The World's Workforce

the world's workforce EXAMINING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THOSE EMPLOYED Who exactly is working around the globe in 2010 and how has it changed since 2005? Overall the employment rate of most countries has decreased, but there are more women and people 55-64 years old working than ever before. COUNTRY (RANKING) % of working ege population employed % of female working age population employed Highest 25-54 Fmployment Rate Owest Overn % of 15-24 age population employed % of 25-54 age population employed % of 55-64 age population employed SWEDEN (6) 73 70 39 85 71 CZECH REPUBLIC (19) 65 56 25 82 47 SPAIN (29) 59 53 27 70 44 DENMARK (5) 73 71 58 83 58 SLOVENIA (16) 66 63 34 84 35 ESTONIA (24) 61 61 26 75 54 SLOVAK REPUBLIC (32) 59 52 21 76 41 FINLAND (14) 68 67 41 82 56 2010 PORTUGAL (17), 66 61 29 79 49 employment worldwide FRANCE (21) 64 60 31 82 40 POLAND (31) 59 53 26 77 34 GERMANY (11) 71 66 46 82 58 OECD* TOTAL (20) 65 57 40 75 54 GREECE (28) 60 48 20 73 42 NORWAY (3) 75 73 52 85 69 HUNGARY (34) 55 51 18 73 34 Lowest 15-24 Employment Rate NEW ZEALAND (8) 72 67 50 80 73 Highe omen ooloymenate est 55-64 Employment Rate ICELAND (1) 79 77 62 84 81 Highest Overal Rate the best & the worst Amore in-depth look at the top and bottom ten countries and where the USA falls 1. ICELAND 2. SWITZERLAND 3. NORWAY Of that 79% Employed: Of that 79% Employed: Of that 75% Employed: 220% 23% are 15-24 19% of ap e 15-24 B 15-24 75% years of age 79% 79% 29%0 yen ol spe 31%0 of age 2554 of working aae population are employed of working age population are mployed of working age population are mployed yes of age 2R00n of ape 250% ss44 ye of age veaa of ane Growth or decline over five years 1 1.4 of working population 1 1.9 of working females Growth or decline over five years 1-5.5 of working population + -4.2 of working females + -9.5 of working 15-24 year olds + -4.5 of working 25-54 year olds + -4.3 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years 1 0.2 of working population 1 1.3 of working females + -0.9 of working 15-24 year olds 1 1.5 of working 25-54 year olds 77% 72% 73% of famale working ape population are, employed + 1.8 of working 15-24 year olds of femele working age population are of female working eoe population are empleyed + 0.9 of working 25-54 year olds + 3.2 of working 55-64 year olds + 1.0 of working 55-64 year olds 4. NETHERLANDS 5. DENMARK 6. SWEDEN Of that 75% Employed: Of that 73% Employed. Of that 73% Employed: 21% 1524 31% 14% ae 15-24 yearn of age are 15-24 yearn of ape years of age 75% 73% 73% of working age population are employed are 25-4 31%0 n of spe of working age populaton ae mployed ae 25-54 years of ape "n 254 32%0 ys of age of working age mployed 20% 4 27% 44 yearn of ape years of age Growth or decline over five years + 3.2 of working population + 5.3 of working females 1 1.3 of working 15-24 year olds 1 3.1 of working 25-54 year olds + 9.3 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years I -2.5 of working population + -0.8 of working females + -4.2 of working 15-24 year olds + -1.3 of working 25-54 year olds + -1.9 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years I -1.3 of working population + -1.5 of working females + -4.8 of working 15-24 year olds 1 1.1 of working 25-54 year olds + 1.0 of working 55-64 year olds 69% 71% 70% of female working of lemale working of lemare working 7. AUSTRALIA 8. NEW ZEALAND 9. AUSTRIA Of that 72% Employed: Of that 72% Employed: Of that 72% Employed: 220, 15-24 yean of ape 21%% ol ape a 15-24 a 1524 72% 72% 72% 28% ol of working age population are employed of working age population are employed of working age yean of ape yeara of age mployed 21% nfaga 26% Growth or decline over five years 1 0.9 of working population 1 1.6 of working females + -2.6 of working 15-24 year olds 1 0.7 of working 25-54 year olds +7.1 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years + -2.0 of working population + -0.9 of working females + -6.3 of working 15-24 year olds + -1.6 of working 25-54 year olds 1 3.8 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years + 3.1 of working population 1 4.4 of working females 1 0.5 of working 15-24 year olds + 1.6 of working 25-54 year olds + 10.6 of working 55-64 year olds 66% 67% of female working age population are empleyed 66% of female working age population are employed of femele working ege population are employed 10. CANADA 15. UNITED STATES 26. MEXICO Of that 72% Employed: Of that 67% Employed: Of that 60% Employed: 17% 15 28% 4 20% 15% a15-24 ) ys of ag 72% yean of ape years of age 67% 60% 30% n of sg 250% 25s4 O yes of age are 25-4 of working age population