Work & Labour in OECD members

87 indicators covering work & labour for OECD members.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% 2025 up 3.7%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% 2025 up 1.0%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% 2025 up 5.0%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% 2025 up 1.1%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% 2025 up 2.8%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.8% 2025 up 6.6%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% 2025 up 1.3%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.6% 2025 up 3.7%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% 2025 down 1.2%
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% 2025 up 4.7%
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 down 9.0%
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 64.3% 2025 up 3.8%
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.1% 2025 up 1.2%
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 21.7% 2025 down 4.5%
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 30.1% 2025 down 3.7%
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.2% 2025 down 3.3%
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.3% 2025 down 29.4%
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.8% 2025 down 24.3%
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 down 32.7%
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 84.5% 2025 up 1.5%
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 82.0% 2025 up 1.9%
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 87.5% 2025 up 0.8%
Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.0% 2025 up 2.8%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.0% 2025 down 22.2%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.5%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.0%
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 15.5% 2025 down 7.4%
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 18.0% 2025 down 8.0%
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 12.5% 2025 down 5.3%
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.5% 2025 down 7.1%
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.0% 2025 up 3.1%
GDP per person employed 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.1%
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2025 down 27.7%
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.8% 2025 down 27.9%
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 27.0%
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% 2025 down 0.8%
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.0% 2025 up 4.5%
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.1% 2025 up 1.6%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.7% 2025 up 4.6%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.5% 2025 up 1.3%
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.3% 2025 up 5.0%
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% 2025 up 2.8%
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.8% 2025 down 22.1%
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.2%
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 down 20.2%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 14.4% 2025 down 15.6%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 10.9% 2025 down 2.9%
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.6% 2025 down 10.4%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 38.9% 2025 up 8.5%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 44.6% 2025 up 4.7%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.5% 2025 up 5.8%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 65.0% 2025 up 0.9%
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 57.6% 2025 up 3.1%
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 6.7%
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 13.2% 2025 down 7.7%
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 12.0% 2025 down 7.5%
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% 2025 up 6.4%
Unemployment with basic education 9.2% 2024 down 37.2%
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.4% 2024 down 39.7%
Unemployment with intermediate education 7.2% 2024 down 35.9%