Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million: 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total per million
- Iceland ranked first for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million amongst Sparsely populated countries in 2009.
- 2 of the top 8 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Southern European.
- 2 of the top 12 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Eastern European.
- 2 of the top 12 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Non-religious.
- 2 of the top 17 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Densely populated.
- 2 of the top 19 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Emerging markets'.
- 2 of the top 24 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Hot countries.
- 4 of the top 30 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Former British Colonies'.
- 3 of the top 26 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are G7.
- 9 of the top 28 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Western European.
- 2 of the top 4 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total per million are Catholic.
