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

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  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Child labor > Both sexes: Percentage of all children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • 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.
  • Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day: Percentage of workers earning less than the equivalent of one USD per day.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Industrial workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the industrial sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Compensation of employees > Current LCU: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Female decision makers: Female legislators, senior officials and managers (as % of total). Data refer to the latest year available during the period 1991-2000. Those for countries that have implemented the recent International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO-88) are not strictly comparable with those for countries using the previous classification (ISCO-68).
  • Agricultural workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the agricultural sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women: Number of female self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 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.
  • Child labor > Boys: Percentage of male children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men: Number of male self-reported employees (formal or informal), expressed as a percentage of the total male employed population.
  • Service workers > Male: Proportion of employed males engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Service workers > Female: Proportion of employed females engaged in the service sector. Employment by economic activity (%) (most recent year available between 1995 and 2001). Note: As a result of a number of limitations in the data, comparisons of labour statistics over time and across countries should be made with caution. For detailed notes on the data see ILO (2002. Estimates and Projections of the Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, 4th ed., rev. 2. Database. Geneva; 2002. Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2001-2002. February 2002; and 2002. Laboursta Database. February 2002). The percentage shares of employment by economic activity may not sum to 100 because of rounding or the omission of activities not classified.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women: Number of female self-reported employers (self-employed with paid employees), expressed as a percentage of the total female employed population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: 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 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Child labor > Girls: Percentage of female children 5-11 years old who do at least one hour of econmic activity a week or at least 28 hours of househould chores. Children 12-14 are included if they peformed at least 14 hours of economic activiy or at least 28 hours of household chores.
  • 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$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > 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 > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • Technicians in RandD > Per million people: Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
  • 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 > 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
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 35-39: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organisation (UNESCO)."
  • 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: 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 > 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)."
  • 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.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 40-44: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Economic activity > Men aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Economic activity > Women aged 45-49: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Force 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.
  • Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, unpaid family workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Unpaid family workers are people who work without pay in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Child employment in manufacturing, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14: Child employment in manufacturing, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14). Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Manufacturing corresponds to division 3 (ISIC revision 2) or category D (ISIC revision 3). Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Child employment in services, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14: Child employment in services, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14). Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Child employment in services, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14: Child employment in services, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14). Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants, transport, financial intermediation, real estate, public administration, education, health and social work, other community services, and private household activity. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14: Economically active children, work only (% of economically active children, ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14: Economically active children, total (% of children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey. Study and work refer to children attending school in combination with economic activity.
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • 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.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Skills are the share of senior managers who ranked skills of available workers as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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 growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Youth 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
  • Compensation of employees > % of expense: Compensation of employees consists of all payments in cash, as well as in kind (such as food and housing), to employees in return for services rendered, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions that provide benefits to employees.
  • Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water)."
  • Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment: Unemployment by level of educational attainment shows the unemployed by level of educational attainment, as a percentage of the unemployed. The levels of educational attainment accord with the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 of the United Nations Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (UNESCO).
  • 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.
  • Child employment in agriculture, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14: Child employment in agriculture, male (% of male economically active children ages 7-14). Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes agriculture and hunting, forestry and logging, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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.
  • Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment 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).
  • Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, wage workers (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Wage workers (also known as employees) are people who hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that provide basic remuneration that does not depend directly on the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • 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 > Receipts > BoP > Current US$: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: 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.
  • Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Labor regulations are the share of senior managers who ranked labor regulations as a major or severe constraint.
  • 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
  • Economic activity > Women aged 10-14: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • 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 businesses > Men > Aged above 14: Percentage of employed men older than 14 years who are self-employed without employees.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 55-59: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Men aged 60-64: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Economic activity > Women aged 25-29: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances are current transfers by migrants who are employed or intend to remain employed for more than a year in another economy in which they are considered residents. Some developing countries classify workers' remittances as a factor income receipt (and thus as a component of GNI). The World Bank adheres to international guidelines in defining GNI, and its classification of workers' remittances may therefore differ from national practices. This item shows receipts by the reporting country. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 million $ gross domestic product.
  • 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.
  • Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14: Economically active children, female (% of female children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14: Economically active children, male (% of male children ages 7-14). Children in employment refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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.
  • Child employment in agriculture, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14: Child employment in agriculture, female (% of female economically active children ages 7-14). Employment by economic activity refers to the distribution of economically active children by the major industrial categories (ISIC revision 2 or revision 3). Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes agriculture and hunting, forestry and logging, and fishing. Economically active children refer to children involved in economic activity for at least one hour in the reference week of the survey.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Children in employment, self-employed > % of children in employment, ages 7-14: Children in employment, self-employed (% of children in employment, ages 7-14). Self-employed workers are people whose remuneration depends directly on the profits derived from the goods and services they produce, with or without other employees, and include employers, own-account workers, and members of producers cooperatives.
  • 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.
  • Force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment: Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services."
STAT Panama Uruguay HISTORY
Agricultural workers > Male 25%
Ranked 21st. 4 times more than Uruguay
6%
Ranked 55th.
Employment rate > Adults 58.7
Ranked 76th. 4% more than Uruguay
56.4
Ranked 92nd.

