Labor > Employment rate Stats: compare key data on Sweden & United States

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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STAT	Sweden	United States
Adults	57.6 Ranked 83th.	59.2 Ranked 74th. 3% more than Sweden
Men	62.6 Ranked 122nd.	66 Ranked 107th. 5% more than Sweden
Source / date of > Information	2003 OECD .	2003 OECD .
Women	53 Ranked 48th. About the same as United States	52.9 Ranked 50th.
Young adults	45.2 Ranked 65th.	50.7 Ranked 45th. 12% more than Sweden
Young men	44.1 Ranked 97th.	51.7 Ranked 69th. 17% more than Sweden
Young women	46.3 Ranked 41st.	49.7 Ranked 34th. 7% more than Sweden

SOURCES: International Labour Organisation, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.; Wikipedia: List of countries by employment rate

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