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Labor Stats: compare key data on Singapore & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Male retirement age: Men.

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

    No date was available from the Wikipedia article, so we used the date of retrieval.

  • Unemployment rate: The percent of the labor force that is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.
  • Female retirement age: Women.

    China had range specified: 50-55

    Czech Republic had range specified: 59-63

    Denmark had range specified: 65-67

    Finland had range specified: 62-68

    Greece had range specified: 60-67

    Netherlands had range specified: 65-67

    Sweden had range specified: 61-67

    United States had range specified: 62-67

  • 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.
  • 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).
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: 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: 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.
  • 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 > 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.
  • Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in agriculture.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: 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 above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • 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 > Industry > Women > Aged above 14: Percent employed in industry.
  • 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.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • 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 > 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.
  • 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: 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)."
  • 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)."
  • 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
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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."
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • 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.
  • 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 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)."
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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."
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
STAT Singapore United Kingdom HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 61.6
Ranked 56th. 9% more than United Kingdom
56.3
Ranked 94th.

Expense > Current LCU 44.88 billion
Ranked 74th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 15 times more than Singapore

GNI > Current US$ $271.59 billion
Ranked 33th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 9 times more than Singapore

GNI > Current US$ per capita $51,122.93
Ranked 10th. 31% more than United Kingdom
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th.

Hours worked > Standard workweek 44 hours
Ranked 67th. 15% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 3.08 million
Ranked 81st.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 10 times more than Singapore

Labor force > By occupation manufacturing 21%, construction 5%, transportation and communication 7%, financial, business, and other services 42%, other 25% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 0.1%
Ranked 21st.
1.4%
Ranked 27th. 14 times more than Singapore

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 30.2%
Ranked 4th. 66% more than United Kingdom
18.2%
Ranked 16th.

Labor force > By occupation > Services 69.7%
Ranked 6th.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 15% more than Singapore

Labor force per 1000 605.71
Ranked 8th. 20% more than United Kingdom
505.05
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force, total 3.02 million
Ranked 103th.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 11 times more than Singapore

Male retirement age 65
Ranked 2nd. The same as United Kingdom
65
Ranked 6th.
Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage None \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).
Unemployment rate 2.1%
Ranked 86th.
7.9%
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Singapore

Female retirement age 65
Ranked 1st. 8% more than United Kingdom
60
Ranked 16th.
Labor force, total per 1000 568.8
Ranked 14th. 11% more than United Kingdom
512.08
Ranked 41st.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 63.5%
Ranked 14th. 9% more than United Kingdom
58.1%
Ranked 36th.

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 4 weeks of wages
Ranked 159th.
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd. 6 times more than Singapore

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 56,849.3
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 69th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 8,657.72
Ranked 70th.
10,703.34
Ranked 64th. 24% more than Singapore

Employment rate > Women 50.9
Ranked 60th. 2% more than United Kingdom
49.9
Ranked 67th.

Labor force > Total 2.61 million
Ranked 101st.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 12 times more than Singapore

Industrial workers > Male 33%
Ranked 33th.
36%
Ranked 22nd. 9% more than Singapore
Employment rate > Men 72.4
Ranked 68th. 15% more than United Kingdom
63.1
Ranked 118th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 72.9%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 72.9%
Ranked 11th. 14% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Compensation of employees > Current LCU 8706000000 74329000000
Force > Total 2.21 million
Ranked 110th.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 14 times more than Singapore

Force > Total > Per capita 0.51 per capita
Ranked 28th. About the same as United Kingdom
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th.

Female decision makers 23%
Ranked 50th.
33%
Ranked 20th. 43% more than Singapore
Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Men > Aged above 14 36%
Ranked 19th. 9% more than United Kingdom
33%
Ranked 32nd.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Women 91.9%
Ranked 14th.
92.2%
Ranked 13th. About the same as Singapore

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 6.7%
Ranked 68th.
20%
Ranked 31st. 3 times more than Singapore

GNI > Current LCU 341.64 billion
Ranked 102nd.
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st. 5 times more than Singapore

Female economic activity 50.1%
Ranked 84th.
52.8%
Ranked 79th. 5% more than Singapore
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 54.5%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United Kingdom
52.7%
Ranked 23th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 54.5%
Ranked 20th. 3% more than United Kingdom
52.7%
Ranked 23th.

