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  • 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.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Labor force participation 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 > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • 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.
  • 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)."
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • 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.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Vulnerable employment, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
STAT United Kingdom Vanuatu HISTORY
Expense > Current LCU 671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 98 times more than Vanuatu
6.88 billion
Ranked 58th.

GNI > Current US$ $2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 3300 times more than Vanuatu
$746.74 million
Ranked 162nd.

GNI > Current US$ per capita $38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 13 times more than Vanuatu
$3,020.05
Ranked 114th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
40 hours
Ranked 161st. 5% more than United Kingdom
Labor force 31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 271 times more than Vanuatu
115,900
Ranked 154th.

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5% agriculture 65%, industry 5%, services 30%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 1.4%
Ranked 27th.
65%
Ranked 8th. 46 times more than United Kingdom
Labor force > By occupation > Industry 18.2%
Ranked 16th. 4 times more than Vanuatu
5%
Ranked 19th.
Labor force > By occupation > Services 80.4%
Ranked 1st. 3 times more than Vanuatu
30%
Ranked 14th.
Labor force per 1000 505.05
Ranked 32nd.
526.82
Ranked 25th. 4% more than United Kingdom

Labor force, total 32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 295 times more than Vanuatu
109,790.07
Ranked 176th.

Rigidity of employment index 14
Ranked 146th.
33
Ranked 100th. 2 times more than United Kingdom

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $7.81
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
$2.86
Ranked 45th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education). 30,000 Vanuatu vatu ($323) per month, 170 vatu per hour.
Unemployment rate 7.9%
Ranked 47th. 5 times more than Vanuatu
1.7%
Ranked 13th.
Labor force, total per 1000 512.08
Ranked 41st. 15% more than Vanuatu
444.02
Ranked 103th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 58.1%
Ranked 36th.
67.6%
Ranked 10th. 16% more than United Kingdom
Firing cost > Weeks of wages 22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd.
56.3 weeks of wages
Ranked 56th. 3 times more than United Kingdom

Expense > Current LCU per capita 10,703.34
Ranked 64th.
37,966.1
Ranked 18th. 4 times more than United Kingdom

Labor force > Total 31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 264 times more than Vanuatu
119,216.29
Ranked 164th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 63.8%
Ranked 39th.
77.1%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United Kingdom
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 63.8%
Ranked 39th.
77.1%
Ranked 10th. 21% more than United Kingdom
Compensation of employees > Current LCU 74329000000 3807000000
Force > Total > Per capita 0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 1% more than Vanuatu
0.504 per capita
Ranked 36th.

Force > Total 30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 288 times more than Vanuatu
106,524.5
Ranked 172nd.

GNI > Current LCU 1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 23 times more than Vanuatu
69.18 billion
Ranked 129th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 52.7%
Ranked 23th.
58.3%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than United Kingdom
Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 52.7%
Ranked 23th.
58.3%
Ranked 15th. 11% more than United Kingdom
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 7.9%
Ranked 30th.
74.5%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
Labor force > Per capita 508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.
546.77 per 1,000 people
Ranked 19th. 8% more than United Kingdom

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th. 185 times more than Vanuatu
$-40,329,240.32
Ranked 51st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 51.26$
Ranked 47th.
85.97$
Ranked 33th. 68% more than United Kingdom

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 10
Ranked 141st.
14
Ranked 127th. 40% more than United Kingdom

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 14.9%
Ranked 25th.
66.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th.
85,159.93$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 34th. 66% more than United Kingdom

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 21 times more than Vanuatu
$1,762.58
Ranked 122nd.
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.
52.86$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 7th. 38 times more than United Kingdom

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 172 times more than Vanuatu
18 million$
Ranked 110th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.
2.8%
Ranked 54th. 39 times more than United Kingdom

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 45.66%
Ranked 62nd.
46.65%
Ranked 45th. 2% more than United Kingdom

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 52.2%
Ranked 7th. 38% more than Vanuatu
37.8%
Ranked 69th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 101.2%
Ranked 35th. 6% more than Vanuatu
95.08%
Ranked 130th.

Expense > % of GDP 43.7%
Ranked 9th. 2 times more than Vanuatu
19.9%
Ranked 52nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd.
32.3$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 54th. 11 times more than United Kingdom

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.7%
Ranked 56th.
62.3%
Ranked 2nd. 89 times more than United Kingdom
One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 14.9%
Ranked 25th.
66.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 111.62$
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Vanuatu
52.54$
Ranked 80th.