Expense > Current LCU 2.74 billion
Ranked 75th.
269.76 billion
Ranked 54th. 99 times more than Panama

GNI > Current US$ $33.60 billion
Ranked 81st.
$48.46 billion
Ranked 69th. 44% more than Panama

Hours worked > Standard workweek 48 hours
Ranked 40th. The same as Uruguay
48 hours
Ranked 12th.
Labor force 1.49 million
Ranked 100th.
1.64 million
Ranked 98th. 10% more than Panama

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 20.8%, industry 18%, services 61.2% agriculture 14%, industry 16%, services 70%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 6%
Ranked 9th.
9%
Ranked 12th. 50% more than Panama

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 18%
Ranked 13th. 20% more than Uruguay
15%
Ranked 15th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 76%
Ranked 1st. The same as Uruguay
76%
Ranked 3rd.

Labor force, total 1.78 million
Ranked 122nd. 2% more than Uruguay
1.74 million
Ranked 124th.

Rigidity of employment index 56
Ranked 30th. 81% more than Uruguay
31
Ranked 104th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $1.72
Ranked 75th.
$1.77
Ranked 73th. 3% more than Panama
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage url= http://www.mitradel.gob.pa/portal/page/portal/PGMITRADEL/Planificacion/Salario |title=Departamento De Analisis De Productividad Y Salario |publisher=Mitradel.gob.pa |accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref> 7,920 Uruguayan pesos ($390) per month.
Unemployment rate 6.5%
Ranked 61st.
6.8%
Ranked 56th. 5% more than Panama

Labor force per 1000 405.1
Ranked 83th.
485.47
Ranked 43th. 20% more than Panama

GNI > Current US$ per capita $8,835.96
Ranked 63th.
$14,271.75
Ranked 40th. 62% more than Panama

Child labor > Both sexes 7%
Ranked 72nd.
8%
Ranked 61st. 14% more than Panama

Labor force, total per 1000 467.35
Ranked 87th.
511.37
Ranked 44th. 9% more than Panama

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 59.1%
Ranked 29th.
60.7%
Ranked 21st. 3% more than Panama

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 44 weeks of wages
Ranked 73th. 41% more than Uruguay
31.2 weeks of wages
Ranked 102nd.

Salaries and benefits > Workers earning less than $1 per day 1.5%
Ranked 4th.
0.0
Ranked 8th.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 6,278.69
Ranked 86th.
177,825.54
Ranked 30th. 28 times more than Panama

Expense > Current LCU per capita 877.94
Ranked 81st.
79,728.57
Ranked 27th. 91 times more than Panama

Employment rate > Women 42.6
Ranked 108th.
45.1
Ranked 91st. 6% more than Panama

Labor force > Total 1.6 million
Ranked 120th.
1.64 million
Ranked 117th. 3% more than Panama

Industrial workers > Male 22%
Ranked 69th.
34%
Ranked 31st. 55% more than Panama
Employment rate > Men 74.7
Ranked 58th. 8% more than Uruguay
69.3
Ranked 88th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 75.9%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Uruguay
71%
Ranked 17th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 75.9%
Ranked 7th. 7% more than Uruguay
71%
Ranked 17th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 1013970000 25210860000
Force > Total 1.47 million
Ranked 126th.
1.75 million
Ranked 123th. 19% more than Panama