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 7.1%
Ranked 34th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Singapore

Labor force > Per capita 605.71 per 1,000 people
Ranked 6th. 19% more than United Kingdom
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th.

Industrial workers > Female 23%
Ranked 12th. 92% more than United Kingdom
12%
Ranked 50th.
Employment rate > Young adults 37.6
Ranked 98th.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 48% more than Singapore

Female professionals 42%
Ranked 54th.
45%
Ranked 51st. 7% more than Singapore
Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-3,115,863,110.62
Ranked 127th.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th. 2 times more than Singapore

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 0.0
Ranked 165th.
10
Ranked 141st.

Employment > Percent of population are employees > Men 81.2%
Ranked 28th.
82.4%
Ranked 24th. 1% more than Singapore

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Men > Aged above 14 0.0
Ranked 71st.
1.9%
Ranked 66th.

Service workers > Male 67%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than United Kingdom
61%
Ranked 17th.
Female economic activity growth -1%
Ranked 117th.
5%
Ranked 65th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 11.5%
Ranked 31st.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Singapore

Employment rate > Young men 38.4
Ranked 119th.
56.6
Ranked 45th. 47% more than Singapore

Employment rate > Young women 36.7
Ranked 69th.
55
Ranked 21st. 50% more than Singapore

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $45,786.00
Ranked 17th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 13% more than Singapore

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 56,849.3
Ranked 45th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 70th.

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $33,632.67
Ranked 19th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 12% more than Singapore

GNI > Constant LCU 302.01 billion
Ranked 68th.
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th. 4 times more than Singapore

Service workers > Female 77%
Ranked 39th.
87%
Ranked 6th. 13% more than Singapore
Employment > Percent of population are employers > Women 2.2%
Ranked 35th.
7.3%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than Singapore

Employment > Employment share by sector > Agriculture > Women > Aged above 14 0.0
Ranked 71st.
0.7%
Ranked 63th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 42.1%
Ranked 51st.
57.9%
Ranked 24th. 38% more than Singapore

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 72.7%
Ranked 83th. 11% more than United Kingdom
65.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 48%
Ranked 86th.
53%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 2.8%
Ranked 46th.
22%
Ranked 28th. 8 times more than Singapore

Employment > Percent of population are employers > Men 7%
Ranked 24th.
17.3%
Ranked 3rd. 2 times more than Singapore

Employment > Employment share by sector > Industry > Women > Aged above 14 20.5%
Ranked 15th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
9.4%
Ranked 60th.

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Men > Aged above 14 62.9%
Ranked 15th.
64.8%
Ranked 8th. 3% more than Singapore

Technicians in RandD > Per million people 380.97 per million people
Ranked 21st.
1,013.9 per million people
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Singapore

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 15
Ranked 38th.
16
Ranked 25th. 7% more than Singapore
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date October 25, 1965 June 30, 1950
GNI growth > Annual % 1.01%
Ranked 78th.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 64,310.09
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 120th.

Unemployment > Male > % of male labor force 5.5%
Ranked 68th. 10% more than United Kingdom
5%
Ranked 57th.

Force with secondary education > % of total 28%
Ranked 33th.
47.4%
Ranked 16th. 69% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 4.1%
Ranked 56th.
13.4%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Singapore

Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 5.2%
Ranked 56th.
11.8%
Ranked 40th. 2 times more than Singapore

Force > Female > % of total labor force 39.91%
Ranked 116th.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 15% more than Singapore

Employees > Industry > Female > % of female employment 17.6%
Ranked 21st. 93% more than United Kingdom
9.1%
Ranked 26th.

Employment in industry > % of total employment 22.6%
Ranked 39th. 6% more than United Kingdom
21.4%
Ranked 24th.

