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Labor Stats: compare key data on Netherlands & Suriname

Definitions

  • Agricultural workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • 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.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > 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.
  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed."
  • Force > Total > 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.
  • 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.
  • Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Industrial workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Female professionals: Female professional and technical workers (as % of total)
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14: Percent of males over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all males in employment.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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 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.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14: Percent of females over the age of 14 years who work less than 30 hours a week (either as employees or self-employed) as a percentage of all females in employment.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men: Number of male self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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 > 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 > Women aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 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 > 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 > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > 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
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work less than 20 hours/week.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Women: Percentage of country's females over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • Part time > Part time employment rate > Men: Percentage of country's males over the age of 15 that are employed only part-time.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > 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 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
  • 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.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of males above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Part time employment, male > % of total male employment: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Part time employment, total > % of total employment: Part time employment, total (% of total employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment: Part time employment, female (% of total part time employment). Part time employment refers to regular employment in which working time is substantially less than normal. Definitions of part time employment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in agriculture > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing."
  • Employment in services > % of total employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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 > Male > % of male labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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 > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment: Long-term unemployment refers to the number of people with continuous periods of unemployment extending for a year or longer, expressed as a percentage of the total unemployed.
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 15-19: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24: Ratio of youth unemployment rate to adult unemployment rate.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14: Percentage of females above the age of 14 in employment, who work more than 40 hours per week.
  • 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
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
STAT Netherlands Suriname HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 4%
Ranked 67th.
7%
Ranked 53th. 75% more than Netherlands
Employment rate > Adults 59.3
Ranked 73th. 28% more than Suriname
46.5
Ranked 144th.

GNI > Current US$ $777.83 billion
Ranked 19th. 161 times more than Suriname
$4.82 billion
Ranked 139th.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $46,388.34
Ranked 12th. 5 times more than Suriname
$9,013.94
Ranked 61st.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 167th.
45 hours
Ranked 60th. 13% more than Netherlands
Labor force 7.86 million
Ranked 50th. 47 times more than Suriname
165,600
Ranked 152nd.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 4%, industry 23%, services 73% agriculture NA%, industry NA%, services NA%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 3%
Ranked 39th.
8%
Ranked 21st. 3 times more than Netherlands
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 21%
Ranked 28th. 50% more than Suriname
14%
Ranked 22nd.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 76%
Ranked 5th.
78%
Ranked 5th. 3% more than Netherlands
Labor force per 1000 473.06
Ranked 48th. 46% more than Suriname
324.43
Ranked 146th.

Labor force, total 11.58 million
Ranked 46th. 55 times more than Suriname
210,246.83
Ranked 167th.

Rigidity of employment index 42
Ranked 69th. 83% more than Suriname
23
Ranked 129th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage url= http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/vraag-en-antwoord/hoe-hoog-is-het-minimumloon.html |title=Hoe hoog is het minimumloon? | Vraag en antwoord |publisher=Rijksoverheid.nl |date=2012-12-20 |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> None; SRD 600 ($180) per month is the lowest wage for civil servants.
Unemployment rate 5.5%
Ranked 70th.
9.5%
Ranked 22nd. 73% more than Netherlands

Labor force, total per 1000 690.48
Ranked 2nd. 76% more than Suriname
393.32
Ranked 140th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 61.9%
Ranked 17th. 57% more than Suriname
39.5%
Ranked 81st.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 17.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 135th.
26 weeks of wages
Ranked 114th. 50% more than Netherlands

Employment rate > Women 52.3
Ranked 55th. 61% more than Suriname
32.4
Ranked 147th.

Labor force > Total 8.93 million
Ranked 49th. 47 times more than Suriname
188,961.07
Ranked 158th.

Industrial workers > Male 31%
Ranked 43th.
32%
Ranked 39th. 3% more than Netherlands
Employment rate > Men 66.9
Ranked 95th. 10% more than Suriname
60.8
Ranked 131st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 67.6%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Suriname
53.8%
Ranked 77th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 67.6%
Ranked 27th. 26% more than Suriname
53.8%
Ranked 77th.

