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Population employment ratio (Male)

Population employment ratio (Female)

The employment-population ratio is many American economists’ favorite gauge of the American jobs picture. According to Paul Ashworth, chief North American economist for Capital Economics, “The employment population ratio is the best measure of labor market conditions.” This is a statistical ratio that measures the proportion of the country’s working-age population (ages 15 to 64 in most OECD countries) that is employed. This includes people that have stopped looking for work. The International Labour Organization states that a person is considered employed if they have worked at least 1 hour in “gainful” employment in the most recent week.

Country
Employment
Ratio Male
Employment
Ratio Female
Niger
91.1
66.6
United Arab Emirates
90.7
39.3
Burkina Faso
87.7
75.5
Ethiopia
86.7
64.8
Honduras
85.9
52
Somalia
85.8
53.6
Sierra Leone
85.5
51.1
Qatar
85.3
34.8
Guinea
85.1
76.8
Tanzania
84.5
82.7
Burundi
83.6
83.5
Guinea-Bissau
83.4
55.3
Kuwait
83.3
48.9
Bahrain
83.2
27.4
Myanmar
83.2
66
Angola
83
67.5
Uganda
82.9
78.1
Madagascar
82.7
73.9
Bangladesh
82.6
50
Equatorial Guinea
81.9
46.5
Congo
81.7
55.7
Eritrea
81.2
52.7
Afghanistan
81.1
33.8
Togo
81.1
45.7
Central African Republic
80.9
64.4
Malawi
80.9
78.1
Syrian Arab Republic
80.9
31
Bolivia
80.8
58.9
Guatemala
80.4
32.5
Cote d’Ivoire
80.2
35.2
Congo
79.9
52.2
Iceland
79.8
68.8
Nicaragua
79.8
33.1
Thailand
79.7
65.2
Timor Leste
79.7
53.4
Comoros
79.2
52.6
Zambia
79.2
60
Lao People’s Democratic Repbulic
79
53.5
Pakistan
79
30.2
Solomon Islands
79
51.9
China
78.9
66.8
Cambodia
78.8
73.2
Gambia
78.7
54.3
Haiti
78.7
51.2
Malaysia
78.4
45.2
Paraguay
78.4
58.4
Zimbabwe
78.1
61.2
Benin
77.9
49
Guyana
77.7
37.9
India
77.7
32.2
Ecuador
77.5
53.6
Indonesia
77.5
44.3
Nigeria
77.2
41.9
Mauritania
77.1
50.2
Mexico
77.1
38.7
Costa Rica
76.9
41.9
Philippines
76.9
51.6
Belize
76.7
36.3
Vietnam
76.6
70.3
Saudi Arabia
76.4
17
Mali
76.2
64.8
Fiji
76
48.8
Liberia
75.8
49.6
Mozambique
75.8
77.8
Brunei
75.5
41.6
Peru
75.5
53
Bhutan
75.4
43.4
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
75.3
31
Mauritius
75
36.4
Rwanda
74.7
72.1
Cameroon
74.3
47.6
Oman
74.2
21
Colombia
73.9
52.9
North Korea
73.8
46.2
Lebanon
73.6
30.3
Senegal
73.5
50.7
Trinidad and Tobago
73.2
43.1
Brazil
73
49.8
Dominican Republic
73
32.7
Panama
73
44.7
Uruguay
73
51.4
Papua New Guinea
72.9
69.8
Nepal
72.8
43.7
Singapore
72.7
48
Sri Lanka
72.7
31.6
Barbados
72.6
57.2
Cuba
72.4
42.8
Switzerland
72.3
58.1
Macau SAR
72
59.5
Morocco
71.6
23.7
Argentina
71.5
49
Mongolia
71.3
46.9
Venezuela
71.2
48
New Zealand
71
58.7
South Korea
70.8
48.8
Chad
70.6
60.1
Maldives
70.6
48.6
Kazakhstan
70.2
59.9
Norway
70
61.7
Japan
69.9
46.2
United States
69.5
57
Netherlands
69.1
53
Jamaica
69
45.4
Cape Verde
68.8
31
Algeria
68.7
30.7
El Salvador
68.7
46.3
Gabon
68.7
49.8
Ireland
68.7
51.9
Egypt
68.6
15.1
Ghana
68.5
62.8
Turkey
68.5
25
Jordan
68.2
23.9
Kenya
68.2
58.2
Kyrgyzstan
68
50
Iran
67.6
33.7
Canada
67.5
57.2
Yemen
67.2
26
Azerbaijan
67
56
Cyprus
66.8
50.8
Denmark
66.5
55.7
Australia
66.4
53.6
Hong Kong SAR
66.1
51.4
Portugal
65.7
51.3
United Kingdom
65.6
53
Tunisia
65.4
24.1
Chile
65.3
33.6
Sudan
65.3
20.9
Turkmenistan
65.2
54.3
Georgia
65
43
Bahamas
64.6
57.2
Uzbekistan
64.6
51
Malta
64.5
32.3
Czech Republic
63.5
47.4
Spain
63.2
39.7
Sweden
63.1
55.7
Slovenia
63
50.4
Russian Federation
62.9
50.8
Austria
62.7
47.9
Moldova
61.9
49.9
Netherlands Antilles
61.6
42.4
Luxembourg
61.3
42.1
Greece
61.1
38.3
Finland
60.5
52.3
South Africa
60.3
31.4
Albania
60
41.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
59.5
51.6
Estonia
59.5
48.6
Slovakia
59.3
44.6
Ukraine
59.3
46.4
Serbia and Montenegro
59.2
42.6
Suriname
58.9
27.1
Lithuania
58.2
47.6
Latvia
58.1
45.2
Germany
58
45.7
Belarus
57.5
47.7
Italy
57.5
34.5
Romania
56.9
46.4
Swaziland
56.9
22.5
Iraq
56.8
13.4
Belgium
55.6
39.9
France
55.6
43.2
Tajikistan
55.1
41.1
Guadeloupe
55
41.9
Armenia
54.8
43.5
Botswana
54.7
33.5
Israel
54
45.7
Martinique
53.1
41.8
Hungary
52.9
39.3
Poland
52.9
39.9
Croatia
52.7
38.3
Puerto Rico
52.3
34.1
Lesotho
52.2
24.8
Palestinian Territory, Occupied
48
8.3
Bulgaria
46.6
36.3
Namibia
46.1
29.6
Macedoni
40.8
25.3

Source: Data.un.org & Vividmaps.com

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