Population employment ratio
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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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