Work & Labour in Bangladesh 346 indicators covering work & labour for Bangladesh. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Part time employment, female 54.0% 2024 up 226.8% 16th Part time employment, male 7.9% 2024 up 69.7% 81st Part time employment, total 17.5% 2024 up 115.9% 67th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 31 Co-inventions 2023 down 45.6% 59th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 42.2% 2020 down 5.6% 138th Annual working hours per worker 2,383 hours per worker 2023 up 1.0% 10th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,383 hours per worker 2023 up 1.0% 10th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 11.8% 2024 down 28.1% 59th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 3.6% 2024 down 17.8% 125th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,383 hours per worker 2023 up 1.0% 10th Incidence of part-time employment 16.52 2024 down 10.2% 84th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 7,364 2024 down 45.5% 7th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 17.43 2024 down 43.9% 55th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 4,354 2024 down 54.2% 9th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 15.43 2024 down 51.8% 55th Employees 25,988 2024 up 11.3% 13th Number of strikes and lockouts 4 2000 down 20.0% 61st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.73 2024 up 3.0% 8th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 50.93 2024 up 7.2% 4th Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 1.7 2000 down 88.3% 58th Youth employees 8,460 2024 down 14.7% 8th Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 2,284 2000 down 92.0% 56th Average monthly earnings of employees 15,516 2024 up 38.2% 37th Average monthly earnings of employees 15,516 2024 up 38.2% 35th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.302 2024 up 44.5% 66th Median monthly earnings of employees 14,000 2024 up 40.0% 34th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 11.8% 2024 down 28.1% 54th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 7.2% 2024 down 37.1% 100th Median monthly earnings of employees 14,000 2024 up 40.0% 33rd Median monthly earnings of employees 14,000 2024 up 40.0% 33rd Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 9.06 2024 up 82.3% 8th Own-account workers, total 43.7% 2016 up 1.9% 35th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,767 2024 up 0.9% 21st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 6.02 2024 down 0.8% 74th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,709 2024 up 71.5% 6th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2.47 2024 up 44.2% 56th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 185.04 2024 up 35.2% 18th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6838 2014 up 107.9% 44th Labor market, Overall 0.6256 2014 up 10.3% 58th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.8111 2014 up 4.3% 42nd Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.3762 2014 down 27.8% 80th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.4715 2014 unchanged 84th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 5.46 2024 up 3.4% 68th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,382 2024 up 153.5% 11th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 67.42 2017 up 6.0% 71st Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 69.18 2017 up 6.4% 71st Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 2.54 2017 up 17.0% 60th Informal employment 58,046 2024 up 11.9% 4th Informal employment rate 84.04 2024 down 5.9% 10th Employment outside the formal sector 48,589 2024 up 10.0% 4th Share of employment outside the formal sector 70.35 2024 down 7.5% 12th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 607.15 2024 up 36.1% 4th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 2.66 2024 up 28.1% 49th Average hourly earnings of employees 73.82 2024 up 25.3% 33rd Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 146.86 2024 up 35.1% 14th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 78.1% 2024 down 10.7% 16th Share of male workers in informal employment 78.1% 2024 down 10.7% 16th Share of workers in informal employment 84.0% 2024 down 5.9% 10th ← Previous Page 5 of 6 Next →