Force > Total > Per capita 0.454 per capita
Ranked 80th.
0.53 per capita
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Panama

Female decision makers 33%
Ranked 23th.
36%
Ranked 12th. 9% more than Panama
Agricultural workers > Female 2%
Ranked 69th. Twice as much as Uruguay
1%
Ranked 71st.
Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 71.9%
Ranked 47th.
76%
Ranked 41st. 6% more than Panama

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 21.8%
Ranked 59th.
29.1%
Ranked 48th. 33% more than Panama

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 12.4%
Ranked 54th.
17.4%
Ranked 40th. 40% more than Panama

GNI > Current LCU 33.6 billion
Ranked 136th.
984.15 billion
Ranked 87th. 29 times more than Panama

Female economic activity 43.3%
Ranked 112th.
48%
Ranked 96th. 11% more than Panama
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 23.9%
Ranked 12th.
24%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Panama

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 43.4%
Ranked 51st.
51.3%
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Panama

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 43.4%
Ranked 51st.
51.3%
Ranked 28th. 18% more than Panama

Labor force > Per capita 437.49 per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th.
487.7 per 1,000 people
Ranked 18th. 11% more than Panama

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 30-34 79.4%
Ranked 107th.
84.62%
Ranked 80th. 7% more than Panama
Industrial workers > Female 10%
Ranked 69th.
14%
Ranked 37th. 40% more than Panama
Employment rate > Young adults 39.5
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Uruguay
38.6
Ranked 95th.

Female professionals 46%
Ranked 48th.
54%
Ranked 19th. 17% more than Panama
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-2,655,700,000.00
Ranked 122nd. 81% more than Uruguay
$-1,463,527,231.72
Ranked 110th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 27.04$
Ranked 58th. 45 times more than Uruguay
0.601$
Ranked 130th.

Child labor > Boys 10%
Ranked 57th. 25% more than Uruguay
8%
Ranked 63th.

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 66
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than Uruguay
18
Ranked 111th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 22.2%
Ranked 17th. 3 times more than Uruguay
7.1%
Ranked 40th.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 60.9%
Ranked 52nd.
67.6%
Ranked 45th. 11% more than Panama

Service workers > Male 52%
Ranked 37th.
61%
Ranked 18th. 17% more than Panama
Female economic activity growth 12%
Ranked 37th. 50% more than Uruguay
8%
Ranked 45th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 32.6%
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Uruguay
26%
Ranked 33th.

Employment rate > Young women 26.1
Ranked 114th.
31.4
Ranked 87th. 20% more than Panama

Employment rate > Young men 52.4
Ranked 66th. 15% more than Uruguay
45.7
Ranked 92nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 28,160.28$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 59th. 47 times more than Uruguay
605.01$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 132nd.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus 16.82%
Ranked 97th. 2 times more than Uruguay
8.29%
Ranked 130th.
GNI > Constant LCU 23.87 billion
Ranked 93th.
603.76 billion
Ranked 58th. 25 times more than Panama

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $6,946.43
Ranked 37th.
$7,264.54
Ranked 35th. 5% more than Panama

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 6,278.69
Ranked 86th.
177,825.54
Ranked 30th. 28 times more than Panama

Service workers > Female 88%
Ranked 4th. 4% more than Uruguay
85%
Ranked 17th.
Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 4.3%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Uruguay
1.5%
Ranked 57th.

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 1.7%
Ranked 47th.
2.3%
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Panama

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 44.7%
Ranked 106th.
51.4%
Ranked 62nd. 15% more than Panama

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 73%
Ranked 78th. The same as Uruguay
73%
Ranked 76th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 25.8%
Ranked 119th.
37.7%
Ranked 76th. 46% more than Panama

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 11.2%
Ranked 55th.
14.4%
Ranked 46th. 29% more than Panama

Child labor > Girls 4%
Ranked 79th.
8%
Ranked 54th. Twice as much as Panama

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 73.25%
Ranked 114th.
80.33%
Ranked 91st. 10% more than Panama
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 91 million$
Ranked 65th. 46 times more than Uruguay
2 million$
Ranked 134th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 5.88$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 61st. 49 times more than Uruguay
0.119$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 137th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 9.1%
Ranked 63th.
12.8%
Ranked 37th. 41% more than Panama

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 4.1%
Ranked 48th.
5.3%
Ranked 40th. 29% more than Panama

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 56%
Ranked 31st.
63.8%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than Panama

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 387.29 per million people
Ranked 23th. 8 times more than Uruguay
50.13 per million people
Ranked 36th.