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 98.87%
Ranked 67th.
101.2%
Ranked 35th. 2% more than Singapore

One-person and family businesses > Men 11.5%
Ranked 31st.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Singapore

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 35.5%
Ranked 123th.
46.4%
Ranked 81st. 31% more than Singapore

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 57.2%
Ranked 49th. 11% more than United Kingdom
51.6%
Ranked 68th.

Force with tertiary education > % of total 37.9%
Ranked 4th. 41% more than United Kingdom
26.8%
Ranked 13th.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 1.5%
Ranked 85th.
1.6%
Ranked 57th. 7% more than Singapore

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 34.2%
Ranked 101st.
46.3%
Ranked 55th. 35% more than Singapore

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 66.1%
Ranked 43th. 16% more than United Kingdom
57.1%
Ranked 100th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 7%
Ranked 45th.
8.3%
Ranked 42nd. 19% more than Singapore

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 11.1%
Ranked 45th.
15.4%
Ranked 36th. 39% more than Singapore

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 89.2%
Ranked 23th.
90%
Ranked 20th. 1% more than Singapore

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 81.1%
Ranked 23th. 1% more than United Kingdom
80.6%
Ranked 25th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 16.6%
Ranked 19th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 25.7%
Ranked 58th.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 12% more than Singapore

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 2.8%
Ranked 50th.
23.8%
Ranked 27th. 8 times more than Singapore

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 6.7%
Ranked 74th.
21%
Ranked 32nd. 3 times more than Singapore

Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 46.2%
Ranked 25th. 1% more than United Kingdom
45.6%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 24.1%
Ranked 26th. 27% more than United Kingdom
19%
Ranked 33th.

Labor force with primary education > % of total 27.7%
Ranked 24th. 29% more than United Kingdom
21.5%
Ranked 32nd.

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 48.6%
Ranked 23th. 6% more than United Kingdom
45.9%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 30.4%
Ranked 22nd. 29% more than United Kingdom
23.5%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 51.9%
Ranked 16th. 12% more than United Kingdom
46.2%
Ranked 25th.

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 23.7%
Ranked 30th.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 35% more than Singapore

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 82.78%
Ranked 85th. 1% more than United Kingdom
81.86%
Ranked 98th.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 84.7%
Ranked 20th.
85%
Ranked 19th. About the same as Singapore

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 1%
Ranked 38th. Twice as much as United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 0.4%
Ranked 43th. 33% more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 0.6%
Ranked 44th. 50% more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 82.8%
Ranked 34th.
90.9%
Ranked 8th. 10% more than Singapore

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 72.8%
Ranked 6th. 6% more than United Kingdom
68.6%
Ranked 6th.

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 2.7%
Ranked 80th.
8.4%
Ranked 36th. 3 times more than Singapore

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 2.8%
Ranked 82nd.
7.9%
Ranked 40th. 3 times more than Singapore

Force with primary education > % of total 19.8%
Ranked 24th. 13% more than United Kingdom
17.5%
Ranked 28th.

Force > Total per 1000 519.2
Ranked 26th. 2% more than United Kingdom
508.85
Ranked 33th.

Employees > Services > Female > % of female employment 81.9%
Ranked 32nd.
89.8%
Ranked 2nd. 10% more than Singapore

Employees > Agriculture > Male > % of male employment 1.6%
Ranked 70th.
1.9%
Ranked 29th. 19% more than Singapore

Employees > Agriculture > Female > % of female employment 0.5%
Ranked 65th.
0.8%
Ranked 27th. 60% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 5.4%
Ranked 70th. 17% more than United Kingdom
4.6%
Ranked 64th.

Employment in services > % of total employment 76.2%
Ranked 7th.
76.9%
Ranked 2nd. 1% more than Singapore

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 65.1%
Ranked 83th. 5% more than United Kingdom
62.2%
Ranked 105th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 43.2%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
14.3%
Ranked 41st.

