Work & Labour in Pacific island small states 44 indicators covering work & labour for Pacific island small states. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.9% 2025 up 0.3% 16th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 67.3% 2025 down 0.5% 27th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.8% 2025 down 1.4% 29th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.7% 2025 up 1.1% 28th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.8% 2025 down 0.4% 12th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 54.0% 2025 down 1.4% 9th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.5% 2025 up 0.9% 14th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.6% 2025 down 1.1% 12th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.5% 2025 down 1.8% 12th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 74.6% 2025 up 3.0% 25th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 25.0% 2025 up 2.5% 1st Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 46.5% 2025 up 2.3% 30th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 32.0% 2025 up 4.7% 1st Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 5.8% 2025 down 15.1% 46th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 14.2% 2025 down 1.0% 44th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 10.7% 2025 down 5.2% 44th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 55.1% 2025 up 3.7% 25th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 47.3% 2025 up 6.8% 21st Employment in services (% of total employment) 50.6% 2025 up 5.6% 21st Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 41.7% 2025 up 5.6% 1st Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.5% 2025 up 3.9% 27th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 39.5% 2025 up 0.1% 31st Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 12.5% 2025 down 6.4% 29th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.6% 2025 down 3.4% 45th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 9.4% 2025 down 5.0% 42nd Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 53.5% 2025 down 1.9% 18th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 48.5% 2025 down 3.8% 21st Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 60.5% 2025 down 0.0% 17th Employers, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 5.5% 47th Employers, male (% of male employment) 2.1% 2025 down 2.5% 47th Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.3% 2025 down 10.6% 41st GDP per person employed 18,576 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 5.6% 35th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 19.1% 2025 up 1.8% 32nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) 23.0% 2025 down 5.9% 33rd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of) 15.4% 2025 up 16.0% 17th Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 51.8% 2025 down 1.8% 17th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 46.5% 2025 down 3.9% 20th Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 59.2% 2025 up 0.2% 17th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 62.4% 2025 down 1.3% 12th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 73.1% 2025 down 1.9% 7th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 51.7% 2025 up 0.1% 16th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 45.0% 2025 up 0.2% 12th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% 2025 down 1.2% 7th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 39.6% 2025 up 1.9% 12th