Economic activity > Men aged 20-24 82.76%
Ranked 94th.
85.34%
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Panama
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 15-19 31.3%
Ranked 106th.
36.67%
Ranked 91st. 17% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 40-44 61.27%
Ranked 100th.
71.67%
Ranked 82nd. 17% more than Panama
Economic activity > Men aged 15-19 42.14%
Ranked 94th.
45.15%
Ranked 81st. 7% more than Panama
Economic activity > Men aged 35-39 96.68%
Ranked 128th. About the same as Uruguay
96.35%
Ranked 139th.
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 139th.
15
Ranked 45th. 7% more than Panama
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 46.4%
Ranked 99th.
62.7%
Ranked 33th. 35% more than Panama

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -1,159,529,518.663
Ranked 40th.
-19,351,218,314.339
Ranked 62nd. 17 times more than Panama

Part time employment, male > % of total male employment 16.3%
Ranked 3rd. 27% more than Uruguay
12.8%
Ranked 11th.

Part time employment, total > % of total employment 19.1%
Ranked 16th.
19.7%
Ranked 15th. 3% more than Panama

Economic activity > Men aged 65 plus 28.55%
Ranked 94th. 2 times more than Uruguay
13.65%
Ranked 124th.
Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 9.4%
Ranked 23th.
13.5%
Ranked 13th. 44% more than Panama

Force with secondary education > % of total 26%
Ranked 34th. 82% more than Uruguay
14.3%
Ranked 13th.
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 35-39 80.48%
Ranked 102nd.
85.14%
Ranked 79th. 6% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 60-64 12.52%
Ranked 136th.
21.12%
Ranked 101st. 69% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 35-39 64.38%
Ranked 100th.
74.26%
Ranked 76th. 15% more than Panama
Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 31.9%
Ranked 14th. 95% more than Uruguay
16.4%
Ranked 35th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 18.1%
Ranked 28th. 41% more than Uruguay
12.8%
Ranked 38th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 20-24 65.24%
Ranked 143th.
76.58%
Ranked 60th. 17% more than Panama
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 25-29 77.4%
Ranked 110th.
83.87%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than Panama
Economic activity > Both sexes aged 60-64 34.32%
Ranked 120th. 5% more than Uruguay
32.59%
Ranked 125th.
Employment in industry > % of total employment 19.3%
Ranked 59th.
21.7%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Panama

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 1.11%
Ranked 83th. 6 times more than Uruguay
0.194%
Ranked 115th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -2,655,700,000
Ranked 73th.
-29,724,478,089.504
Ranked 107th. 11 times more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 6.8%
Ranked 38th.
7.6%
Ranked 19th. 12% more than Panama

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 36.87%
Ranked 137th.
43.7%
Ranked 83th. 19% more than Panama

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 43.1%
Ranked 54th.
45.5%
Ranked 45th. 6% more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 2.8 ratio
Ranked 24th.
3 ratio
Ranked 19th. 7% more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 3.4
Ranked 23th.
4.2
Ranked 7th. 24% more than Panama

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 86.4%
Ranked 13th. 1% more than Uruguay
85.7%
Ranked 17th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 14.6%
Ranked 49th.
21.7%
Ranked 29th. 49% more than Panama

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 92.67%
Ranked 146th.
98.77%
Ranked 69th. 7% more than Panama

Expense > % of GDP 23.17%
Ranked 50th.
30.08%
Ranked 44th. 30% more than Panama

Economic activity > Men aged 40-44 96.38%
Ranked 114th. 1% more than Uruguay
95.86%
Ranked 128th.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 8.15$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 95th. 75% more than Uruguay
4.64$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 112th.

Economic activity > Men aged 10-14 3.59%
Ranked 76th. 3 times more than Uruguay
1.2%
Ranked 85th.
Economic activity > Men aged 45-49 95.27%
Ranked 107th. 2% more than Uruguay
93.42%
Ranked 138th.
Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 89.67%
Ranked 126th. 3% more than Uruguay
86.97%
Ranked 141st.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 56.6%
Ranked 35th. 1% more than Uruguay
55.9%
Ranked 39th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 46.4%
Ranked 97th.
51%
Ranked 71st. 10% more than Panama

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 37.43$
Ranked 91st. 60% more than Uruguay
23.46$
Ranked 101st.