Unemployment > Long-term unemployment rate 36.3
Ranked 16th.
43.4
Ranked 20th. 20% more than Netherlands

Force > Total > Per capita 0.528 per capita
Ranked 18th. 56% more than Suriname
0.339 per capita
Ranked 170th.

Force > Total 8.61 million
Ranked 49th. 57 times more than Suriname
152,370.5
Ranked 168th.

Female decision makers 27%
Ranked 36th.
28%
Ranked 31st. 4% more than Netherlands
Agricultural workers > Female 2%
Ranked 60th.
3%
Ranked 54th. 50% more than Netherlands
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 29.6%
Ranked 46th. 36% more than Suriname
21.8%
Ranked 74th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 90.8%
Ranked 18th. 5% more than Suriname
86.8%
Ranked 28th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 7.7%
Ranked 65th.
21.5%
Ranked 30th. 3 times more than Netherlands

GNI > Current LCU 604.99 billion
Ranked 92nd. 38 times more than Suriname
15.9 billion
Ranked 150th.

Female economic activity 45.4%
Ranked 106th. 26% more than Suriname
36%
Ranked 137th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 56.4%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Suriname
26.2%
Ranked 77th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 56.4%
Ranked 16th. 2 times more than Suriname
26.2%
Ranked 77th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 9.5%
Ranked 26th.
10.9%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Netherlands

Labor force > Per capita 458.88 per 1,000 people
Ranked 75th. 30% more than Suriname
351.75 per 1,000 people
Ranked 140th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 83.5%
Ranked 87th. 11% more than Suriname
75.23%
Ranked 131st.
Industrial workers > Female 9%
Ranked 73th.
10%
Ranked 66th. 11% more than Netherlands
Employment rate > Young adults 66.8
Ranked 10th. 3 times more than Suriname
21.7
Ranked 157th.

Female professionals 46%
Ranked 46th.
51%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Netherlands
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $7.27 billion
Ranked 11th.
$-193,800,000.00
Ranked 74th.

Part time employment rate > Men > Aged above 14 15.3%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Suriname
12.4%
Ranked 6th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 347.92$
Ranked 10th. 19 times more than Suriname
18.02$
Ranked 67th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 42
Ranked 37th. Twice as much as Suriname
21
Ranked 99th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 85.9%
Ranked 10th. 10% more than Suriname
77.8%
Ranked 33th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 3.9%
Ranked 57th.
8.4%
Ranked 58th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Service workers > Male 63%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Suriname
56%
Ranked 30th.
Female economic activity growth 5%
Ranked 68th.
21%
Ranked 15th. 4 times more than Netherlands
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 12.6%
Ranked 28th.
19.7%
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Netherlands

Employment rate > Young men 67.5
Ranked 18th. 2 times more than Suriname
32.2
Ranked 136th.

Employment rate > Young women 66.1
Ranked 13th. 6 times more than Suriname
10.9
Ranked 161st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 347,919.86$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 17 times more than Suriname
20,033.92$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 64th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 1.14%
Ranked 163th.
9.19%
Ranked 127th. 8 times more than Netherlands
GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $40,986.55
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Suriname
$3,509.66
Ranked 94th.
Service workers > Female 84%
Ranked 20th.
86%
Ranked 14th. 2% more than Netherlands
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 8.2%
Ranked 4th. 41 times more than Suriname
0.2%
Ranked 69th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 2%
Ranked 51st. 11% more than Suriname
1.8%
Ranked 72nd.

Part time employment rate > Women > Aged above 14 60.9%
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Suriname
31.9%
Ranked 13th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 66.5%
Ranked 10th. 10 times more than Suriname
6.5%
Ranked 172nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 69.1%
Ranked 100th. 17% more than Suriname
58.9%
Ranked 149th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 53%
Ranked 52nd. 96% more than Suriname
27.1%
Ranked 160th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 7.5%
Ranked 64th.
23.9%
Ranked 20th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 76.08%
Ranked 105th. 17% more than Suriname
65.24%
Ranked 149th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 9.1$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 47th. 36% more than Suriname
6.71$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 58th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 5.68 billion$
Ranked 10th. 631 times more than Suriname
9 million$
Ranked 123th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 13.9%
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Suriname
0.9%
Ranked 68th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 62.4%
Ranked 17th.
64.3%
Ranked 10th. 3% more than Netherlands

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 8.3%
Ranked 66th. 17 times more than Suriname
0.5%
Ranked 90th.

Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.06%
Ranked 146th.
97.44%
Ranked 92nd. 1% more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 73.85%
Ranked 158th.
79.59%
Ranked 131st. 8% more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 37.78%
Ranked 87th. 78% more than Suriname
21.24%
Ranked 146th.
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 67.5%
Ranked 88th. 33% more than Suriname
50.66%
Ranked 127th.
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 38.78%
Ranked 101st. 18% more than Suriname
32.87%
Ranked 115th.
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 7.6%
Ranked 158th.
12.69%
Ranked 135th. 67% more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 70.55%
Ranked 85th. 29% more than Suriname
54.82%
Ranked 126th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 18.2%
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Suriname
3.2%
Ranked 61st.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 73.34%
Ranked 81st. 21% more than Suriname
60.53%
Ranked 157th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 84.99%
Ranked 60th. 16% more than Suriname
73.57%
Ranked 133th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 13.29%
Ranked 162nd.
34.62%
Ranked 118th. 3 times more than Netherlands
Employment in industry > % of total employment 18.2%
Ranked 26th.
23%
Ranked 43th. 26% more than Netherlands

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.21%
Ranked 114th. 31% more than Suriname
0.161%
Ranked 116th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million 337.26 million
Ranked 26th.
-1,196,428,337.076
Ranked 91st.

Employers, male > % of employment 5.4%
Ranked 29th. 6 times more than Suriname
0.9%
Ranked 68th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 2.8%
Ranked 64th.
13.8%
Ranked 18th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 45.46%
Ranked 66th. 24% more than Suriname
36.79%
Ranked 139th.

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 47.3%
Ranked 33th. 24% more than Suriname
38.1%
Ranked 87th.

Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.19%
Ranked 141st.
96.94%
Ranked 100th. 1% more than Netherlands
Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 33.5%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Suriname
14.5%
Ranked 15th.

Employment > Underemployment > Working less than 20 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 10.8%
Ranked 1st. 19% more than Suriname
9.1%
Ranked 2nd.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Women 60.9%
Ranked 1st. 91% more than Suriname
31.9%
Ranked 13th.

Part time > Part time employment rate > Men 15.3%
Ranked 2nd. 23% more than Suriname
12.4%
Ranked 6th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 100.73%
Ranked 40th.
101.69%
Ranked 32nd. 1% more than Netherlands

GNI > Current LCU per capita 36,080.85
Ranked 101st. 21% more than Suriname
29,746.01
Ranked 112th.

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 94.5%
Ranked 150th.
94.9%
Ranked 145th. About the same as Netherlands
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 3.57$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 119th. 20% more than Suriname
2.98$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 123th.

Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 91.65%
Ranked 160th.
92.87%
Ranked 152nd. 1% more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 85.15%
Ranked 150th.
88.62%
Ranked 136th. 4% more than Netherlands
Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 1.5%
Ranked 59th.
4.5%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Netherlands

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Men > Aged above 14 49.6%
Ranked 24th.
83.4%
Ranked 18th. 68% more than Netherlands

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 136.46$
Ranked 44th. 17 times more than Suriname
8.01$
Ranked 127th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 23.5%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Suriname
4.1%
Ranked 51st.
Employers, female > % of employment 2%
Ranked 31st. 10 times more than Suriname
0.2%
Ranked 69th.

