked 58th.
26.47 million
Ranked 4th. 98 times more than Mauritius

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 16.2%
Ranked 23th.
25.9%
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Mauritius
Employers, female > % of employment 1.3%
Ranked 54th. 13 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.1%
Ranked 45th.
Employers, total > % of employment 3.6%
Ranked 41st. 9 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.4%
Ranked 48th.
Self-employed, female > % of females employed 16.6%
Ranked 32nd.
29.9%
Ranked 18th. 80% more than Mauritius
Self-employed, male > % of males employed 22.9%
Ranked 32nd.
26.4%
Ranked 25th. 15% more than Mauritius
Self-employed, total > % of total employed 20.6%
Ranked 34th.
27.5%
Ranked 26th. 33% more than Mauritius
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 15.3%
Ranked 29th.
29.8%
Ranked 14th. 95% more than Mauritius
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 18.1%
Ranked 30th.
25.9%
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Mauritius
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 8.5%
Ranked 35th.
14.4%
Ranked 15th. 69% more than Mauritius
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 77.1%
Ranked 34th. 7% more than Sao Tome and Principe
72.3%
Ranked 32nd.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 4.4%
Ranked 23th. 6 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.7%
Ranked 47th.
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.9%
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.8%
Ranked 34th.
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 2.2%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
0.8%
Ranked 47th.
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 20.4%
Ranked 32nd. 4 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.8%
Ranked 53th.
Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 23.7%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
8.2%
Ranked 48th.
Force > Total per 1000 457.02
Ranked 77th. 44% more than Sao Tome and Principe
318
Ranked 172nd.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 66.1%
Ranked 56th.
70.7%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Mauritius

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 9.9%
Ranked 34th.
30.6%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Mauritius

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 1.07%
Ranked 25th.
-0.871%
Ranked 54th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 28.4%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
13.5%
Ranked 33th.
Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 13%
Ranked 21st.
24.5%
Ranked 8th. 88% more than Mauritius

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.00822%
Ranked 139th.
2.41%
Ranked 59th. 294 times more than Mauritius

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 7.3%
Ranked 26th.
16.7%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Mauritius

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 36.35%
Ranked 141st.
37.88%
Ranked 133th. 4% more than Mauritius

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 37.2%
Ranked 71st. 16% more than Sao Tome and Principe
32.1%
Ranked 62nd.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 62.2%
Ranked 58th.
70.7%
Ranked 50th. 14% more than Mauritius
Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 28%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
13.5%
Ranked 29th.
GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 101.01%
Ranked 37th. 2% more than Sao Tome and Principe
99%
Ranked 63th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 34.18$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
14.17$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 76th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 6.5%
Ranked 27th.
22.8%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Mauritius

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 172.93$
Ranked 33th. 27 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
6.47$
Ranked 130th.

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 65.51%
Ranked 125th. 21% more than Sao Tome and Principe
54.25%
Ranked 175th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 8.6%
Ranked 32nd.
30.6%
Ranked 23th. 4 times more than Mauritius

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 17.1%
Ranked 31st.
27.2%
Ranked 18th. 59% more than Mauritius
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.13%
Ranked 64th. 8% more than Sao Tome and Principe
77.61%
Ranked 129th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 79.4%
Ranked 34th. 12% more than Sao Tome and Principe
71.2%
Ranked 35th.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 20.1%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Sao Tome and Principe
5.9%
Ranked 89th.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 31.8%
Ranked 27th. 21% more than Sao Tome and Principe
26.3%
Ranked 63th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 73.4%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Sao Tome and Principe
70.7%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 59.7%
Ranked 23th. 40% more than Sao Tome and Principe
42.6%
Ranked 75th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 6%
Ranked 54th.
11%
Ranked 17th. 83% more than Mauritius

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 8.7%
Ranked 36th.
16.7%
Ranked 9th. 92% more than Mauritius

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