are of working age population are employed of working age population are employed years of age 220 544 20% years of age Growth or decline over five years I -0.9 of working population Growth or decline over five years + -2.3 of working population Growth or decline over five years 1 0.8 of working population 1 2.5 of working females + -1.0 of working 15-24 year olds + 1.2 of working 25-54 year olds + 1.9 of working 55-64 year olds 69% 62% 44% 0.6 of working females + -2.7 of working 15-24 year olds + -0.8 of working 25-54 year olds + 3.6 of working 55-64 year olds -3.2 of working females + -7.7 of working 15-24 year olds + -1.3 of working 25-54 year olds +O of working 55-64 year olds of female working oe ponulation are employed apulening pe population ace employed age employed 27. ISRAEL 28. GREECE 29. SPAIN Of that 60% Employed: Of that 60% Employed: Of that 59% Employed: 12% 10% 28% mf sg an 15-24 veari of age are 15-24 yean of age years of age 60% 60% 59% 32% ae 2584 of working age populon a yeara of age of working age years of age population an employed population ae 2200 n of sge 19% 18% ol a are 55-4 years of age Growth or decline over five years + 3.5 of working population 1 4.4 of working females + 0.4 of working 15-24 year olds 1 3.3 of working 25-54 year olds + 7.4 of working 55-64 yera olds Growth or decline over five years + -0.5 of working population + 2.0 of working females + -4.6 of working 15-24 year olds + -0.7 of working 25-54 year olds t 0.7 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years + -4.9 of working population 1 1.1 of working females + -14.5 of working 15-24 year olds + -4.8 of working 25-54 year olds t 0.5 of working 55-64 year olds 57% 48% 53% of female working age population are employed of female working age population are employed of female working age population are employed 30. CHILE 31. POLAND 32. SLOVAK REPUBLIC Of that 59% Employed: Of that 59% Employed: Of that 59% Employed: 11% are 15-24 years of age year of ape yean of ape 59% 59% 59% ae 2554 of working age population are employed of working ape population are employed of working age population are employed yean of age years of age of age 21% 4 15% 1700 of ap yean of ape yea of age Growth or decline over five years + 4.9 of working population 1 8.7 of working females 1 5.1 of working 15-24 year olds + 4.6 of working 25-54 year olds + 7.0 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years 1 6.3 of working population 1 6.0 of working females + 5.4 of working 15-24 year olds + 7.6 of working 25-54 year olds 1 4.9 of working 55-64 year olds Growth or decline over five years 1 1.1 of working population + 1.4 of working females + -5.1 of working 15-24 year olds 1 0.5 of working 25-54 year olds 1 10.2 of working 55-64 year olds 47% 53% 52% of female working ape population are employed of female working age populatian are employed of female working age population are 33. ITALY 34. HUNGARY 35. TURKEY Of that 57% Employed: Of that 55 % Employed: Of that 46% Employed: ae 15-24 years of age 12% yean of ape years of ape 57% 55% 46% of working aae population are amployed of working age population ar mployed 220% 25s4 0 years of age 3Z0 yan of age years of age panulerio mploved 16% 15% 12% are 5544 years of ape yearn of age years of ape Growth or decline over five years + 1.9 of working population + 3.9 of working females + -0.2 of working 15-24 year olds 1 2.4 of working 25-54 year olds Growth or decline over five years +-0.6 of working population Growth or decline over five years + -1.5 of working population + -0.4 of working females + -3.5 of working 15-24 year olds + -1.2 of working 25-54 year olds t 1.4 of working 55-64 year olds 46% 51% 26% + 0.8 of working females +-5.0 of working 15-24 year olds +-1.1 of working 25-54 year olds + 5.2 of working 55-64 year olds of female working age population are employed of female working age population an employed of female working age population are employed + 1.6 of working 55-64 year olds *ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) SOURCES: OECD EMPLOYMENT, LABOUR MARKET, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL STATISTICS BELGIUM 72 66 54 84 42 CANADA (10) 72 69 55 81 58 08 sz LS 29 19 08 19 99 UNITED STAT ES (15) 67 62 45 75 60 CHILE (30) 59 47 31 72 58 AUSTRIA (9) UNITED 70 65 51 80 57 AUSTRALIA (7) KINGDOM est 2 A Employme Lowest an Emplovment Rat est .54 Employment TURKEY (35) 1 26 30 Employment Rate SWITZERLANI Highest OveralI E t Rate IRELAND (25) 60 56 31 71 51 ISRAEL (27) 60 57 27 74 6 ITALY (331 37 57 46 21 82 40 60 44 43 70 55 63 53 23 74 61- KOREA (22) JAPAN (13) 70 60 39 80 65 (81) Đanogwa so EXICO(26) ost 15-24 Employment Rate NETHERLAN