Work & Labour in Least developed countries: UN classification 44 indicators covering work & labour for Least developed countries: UN classification. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.7% 2025 up 0.6% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.2% 2025 down 0.3% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% 2025 down 1.4% — Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.6% 2025 up 1.1% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% 2025 up 0.4% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% 2025 down 2.2% — Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% 2025 up 3.6% — Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% 2025 down 0.7% — Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% 2025 down 1.6% — Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% 2025 up 1.9% — Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 13.5% 2025 up 0.7% — Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 24.3% 2025 down 0.1% — Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 19.1% 2025 down 15.4% — Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2025 down 16.2% — Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 15.4% 2025 up 2.5% — Employment in industry (% of total employment) 12.2% 2025 down 3.6% — Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 31.3% 2025 up 7.8% — Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 34.9% 2025 up 8.4% — Employment in services (% of total employment) 33.3% 2025 up 8.1% — Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 26.9% 2025 down 24.5% — Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 29.0% 2025 down 4.3% — Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 17.9% 2025 up 12.3% — Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 10.3% 2025 down 11.4% — Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 10.0% 2025 up 1.4% — Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.8% 2025 down 5.6% — Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 75.7% 2025 up 0.0% — Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 71.0% 2025 up 1.9% — Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 82.1% 2025 down 2.3% — Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.9% 2025 up 15.7% — Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 up 11.3% — Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.6% 2025 up 36.6% — GDP per person employed 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 15.7% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 23.5% 2025 down 5.2% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 30.2% 2025 down 11.7% — Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 16.8% 2025 up 9.0% — Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 72.8% 2025 down 0.5% — Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 67.2% 2025 up 1.4% — Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 80.5% 2025 down 2.9% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 60.6% 2025 down 0.5% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.4% 2025 down 1.8% — Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.2% 2025 up 1.3% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.4% 2025 up 0.5% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% 2025 down 2.7% — Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 41.7% 2025 up 4.7% —