Employers, total > % of employment 3.8%
Ranked 33th. 6 times more than Suriname
0.6%
Ranked 69th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 11.7%
Ranked 40th. 5% more than Suriname
11.1%
Ranked 58th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 18.5%
Ranked 44th.
20.6%
Ranked 50th. 11% more than Netherlands

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 15.3%
Ranked 48th.
17.5%
Ranked 52nd. 14% more than Netherlands

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 67.2%
Ranked 103th. 7% more than Suriname
62.7%
Ranked 125th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 11.5%
Ranked 43th.
16.8%
Ranked 41st. 46% more than Netherlands

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 84.52%
Ranked 59th. 21% more than Suriname
70.01%
Ranked 171st.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 84.7%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Suriname
80.7%
Ranked 36th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 6%
Ranked 69th.
8.4%
Ranked 87th. 40% more than Netherlands

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 23.3%
Ranked 55th.
30.8%
Ranked 45th. 32% more than Netherlands

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.9%
Ranked 65th.
23.9%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 9.5%
Ranked 64th.
21.5%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Force > Total per 1000 527.66
Ranked 18th. 73% more than Suriname
305.03
Ranked 175th.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date December 22, 1993 June 5, 1996
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP 0.941%
Ranked 27th.
-4.09%
Ranked 111th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 36,080.85
Ranked 101st. 21% more than Suriname
29,746.01
Ranked 112th.

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 26.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Suriname
12.4%
Ranked 5th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 49.8%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Suriname
19.5%
Ranked 11th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 5.2%
Ranked 64th.
13.7%
Ranked 27th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 2.45%
Ranked 157th.
18.36%
Ranked 114th. 7 times more than Netherlands
Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 9.5%
Ranked 48th.
23.9%
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 93.12%
Ranked 139th.
93.35%
Ranked 133th. About the same as Netherlands
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 83.66%
Ranked 91st. 10% more than Suriname
76.12%
Ranked 128th.
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.6%
Ranked 45th.
1.2%
Ranked 53th. Twice as much as Netherlands

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 83.8%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Suriname
82.2%
Ranked 35th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 60.9%
Ranked 23th. 12% more than Suriname
54.6%
Ranked 40th.

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 71.7%
Ranked 14th. 21% more than Suriname
59.3%
Ranked 39th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 5.3%
Ranked 59th.
7%
Ranked 59th. 32% more than Netherlands

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 5.3%
Ranked 63th.
9.5%
Ranked 43th. 79% more than Netherlands

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 85.2%
Ranked 13th. 4% more than Suriname
82.2%
Ranked 30th.

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 3.4%
Ranked 23th.
9.9%
Ranked 50th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 1.7%
Ranked 20th.
4.5%
Ranked 51st. 3 times more than Netherlands

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 2.7%
Ranked 22nd.
8%
Ranked 54th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Employment in services > % of total employment 73.1%
Ranked 5th. 14% more than Suriname
64.3%
Ranked 41st.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 66.2%
Ranked 71st. 28% more than Suriname
51.8%
Ranked 163th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 17%
Ranked 35th. 12 times more than Suriname
1.4%
Ranked 75th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 41.3%
Ranked 26th.
44.7%
Ranked 34th. 8% more than Netherlands
Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 40.8%
Ranked 39th.
79.2%
Ranked 1st. 94% more than Netherlands
Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 42%
Ranked 18th. 3 times more than Suriname
16.8%
Ranked 64th.
Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 15.3%
Ranked 42nd.
0.0
Ranked 71st.
Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 8.1%
Ranked 32nd.
58.2%
Ranked 1st. 7 times more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 7.3%
Ranked 32nd.
21.5%
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 6.5%
Ranked 35th.
23.9%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 71%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than Suriname
31.6%
Ranked 150th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 10%
Ranked 62nd.
58.2%
Ranked 2nd. 6 times more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 4.1%
Ranked 77th.
9.9%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Netherlands

Force with secondary education > % of total 45.2%
Ranked 19th.
60%
Ranked 8th. 33% more than Netherlands
Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 4.3%
Ranked 80th.
13.8%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Force > Female > % of total labor force 44.18%
Ranked 70th. 26% more than Suriname
35.02%
Ranked 149th.

