Work & Labour in Low & middle income

47 indicators covering work & labour for Low & middle income.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.0% 2025 up 2.2%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.2% 2025 down 4.2%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% 2025 down 5.6%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.9% 2025 down 1.8%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.0% 2025 down 1.4%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.7% 2025 up 0.1%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% 2025 down 1.6%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% 2025 down 2.8%
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 67.0% 2025 up 2.9%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.6% 2025 up 0.4%
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.3% 2025 down 10.3%
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 44.2% 2025 up 0.3%
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 11.6% 2025 down 14.4%
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 17.0% 2025 down 4.9%
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.5% 2025 up 7.0%
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 24.0% 2025 up 3.2%
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 50.0% 2025 up 4.9%
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 41.1% 2025 up 7.5%
Employment in services (% of total employment) 44.6% 2025 up 6.5%
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 18.2% 2025 down 17.7%
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 45.0% 2025 up 1.4%
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 45.5% 2025 up 2.0%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 15.4% 2025 down 9.6%
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 55.0% 2025 down 1.1%
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 54.5% 2025 down 1.6%
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 55.8% 2025 down 0.3%
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.2% 2025 up 9.5%
Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.4% 2025 up 7.8%
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.4% 2025 up 19.1%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 13.3% 2025 down 14.5%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.7% 2025 down 14.0%
GDP per person employed 33,279 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 32.1%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.2% 2022 up 23.0%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.0% 2018 down 3.9%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 29.5% 2025 down 10.0%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 13.3% 2025 up 1.0%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 21.1% 2025 down 6.7%
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 50.8% 2025 down 1.9%
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 49.2% 2025 down 2.5%
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 53.4% 2025 down 1.0%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 58.0% 2025 down 0.5%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.7% 2025 down 1.7%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 45.2% 2025 up 1.3%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 37.0% 2025 down 2.4%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 43.7% 2025 down 3.5%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 29.8% 2025 down 0.6%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 57.6% 2019 down 3.6%