Employers, female > % of employment 1.4%
Ranked 48th. 40% more than Vanuatu
1%
Ranked 60th.
Employers, total > % of employment 2.5%
Ranked 55th. 79% more than Vanuatu
1.4%
Ranked 68th.
Self-employed, female > % of females employed 9.7%
Ranked 46th.
75.5%
Ranked 3rd. 8 times more than United Kingdom
Self-employed, male > % of males employed 18.8%
Ranked 43th.
68.3%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
Self-employed, total > % of total employed 14.6%
Ranked 49th.
71.4%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 12.1%
Ranked 41st.
70%
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 81.86%
Ranked 98th.
89.21%
Ranked 24th. 9% more than United Kingdom

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 85%
Ranked 19th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
26.5%
Ranked 92nd.
Force > Total per 1000 508.85
Ranked 33th. The same as Vanuatu
508.77
Ranked 34th.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62.2%
Ranked 105th.
83.5%
Ranked 11th. 34% more than United Kingdom

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -0.306%
Ranked 44th.
-5.135%
Ranked 123th. 17 times more than United Kingdom

GNI per capita > Current LCU 24,671.5
Ranked 120th.
279,770.11
Ranked 57th. 11 times more than United Kingdom

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 7.3%
Ranked 50th. 40% more than Vanuatu
5.2%
Ranked 82nd.
Compensation of employees > % of expense 14.97%
Ranked 51st.
55.29%
Ranked 3rd. 4 times more than United Kingdom

Force > Female > % of total labor force 45.99%
Ranked 51st.
46.71%
Ranked 33th. 2% more than United Kingdom

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.
$-163,103,268.27
Ranked 106th. 38% more than United Kingdom

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd. 26% more than Vanuatu
-3,736,000,000
Ranked 78th.

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 69.34%
Ranked 38th.
80.26%
Ranked 9th. 16% more than United Kingdom

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Vanuatu
52.04$ per capita
Ranked 81st.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.
-15,109,479,014.163
Ranked 132nd. 202 times more than United Kingdom

Employers, male > % of employment 3.5%
Ranked 52nd. 94% more than Vanuatu
1.8%
Ranked 68th.
One-person and family businesses > Women 7.9%
Ranked 30th.
74.5%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 611 times more than Vanuatu
11 million$
Ranked 134th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 5.6%
Ranked 46th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
1.6%
Ranked 96th.
One-person and family businesses > Men 14.9%
Ranked 25th.
66.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
GNI > Current LCU per capita 24,671.5
Ranked 121st.
279,770.11
Ranked 57th. 11 times more than United Kingdom

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 53.75%
Ranked 39th. 9 times more than Vanuatu
5.86%
Ranked 26th.
Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 75.56%
Ranked 41st.
84.77%
Ranked 7th. 12% more than United Kingdom

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 1.6%
Ranked 57th.
59.2%
Ranked 1st. 37 times more than United Kingdom
Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 8.3%
Ranked 42nd.
74.5%
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than United Kingdom
Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 15.4%
Ranked 36th.
66.6%
Ranked 2nd. 4 times more than United Kingdom
Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 90%
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Vanuatu
22.7%
Ranked 90th.
Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 80.6%
Ranked 25th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
29.4%
Ranked 91st.
Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 0.5%
Ranked 51st.
9.2%
Ranked 24th. 18 times more than United Kingdom
Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.3%
Ranked 51st.
8.5%
Ranked 11th. 28 times more than United Kingdom
Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.4%
Ranked 54th.
8.8%
Ranked 22nd. 22 times more than United Kingdom
Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 7.6%
Ranked 52nd. 3 times more than Vanuatu
2.5%
Ranked 85th.
Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 28.7%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
10.5%
Ranked 85th.
Employees, services, female > % of female employment 90.9%
Ranked 8th. 3 times more than Vanuatu
33.3%
Ranked 83th.
Employees, services, male > % of male employment 68.6%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than Vanuatu
29.4%
Ranked 83th.
Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 8.4%
Ranked 36th. 2 times more than Vanuatu
4.1%
Ranked 89th.
Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 7.9%
Ranked 40th. 72% more than Vanuatu
4.6%
Ranked 88th.

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