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 7.7%
Ranked 28th.
8.4%
Ranked 77th. 9% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 17.4%
Ranked 33th. 12 times more than Suriname
1.4%
Ranked 75th.
Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 72.8%
Ranked 49th. 77% more than Suriname
41.06%
Ranked 155th.
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 0.23%
Ranked 166th.
1.85%
Ranked 150th. 8 times more than Netherlands
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 19.2%
Ranked 21st. 6 times more than Suriname
3.2%
Ranked 62nd.
Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 70.2%
Ranked 83th. 32% more than Suriname
53.38%
Ranked 129th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $433.60 million
Ranked 14th.
$-362,554,041.69
Ranked 130th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU 5.66 billion
Ranked 19th.
-639,539,999.729
Ranked 62nd.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 9.6%
Ranked 46th.
34.1%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 4.4%
Ranked 75th.
20.4%
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Netherlands

Long-term unemployment > % of total unemployment 29.2%
Ranked 15th.
43.4%
Ranked 17th. 49% more than Netherlands

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 38.3%
Ranked 47th.
79.2%
Ranked 1st. 2 times more than Netherlands
Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 69.55%
Ranked 37th. 90% more than Suriname
36.55%
Ranked 164th.

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 9.7%
Ranked 47th.
58.2%
Ranked 1st. 6 times more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 81.27%
Ranked 95th. 13% more than Suriname
72.07%
Ranked 136th.
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 45.17%
Ranked 111th. 25% more than Suriname
36.21%
Ranked 134th.
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 25.99%
Ranked 125th.
32.3%
Ranked 105th. 24% more than Netherlands
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 32.3%
Ranked 47th.
50.6%
Ranked 22nd. 57% more than Netherlands
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 136.46$ per capita
Ranked 45th. 15 times more than Suriname
8.9$ per capita
Ranked 126th.

One-person and family businesses > Women 9.5%
Ranked 26th.
10.9%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Netherlands

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 2.23 billion$
Ranked 32nd. 557 times more than Suriname
4 million$
Ranked 142nd.

Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 36.73%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than Suriname
9.15%
Ranked 154th.
One-person and family businesses > Men 12.6%
Ranked 28th.
19.7%
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.1 ratio
Ranked 49th.
3.7 ratio
Ranked 8th. 76% more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 2.3
Ranked 53th.
3.3
Ranked 17th. 43% more than Netherlands

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 85.6%
Ranked 19th.
96.6%
Ranked 2nd. 13% more than Netherlands

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 7.8%
Ranked 65th.
58.2%
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Netherlands

Employment > Working more than 40 hours per week > Women > Aged above 14 11.2%
Ranked 28th.
63%
Ranked 20th. 6 times more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 65.51%
Ranked 123th. 9% more than Suriname
60.08%
Ranked 149th.
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 60.09%
Ranked 156th.
78.57%
Ranked 123th. 31% more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 19.13%
Ranked 160th.
61.8%
Ranked 102nd. 3 times more than Netherlands
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 76.55%
Ranked 57th. 43% more than Suriname
53.36%
Ranked 125th.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 62.2%
Ranked 22nd. 2 times more than Suriname
30.6%
Ranked 137th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 55.7%
Ranked 55th. 71% more than Suriname
32.6%
Ranked 144th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 12.6%
Ranked 28th.
19.7%
Ranked 31st. 56% more than Netherlands

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 43.24%
Ranked 153th.
52.73%
Ranked 124th. 22% more than Netherlands
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 77.16%
Ranked 33th. 45% more than Suriname
53.13%
Ranked 176th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 3.3%
Ranked 64th.
9.9%
Ranked 60th. 3 times more than Netherlands

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 63.2%
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Suriname
19.1%
Ranked 158th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 61.3%
Ranked 71st. 29% more than Suriname
47.6%
Ranked 144th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 9.7%
Ranked 37th.
10.9%
Ranked 46th. 12% more than Netherlands

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 13.1%
Ranked 41st.
19.7%
Ranked 36th. 50% more than Netherlands

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 88.3%
Ranked 26th. 2% more than Suriname
86.8%
Ranked 28th.

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 81.5%
Ranked 22nd. 5% more than Suriname
77.8%
Ranked 35th.

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.9%
Ranked 41st.
1.6%
Ranked 56th. 78% more than Netherlands

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.3%
Ranked 49th.
0.9%
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than Netherlands

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