Work & Labour in Pakistan 1,198 indicators covering work & labour for Pakistan. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Part time employment, total 25.7% 2021 down 8.4% 40th Patents - international collaboration in technology development 58 Co-inventions 2023 down 47.7% 51st Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 49.1% 2020 up 6.5% 76th Annual working hours per worker 2,471 hours per worker 2023 up 3.8% 5th Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 2,471 hours per worker 2023 up 3.8% 5th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 14.4% 2025 down 6.9% 38th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 7.0% 2025 up 95.0% 59th Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 2,471 hours per worker 2023 up 3.8% 5th Incidence of part-time employment 12.21 2025 down 10.0% 97th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 20,217 2025 up 16.7% 2nd Legislation on sexual harassment in employment, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 31.79 2025 down 6.2% 12th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 13,211 2025 up 15.2% 2nd NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 28.52 2025 down 6.2% 14th Employees 32,982 2025 up 51.5% 9th Unemployment of previously employed persons 623.27 2025 up 111.0% 25th Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Number of strikes and lockouts 17 2003 down 32.0% 41st Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 46.77 2025 down 0.6% 7th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 48.86 2025 down 0.3% 10th Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,703 2025 up 164.9% 1st Number of workers involved in strikes and lockouts 1.26 2003 down 91.8% 61st Youth employees 12,810 2025 up 38.9% 3rd Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 7,183 2003 down 97.9% 40th Average monthly earnings of employees 26,628 2025 up 71.9% 33rd Average monthly earnings of employees 26,628 2025 up 71.9% 31st Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.23 2025 down 42.1% 86th Median monthly earnings of employees 25,980 2025 up 116.5% 27th Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 14.4% 2025 down 6.9% 35th Female share of employment in senior and middle management 9.6% 2025 up 142.5% 99th Median monthly earnings of employees 25,980 2025 up 116.5% 26th Median monthly earnings of employees 25,980 2025 up 116.5% 26th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 4.83 2024 up 9.5% 36th Own-account workers, total 36.1% 2016 up 2.5% 51st Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,340 2025 up 29.5% 6th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 7.34 2025 up 84.0% 60th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 322.71 2025 up 32.4% 27th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 0.416 2025 down 5.7% 85th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 1 2014 unchanged 1st Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.8971 2014 unchanged 7th Labor market, Overall 0.8016 2014 down 0.4% 15th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.9051 2014 unchanged 28th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.6881 2014 down 2.1% 35th Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.5839 2014 unchanged 69th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 57.74 2025 down 3.5% 78th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 58.87 2025 down 3.6% 79th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 1.92 2025 down 4.0% 73rd Informal employment 68,857 2025 up 50.6% 3rd Informal employment rate 88.69 2025 up 7.2% 6th Employment outside the formal sector 63,448 2025 up 49.2% 3rd Share of employment outside the formal sector 81.72 2025 up 6.2% 4th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 107.88 2025 down 29.1% 25th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 0.379 2025 down 46.2% 76th Average hourly earnings of employees 139.22 2025 up 78.2% 27th Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 87.4% 2025 up 9.3% 6th Share of male workers in informal employment 87.4% 2025 up 9.3% 6th Share of workers in informal employment 88.7% 2025 up 7.2% 6th Share of female workers in informal employment 92.7% 2025 up 0.5% 6th Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 88.7% 2025 up 7.2% 6th Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 88.7% 2025 up 7.2% 7th ← Previous Page 5 of 20 Next →