Labor > Labor force > Note: Countries Compared
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COUNTRY |
DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| ArgentinaArgentina | urban areas only |
| BahrainBahrain | 44% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
| BangladeshBangladesh | extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances estimated at $4.8 billion in 2005-06. (2006 est.) |
| BelizeBelize | shortage of skilled labor and all types of technical personnel (2006 est.) |
| BhutanBhutan | major shortage of skilled labor |
| Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | a large part of the male labor force migrates annually to neighboring countries for seasonal employment (2003) |
| Cayman IslandsCayman Islands | nearly 55% are non-nationals |
| Costa RicaCosta Rica | this official estimate excludes Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica legally and illegally (2006 est.) |
| CubaCuba | state sector 78%, non-state sector 22% (2006 est.) |
| HaitiHaiti | shortage of skilled labor, unskilled labor abundant (1995) |
| IranIran | shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
| KuwaitKuwait | non-Kuwaitis represent about 80% of the labor force (2006 est.) |
| LebanonLebanon | in addition, there are as many as 1 million foreign workers (2005 est.) |
| MonacoMonaco | includes workers from all foreign countries (2005 est.) |
| MontserratMontserrat | lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.) |
| NepalNepal | severe lack of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
| North KoreaNorth Korea | estimates vary widely |
| OmanOman | about 60% of the labor force is non-national |
| PakistanPakistan | extensive export of labor, mostly to the Middle East, and use of child labor (2006 est.) |
| PanamaPanama | shortage of skilled labor, but an oversupply of unskilled labor (2006 est.) |
| Saint HelenaSaint Helena | 1,200 work offshore (1998 est.) |
| Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | more than 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2006 est.) |
| TunisiaTunisia | shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.) |
| TurkeyTurkey | about 1.2 million Turks work abroad (2006 est.) |
| United Arab EmiratesUAE | expatriates account for about 85% of the work force |
| United StatesUnited States | includes unemployed |
