Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women: Countries Compared
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Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees. The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees.
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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Women
- Turkey ranked first for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women amongst Potential Future EU Members in 2009.
- 3 of the top 19 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are Sparsely populated.
- 4 of the top 23 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are Eastern European.
- 2 of the top 10 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are G7.
- 2 of the top 15 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are English speaking .
- 2 of the top 15 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are Former British Colonies'.
- 4 of the top 9 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are Southern European.
- 4 of the top 15 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are East Asian and Pacific.
- 13 of the top 20 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are European Union.
- 2 of the top 9 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > women are Tourist destination.
