Labor > Employment Stats: compare key data on South Africa & United States

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Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in services.
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.
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.

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STAT	South Africa	United States
Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14	12.6% Ranked 46th. 6 times more than United States	2.2% Ranked 65th.
Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14	7.4% Ranked 44th. 9 times more than United States	0.8% Ranked 62nd.
Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14	33.3% Ranked 33th. 10% more than United States	30.2% Ranked 44th.
Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14	13.6% Ranked 42nd. 42% more than United States	9.6% Ranked 59th.
Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14	53.9% Ranked 36th.	67.6% Ranked 4th. 25% more than South Africa
Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14	78.9% Ranked 37th.	89.6% Ranked 5th. 14% more than South Africa
Percent of population are employees > Men	80.2% Ranked 32nd.	91.2% Ranked 2nd. 14% more than South Africa
Percent of population are employees > Women	80% Ranked 43th.	94.1% Ranked 5th. 18% more than South Africa

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