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Male > % of male unemployment 36%
Ranked 36th.
39.4%
Ranked 29th. 9% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 27.04%
Ranked 58th.
49.4%
Ranked 23th. 83% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment with primary education > Female > % of female unemployment 25.4%
Ranked 45th.
34.6%
Ranked 26th. 36% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 47.9%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
15.6%
Ranked 40th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 11.1%
Ranked 46th.
12.7%
Ranked 21st. 14% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 8.9%
Ranked 58th.
15%
Ranked 17th. 69% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 6.9%
Ranked 65th.
17%
Ranked 13th. 2 times more than Singapore

Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.134%
Ranked 63th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 40.3%
Ranked 126th.
60.5%
Ranked 42nd. 50% more than Singapore

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 2.9%
Ranked 50th.
17.9%
Ranked 43th. 6 times more than Singapore

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 3.1%
Ranked 78th.
7.3%
Ranked 50th. 2 times more than Singapore

Compensation of employees > % of expense 31.11%
Ranked 33th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
14.97%
Ranked 51st.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Female > % of female unemployment 45.1%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
13.8%
Ranked 38th.

Unemployment > Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 39.5%
Ranked 5th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
13.3%
Ranked 36th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > % of total unemployment 38.8%
Ranked 7th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 37th.

Unemployment with tertiary education > Male > % of male unemployment 33.3%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
15.1%
Ranked 29th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-586,526,449.56
Ranked 145th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th.

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -3,919,600,000
Ranked 80th.
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd. 20% more than Singapore

Employment in agriculture > % of total employment 1.1%
Ranked 70th.
1.4%
Ranked 28th. 27% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Female > % of female labor force 5.3%
Ranked 66th. 26% more than United Kingdom
4.2%
Ranked 64th.

Unemployment with secondary education > Female > % of female unemployment 27.5%
Ranked 50th.
47.2%
Ranked 29th. 72% more than Singapore

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 56.73%
Ranked 95th.
69.34%
Ranked 38th. 22% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 6.3%
Ranked 55th.
10%
Ranked 43th. 59% more than Singapore

Unemployment with secondary education > Male > % of male unemployment 22.7%
Ranked 47th.
42.7%
Ranked 30th. 88% more than Singapore

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -737,820,947.218
Ranked 80th. 10 times more than United Kingdom
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

Employers, male > % of employment 7.9%
Ranked 6th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
3.5%
Ranked 52nd.

One-person and family businesses > Women 7.1%
Ranked 34th.
7.9%
Ranked 30th. 11% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 3.2%
Ranked 62nd.
5.6%
Ranked 46th. 75% more than Singapore

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 41.66%
Ranked 110th.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. 10% more than Singapore

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 45.2%
Ranked 46th.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 15% more than Singapore

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date November 7, 2005 June 7, 2000
Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Women > Aged 15 to 24 1.3 ratio
Ranked 66th.
3.3 ratio
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Singapore

Unemployment > Unemployed youths per unemployed adult > Men > Aged 15 to 24 1.1
Ranked 67th.
3.7
Ranked 13th. 3 times more than Singapore

Employment > Employment share by sector > Services > Women > Aged above 14 79.1%
Ranked 37th.
89.6%
Ranked 4th. 13% more than Singapore

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 2.9%
Ranked 46th.
17.7%
Ranked 41st. 6 times more than Singapore

GNI > Current LCU per capita 64,310.09
Ranked 83th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 121st.

Expense > % of GDP 13.43%
Ranked 97th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 3 times more than Singapore

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 0.234%
Ranked 104th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 230 times more than Singapore

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 0.6%
Ranked 77th.
0.7%
Ranked 56th. 17% more than Singapore

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 11.5%
Ranked 31st.
14.9%
Ranked 25th. 30% more than Singapore

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 69.88%
Ranked 91st.
75.56%
Ranked 41st. 8% more than Singapore

Employers, female > % of employment 3.7%
Ranked 4th. 3 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 48th.

Employers, total > % of employment 6%
Ranked 7th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
2.5%
Ranked 55th.

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 10.8%
Ranked 42nd. 11% more than United Kingdom
9.7%
Ranked 46th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 18.9%
Ranked 42nd. 1% more than United Kingdom
18.8%
Ranked 43th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 15.3%
Ranked 46th. 5% more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 49th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 75.5%
Ranked 49th. 20% more than United Kingdom
63%
Ranked 124th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 9.3%
Ranked 47th.
12.1%
Ranked 41st. 30% more than Singapore

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