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DEFINITION: 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.
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1 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 78 2006
=2 NigerNiger 77 2006
=2 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 77 2006
4 VenezuelaVenezuela 76 2006
5 BoliviaBolivia 74 2006
6 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 73 2006
7 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 69 2006
=8 TanzaniaTanzania 67 2006
=8 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 67 2006
10 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 66 2006
=11 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 64 2006
=11 AngolaAngola 64 2006
=13 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 63 2006
=13 MoroccoMorocco 63 2006
=13 SpainSpain 63 2006
=16 SenegalSenegal 61 2006
=16 PeruPeru 61 2006
18 ChadChad 60 2006
=19 MauritaniaMauritania 59 2006
=19 ParaguayParaguay 59 2006
=19 GabonGabon 59 2006
=19 LatviaLatvia 59 2006
=19 IraqIraq 59 2006
=19 BurundiBurundi 59 2006
=25 EstoniaEstonia 58 2006
=25 GreeceGreece 58 2006
=25 TogoTogo 58 2006
=28 MadagascarMadagascar 57 2006
=28 SloveniaSlovenia 57 2006
=30 CameroonCameroon 56 2006
=30 FranceFrance 56 2006
=30 PanamaPanama 56 2006
=33 SudanSudan 55 2006
=33 UkraineUkraine 55 2006
=35 NorwayNorway 54 2006
=35 MoldovaMoldova 54 2006
=35 ItalyItaly 54 2006
=35 MozambiqueMozambique 54 2006
39 EgyptEgypt 53 2006
40 NepalNepal 52 2006
=41 PortugalPortugal 51 2006
=41 EcuadorEcuador 51 2006
=41 MaliMali 51 2006
=41 RomaniaRomania 51 2006
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 50.48 2006
45 CroatiaCroatia 50 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 49.21 2006
=46 TurkeyTurkey 49 2006
=46 RwandaRwanda 49 2006
=46 CambodiaCambodia 49 2006
=46 IranIran 49 2006
=50 FinlandFinland 48 2006
=50 LithuaniaLithuania 48 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 47.93 2006
52 BulgariaBulgaria 47 2006
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 46.56 2006
=53 East TimorEast Timor 46 2006
=53 AfghanistanAfghanistan 46 2006
=53 BeninBenin 46 2006
=53 DjiboutiDjibouti 46 2006
=53 TunisiaTunisia 46 2006
=53 ComorosComoros 46 2006
=59 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 45 2006
=59 AlgeriaAlgeria 45 2006
=61 IndonesiaIndonesia 44 2006
=61 Cape VerdeCape Verde 44 2006
=61 RussiaRussia 44 2006
=61 GermanyGermany 44 2006
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 43.95 2006
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 43.44 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 43.36 2006
=65 PakistanPakistan 43 2006
=65 SwedenSweden 43 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 42.27 2006
=67 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 42 2006
=67 NetherlandsNetherlands 42 2006
=67 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 42 2006
=67 BrazilBrazil 42 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 41.88 2006
=71 GuineaGuinea 41 2006
=71 ArgentinaArgentina 41 2006
=71 IndiaIndia 41 2006
=71 South AfricaSouth Africa 41 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 41 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 39.8 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 39.71 2006
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 39.33 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 39.07 2006
=75 SlovakiaSlovakia 39 2006
=75 PhilippinesPhilippines 39 2006
=75 BhutanBhutan 39 2006
=78 AlbaniaAlbania 38 2006
=78 MexicoMexico 38 2006
=78 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 38 2006
=78 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 38 2006
=82 AustriaAustria 37 2006
=82 VietnamVietnam 37 2006
=82 LaosLaos 37 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 36.73 2006
85 HondurasHonduras 36 2006
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 35.81 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 35.55 2006
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 35.4 2006
=86 LesothoLesotho 35 2006
=86 OmanOman 35 2006
=88 SeychellesSeychelles 34 2006
=88 MongoliaMongolia 34 2006
=88 GuatemalaGuatemala 34 2006
=88 GhanaGhana 34 2006
=88 HungaryHungary 34 2006
=88 ZimbabweZimbabwe 34 2006
=88 UzbekistanUzbekistan 34 2006
=88 South KoreaSouth Korea 34 2006
=88 EthiopiaEthiopia 34 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 33.5 2006
=97 PolandPoland 33 2006
=97 YemenYemen 33 2006
=97 IrelandIreland 33 2006
=97 VanuatuVanuatu 33 2006
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 32.51 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 32.5 2006
=101 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 32 2006
=101 Costa RicaCosta Rica 32 2006
=103 IcelandIceland 31 2006
=103 UruguayUruguay 31 2006
=103 ArmeniaArmenia 31 2006
=103 TajikistanTajikistan 31 2006
=107 SyriaSyria 30 2006
=107 MauritiusMauritius 30 2006
=107 BangladeshBangladesh 30 2006
110 JapanJapan 29 2006
=111 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 28 2006
=111 KenyaKenya 28 2006
=111 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 28 2005
=114 NamibiaNamibia 27 2006
=114 Sri LankaSri Lanka 27 2006
=114 BelarusBelarus 27 2006
=114 The GambiaThe Gambia 27 2006
=114 JordanJordan 27 2006
=114 IsraelIsrael 27 2006
=114 ColombiaColombia 27 2006
=121 NicaraguaNicaragua 24 2006
=121 HaitiHaiti 24 2006
=121 ChileChile 24 2006
=121 ChinaChina 24 2006
=121 LebanonLebanon 24 2006
=121 El SalvadorEl Salvador 24 2006
=127 KazakhstanKazakhstan 23 2006
=127 ZambiaZambia 23 2006
=127 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 23 2006
=127 SurinameSuriname 23 2006
=131 GuyanaGuyana 21 2006
=131 GrenadaGrenada 21 2006
=131 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 21 2006
=131 FijiFiji 21 2006
=131 NigeriaNigeria 21 2006
=131 MalawiMalawi 21 2006
=137 BelgiumBelgium 20 2006
=137 EritreaEritrea 20 2006
=137 United Arab EmiratesUAE 20 2006
=137 BotswanaBotswana 20 2006
141 ThailandThailand 18 2006
=142 KiribatiKiribati 17 2006
=142 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 17 2006
=142 DenmarkDenmark 17 2006
=142 DominicaDominica 17 2006
=142 SwazilandSwaziland 17 2006
147 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 14 2006
=148 KuwaitKuwait 13 2006
=148 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 13 2006
=148 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 13 2006
151 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 11 2006
=152 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 10 2006
=152 SamoaSamoa 10 2006
=152 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 10 2006
=152 BelizeBelize 10 2006
=152 MalaysiaMalaysia 10 2006
=157 TongaTonga 7 2006
=157 UgandaUganda 7 2006
=157 New ZealandNew Zealand 7 2006
=157 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 7 2006
=157 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 7 2006
=157 GeorgiaGeorgia 7 2006
=163 JamaicaJamaica 4 2006
=163 PalauPalau 4 2006
=163 CanadaCanada 4 2006
166 AustraliaAustralia 3 2006

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0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 172

Interesting observations about Labor > Rigidity of employment index

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Hot countries in 2006.
  • Spain ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Europe in 2006.
  • Niger ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Venezuela ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Tanzania ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Former British colonies in 2006.
  • Latvia ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Cold countries in 2006.
  • Bolivia ranked third for rigidity of employment index amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Greece ranked second for rigidity of employment index amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • France ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
  • Peru ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Religious countries in 2006.
  • Sao Tome and Principe ranked first for rigidity of employment index amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
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