Economic activity > Women aged 45-49 51.22%
Ranked 111th.
67.85%
Ranked 80th. 32% more than Panama
Force with tertiary education > % of total 16%
Ranked 29th.
21.4%
Ranked 5th. 34% more than Panama
Employers, female > % of employment 1.7%
Ranked 41st.
2.8%
Ranked 16th. 65% more than Panama

Employers, total > % of employment 2.7%
Ranked 52nd.
4.5%
Ranked 25th. 67% more than Panama

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 28.7%
Ranked 19th. 18% more than Uruguay
24.3%
Ranked 38th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 34%
Ranked 15th. 16% more than Uruguay
29.2%
Ranked 38th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 31.9%
Ranked 20th. 19% more than Uruguay
26.9%
Ranked 41st.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 78.5%
Ranked 31st. 7% more than Uruguay
73.3%
Ranked 64th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 29.2%
Ranked 20th. 32% more than Uruguay
22.2%
Ranked 39th.

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 83.02%
Ranked 82nd.
86.12%
Ranked 41st. 4% more than Panama

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 68.1%
Ranked 48th.
73.1%
Ranked 53th. 7% more than Panama

Children in employment, unpaid family workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 76.09%
Ranked 3rd. 69% more than Uruguay
45.11%
Ranked 6th.
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 8.8%
Ranked 44th.
12.6%
Ranked 45th. 43% more than Panama

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 24.2%
Ranked 46th.
28.5%
Ranked 58th. 18% more than Panama

Child employment in manufacturing, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 5.32%
Ranked 4th.
9.1%
Ranked 7th. 71% more than Panama
Child employment in services, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 32.39%
Ranked 3rd.
78.04%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Panama
Child employment in services, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14 19.04%
Ranked 4th.
48.74%
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Panama
Economically active children, work only > % of economically active children, ages 7-14 14.6%
Ranked 9th. 36% more than Uruguay
10.7%
Ranked 7th.
Economically active children, total > % of children ages 7-14 8.9%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Uruguay
7.3%
Ranked 8th.
Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 8.7%
Ranked 70th.
14.7%
Ranked 46th. 69% more than Panama

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 10.3%
Ranked 62nd.
18.5%
Ranked 39th. 80% more than Panama

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 29.2%
Ranked 42nd. 15% more than Uruguay
25.5%
Ranked 43th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 32.5%
Ranked 16th.
45.9%
Ranked 11th. 41% more than Panama

Labor force with primary education > % of total 43.5%
Ranked 15th.
53.8%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than Panama

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 30%
Ranked 43th. 11% more than Uruguay
27%
Ranked 45th.

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 50.2%
Ranked 13th.
60.1%
Ranked 8th. 20% more than Panama

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 31.2%
Ranked 39th. 8% more than Uruguay
28.9%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 24%
Ranked 27th. 28% more than Uruguay
18.7%
Ranked 37th.

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date May 16, 1966 March 18, 1954
Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -320,680,006.467
Ranked 50th.
-5,699,492,295.372
Ranked 73th. 18 times more than Panama

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 21.3%
Ranked 15th. 37% more than Uruguay
15.6%
Ranked 22nd.

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 3.4%
Ranked 37th.
4.8%
Ranked 34th. 41% more than Panama

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 14.7%
Ranked 19th. 34% more than Uruguay
11%
Ranked 27th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 65.9%
Ranked 35th.
67.2%
Ranked 28th. 2% more than Panama

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 66.8%
Ranked 66th. 5% more than Uruguay
63.9%
Ranked 91st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 24%
Ranked 21st. 74% more than Uruguay
13.8%
Ranked 42nd.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 46.6%
Ranked 20th.
61.8%
Ranked 10th. 33% more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 44.3%
Ranked 32nd. 57% more than Uruguay
28.2%
Ranked 56th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 26.1%
Ranked 43th.
57.1%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 29.4%
Ranked 20th. 2 times more than Uruguay
14.6%
Ranked 44th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 23.6%
Ranked 16th.
30.3%
Ranked 8th. 28% more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 16.5%
Ranked 29th.
24.3%
Ranked 8th. 47% more than Panama

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 12.8%
Ranked 42nd.
20.2%
Ranked 12th. 58% more than Panama

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ per capita 37.4 BoP $
Ranked 47th. 59% more than Uruguay
23.56 BoP $
Ranked 56th.

