Work & Labour in OECD members

88 indicators covering work & labour for OECD members.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% 2025 up 3.7% 18th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% 2025 up 4.7% 17th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% 2025 up 3.7% 7th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% 2025 up 1.3% 8th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% 2025 up 6.6% 10th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% 2025 up 2.8% 19th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% 2025 up 1.1% 19th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% 2025 up 5.0% 12th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% 2025 down 1.2% 38th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% 2025 up 1.0% 29th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 82.0% 2025 up 1.9% 6th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.0% 32nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 84.5% 2025 up 1.5% 6th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 1.9% 2025 down 32.7% 40th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.8% 2025 down 24.3% 41st
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 1.3% 2025 down 29.4% 41st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 11.2% 2025 down 3.3% 30th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 30.1% 2025 down 3.7% 15th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 21.7% 2025 down 4.5% 27th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 86.1% 2025 up 1.2% 5th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 64.3% 2025 up 3.8% 4th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.0% 2025 up 2.8% 5th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 87.5% 2025 up 0.8% 7th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.0% 2025 down 22.2% 33rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.5% 30th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 15.5% 2025 down 7.4% 42nd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 18.0% 2025 down 8.0% 42nd
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 12.5% 2025 down 5.3% 41st
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.0% 2025 up 3.1% 32nd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.5% 2025 down 7.1% 31st
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.8% 2025 down 9.0% 28th
GDP per person employed 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 9.1% 6th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2025 down 27.7% 21st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.8% 2025 down 27.9% 11th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 27.0% 16th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.0% 2025 up 4.5% 4th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% 2025 down 0.8% 16th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.1% 2025 up 1.6% 13th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 51.5% 2025 up 1.3% 8th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.7% 2025 up 4.6% 3rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.3% 2025 up 5.0% 7th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.2% 2025 up 2.8% 3rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 11.6% 2025 down 23.2% 17th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.3% 2025 down 20.2% 18th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.8% 2025 down 22.1% 26th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 12.6% 2025 down 10.4% 41st
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 10.9% 2025 down 2.9% 40th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 14.4% 2025 down 15.6% 41st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 38.9% 2025 up 8.5% 14th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 12.0% 2025 down 7.5% 42nd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 13.2% 2025 down 7.7% 42nd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 10.5% 2025 down 6.7% 41st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 44.6% 2025 up 4.7% 18th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 41.8% 2025 up 6.4% 17th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 57.6% 2025 up 3.1% 29th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.5% 2025 up 5.8% 18th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 65.0% 2025 up 0.9% 38th
Unemployment with basic education 9.2% 2024 down 37.2% 8th
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.4% 2024 down 39.7% 8th
Unemployment with intermediate education 7.2% 2024 down 35.9% 10th