Work & Labour in Fiji 255 indicators covering work & labour for Fiji. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 36.0% 2025 down 11.3% 44th Share of male vs. female employment in services 48.8% 2025 up 8.8% 107th Employment rate, men vs. women 73.1% 2025 down 1.0% 43rd Employment rate 54.1% 2025 down 2.9% 121st Youth unemployment rate 15.2% 2025 up 3.9% 78th Population by labor force status 250,349 people 2025 down 8.0% 159th Employee compensation as share of government spending 27.7% 2023 down 14.2% 68th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 30.93 2025 down 10.9% 78th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.1% 2020 up 26.2% 62nd Female labor force by age 4,600 people 2024 up 27.9% 156th Labor force participation rate by age 38.9% 2024 up 2.3% 91st Female labor force participation rate by age 28.0% 2024 down 2.3% 127th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 15.1% 2024 up 4.8% 79th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.1% 103rd Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0005 units per square kilometre 2023 up 0.1% 126th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.7329 units per square kilometre 2023 up 2.3% 124th Employment by status 65.6% 2024 up 15.5% 98th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 65.6% 2024 up 15.5% 98th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0455 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.3% 93rd Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0455 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.3% 92nd Employment 319.04 2024 down 7.3% 135th Cases of fatal occupational injury 100 1994 up 6.4% 41st Annual growth of GDP per employed person 2.4% 2025 down 53.9% 61st Unemployment with basic education 3.6% 2024 down 0.2% 94th Unemployment with basic education, male 3.4% 2024 up 2.5% 89th Unemployment with intermediate education 7.1% 2024 down 17.6% 52nd Unemployment with basic education, female 4.3% 2024 down 1.6% 91st Unemployment with advanced education 5.0% 2024 up 240.4% 59th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 9.4% 2024 down 21.9% 42nd SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.18 2024 down 17.9% 42nd Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.18 score 2024 down 17.9% 42nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 20.8% 2024 up 8.9% 38th Unemployment with intermediate education, male 5.6% 2024 down 16.2% 53rd Labor force with basic education, female 22.9% 2024 down 32.9% 97th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 26.9% 2024 down 1.6% 31st Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 15.3% 2024 up 34.3% 37th Labor force with basic education, male 66.1% 2024 down 15.7% 51st Labor force with basic education 46.7% 2024 down 18.7% 68th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 38.7% 2024 down 18.6% 111th Labor force with intermediate education, male 70.9% 2024 down 21.6% 78th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 53.9% 2024 down 21.7% 111th Unemployment with advanced education, male 4.5% 2024 up 338.0% 55th Labor force with advanced education, male 87.1% 2024 down 8.6% 27th Labor force with advanced education 79.9% 2024 down 13.2% 46th Labor force with advanced education, female 72.2% 2024 down 16.8% 79th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 35.2% 2024 down 6.9% 146th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 68.1% 2024 down 5.7% 80th Unemployment with advanced education, female 5.6% 2024 up 162.9% 56th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.9% 2024 down 6.1% 133rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 27.1% 2024 down 13.2% 110th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 35.1% 2024 down 13.4% 92nd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 18.0% 2024 down 14.6% 124th Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 45.2% 2020 up 5.1% 105th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 6.0% 2024 down 12.0% 131st Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 5.4% 2024 down 13.5% 85th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 45.26 2024 down 9.3% 97th 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 24.83 2024 up 12.8% 26th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 25.52 2024 down 11.8% 95th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 20.79 2024 up 11.3% 35th ← Previous Page 4 of 5 Next →