Skills > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 3.75%
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Uruguay
1.75%
Ranked 16th.
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -7.326%
Ranked 139th. 2 times more than Uruguay
-2.983%
Ranked 94th.

GNI growth > Annual % 9.04%
Ranked 5th. Twice as much as Uruguay
4.51%
Ranked 42nd.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 8,835.96
Ranked 150th.
289,861.57
Ranked 56th. 33 times more than Panama

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 13.3%
Ranked 54th.
23.6%
Ranked 27th. 77% more than Panama

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 4.9%
Ranked 67th.
8.3%
Ranked 41st. 69% more than Panama

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 18.5%
Ranked 20th.
25.4%
Ranked 6th. 37% more than Panama

Economic activity > Men aged 25-29 94.8%
Ranked 102nd.
95.57%
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Panama
Compensation of employees > % of expense 37.06%
Ranked 17th. 66% more than Uruguay
22.34%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 22.5%
Ranked 14th.
29.5%
Ranked 5th. 31% more than Panama

Force > Female > % of total labor force 38.82%
Ranked 123th.
44.16%
Ranked 71st. 14% more than Panama

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 9.7%
Ranked 56th.
12.6%
Ranked 37th. 30% more than Panama

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 26%
Ranked 18th. 87% more than Uruguay
13.9%
Ranked 45th.

Economic activity > Women aged 20-24 47.2%
Ranked 135th.
67.56%
Ranked 71st. 43% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus 5.84%
Ranked 106th. 29% more than Uruguay
4.53%
Ranked 121st.
Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 19.8%
Ranked 19th. 83% more than Uruguay
10.8%
Ranked 41st.

Economic activity > Women aged 30-34 61.85%
Ranked 105th.
72.64%
Ranked 76th. 17% more than Panama
Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-698,449,167.75
Ranked 148th. 62% more than Uruguay
$-431,051,009.08
Ranked 134th.

Child employment in agriculture, male > % of male economically active children ages 7-14 77.76%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Uruguay
36.72%
Ranked 12th.
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 26.9%
Ranked 19th. 27% more than Uruguay
21.2%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 17.2%
Ranked 8th.
20.8%
Ranked 7th. 21% more than Panama

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 39.9%
Ranked 39th. 21% more than Uruguay
33.1%
Ranked 52nd.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 54.88%
Ranked 111th.
66.32%
Ranked 48th. 21% more than Panama

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 29.6%
Ranked 9th.
34.9%
Ranked 4th. 18% more than Panama

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 78.74%
Ranked 106th.
83.41%
Ranked 89th. 6% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 50-54 36.18%
Ranked 135th.
57.06%
Ranked 89th. 58% more than Panama
Economic activity > Women aged 55-59 16.96%
Ranked 157th.
38.28%
Ranked 88th. 2 times more than Panama
Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 34.7%
Ranked 40th. 20% more than Uruguay
28.9%
Ranked 52nd.

Children in employment, wage workers > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 11.3%
Ranked 4th.
40.78%
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Panama
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 38.99$ per capita
Ranked 91st. 65% more than Uruguay
23.59$ per capita
Ranked 102nd.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -698,449,167.75
Ranked 78th.
-8,754,716,685.179
Ranked 126th. 13 times more than Panama

Employers, male > % of employment 3.4%
Ranked 53th.
6%
Ranked 26th. 76% more than Panama

One-person and family businesses > Women 23.9%
Ranked 12th.
24%
Ranked 32nd. About the same as Panama

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ 125.9 million BoP $
Ranked 64th. 61% more than Uruguay
78.35 million BoP $
Ranked 68th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 126 million$
Ranked 105th. 62% more than Uruguay
78 million$
Ranked 112th.

Regulations > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 4.37%
Ranked 7th.
7.22%
Ranked 4th. 65% more than Panama
Economic activity > Men aged 30-34 96.81%
Ranked 105th. About the same as Uruguay
96.61%
Ranked 120th.
Economic activity > Women aged 10-14 1.37%
Ranked 82nd. 71% more than Uruguay
0.8%
Ranked 86th.
Economic activity > Women aged 15-19 20.14%
Ranked 131st.
27.86%
Ranked 94th. 38% more than Panama
Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date October 31, 2000 June 2, 1977
One-person businesses > Men > Aged above 14 32.2%
Ranked 9th. 22% more than Uruguay
26.4%
Ranked 15th.

One-person and family businesses > Men 32.6%
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Uruguay
26%
Ranked 33th.

GNI > Current LCU per capita 8,835.96
Ranked 150th.
289,861.57
Ranked 56th. 33 times more than Panama

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 25.01%
Ranked 61st.
46.85%
Ranked 49th. 87% more than Panama

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 50-54 63.21%
Ranked 131st.
71.35%
Ranked 101st. 13% more than Panama
Economic activity > Men aged 55-59 77.5%
Ranked 131st.
77.9%
Ranked 127th. 1% more than Panama
Economic activity > Men aged 60-64 55.97%
Ranked 115th. 21% more than Uruguay
46.09%
Ranked 127th.
Economic activity > Women aged 25-29 59.76%
Ranked 106th.
71.81%
Ranked 76th. 20% more than Panama
Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per capita 38,960.21 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 46th. 64% more than Uruguay
23,701.92 BoP $ per 1,000 people
Ranked 55th.

Workers' remittances > Receipts > BoP > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 8.14 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 54th. 74% more than Uruguay
4.67 BoP $ per $1 million of
Ranked 59th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 8.5%
Ranked 22nd. 77% more than Uruguay
4.8%
Ranked 55th.

Economically active children, female > % of female children ages 7-14 5.4%
Ranked 10th. 8% more than Uruguay
5%
Ranked 9th.
Economically active children, male > % of male children ages 7-14 12.1%
Ranked 9th. 29% more than Uruguay
9.4%
Ranked 8th.
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 32.6%
Ranked 7th. 25% more than Uruguay
26%
Ranked 33th.

Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 47.58%
Ranked 148th.
57.06%
Ranked 104th. 20% more than Panama
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 69.05%
Ranked 100th.
76.1%
Ranked 39th. 10% more than Panama

Child employment in agriculture, female > % of female economically active children ages 7-14 62.29%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than Uruguay
12.31%
Ranked 11th.
Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 21.9%
Ranked 18th. 40% more than Uruguay
15.6%
Ranked 40th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 42.9%
Ranked 69th.
46.4%
Ranked 53th. 8% more than Panama

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 62.6%
Ranked 62nd. 2% more than Uruguay
61.6%
Ranked 67th.

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 12.3%
Ranked 12th.
16.8%
Ranked 7th. 37% more than Panama

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 30.6%
Ranked 16th. 32% more than Uruguay
23.1%
Ranked 35th.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 71.3%
Ranked 47th.
75.7%
Ranked 52nd. 6% more than Panama

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 66%
Ranked 51st.
70.8%
Ranked 52nd. 7% more than Panama

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 7.2%
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than Uruguay
1.6%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 3.3%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Uruguay
0.6%
Ranked 58th.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 4.8%
Ranked 19th. 4 times more than Uruguay
1.1%
Ranked 55th.

Children in employment, self-employed > % of children in employment, ages 7-14 12.61%
Ranked 5th.
14.11%
Ranked 3rd. 12% more than Panama
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 82.7%
Ranked 30th. About the same as Uruguay
82.5%
Ranked 38th.

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 53.9%
Ranked 33th.
56%
Ranked 37th. 4% more than Panama

Part time employment, female > % of total part time employment 48%
Ranked 53th.
64.9%
Ranked 29th. 35% more than Panama

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 3.5%
Ranked 73th.
4.9%
Ranked 61st. 40% more than Panama

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 4%
Ranked 74th.
6.5%
Ranked 53th. 63% more than Panama

Force with primary education > % of total 45.4%
Ranked 7th. 6% more than Uruguay
42.9%
Ranked 8th.
Force > Total per 1000 435.92
Ranked 96th.
526.98
Ranked 20th. 21% more than Panama

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 86.9%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Uruguay
82.5%
Ranked 30th.

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