Work & Labour in Samoa

63 indicators covering work & labour for Samoa.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% 2025 down 42.7% 149th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 35.6% 2025 down 32.5% 140th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 42.5% 2025 down 22.3% 171st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 54.5% 2025 down 19.5% 177th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 28.2% 2025 down 36.3% 150th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.5% 2025 down 24.6% 165th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 57.7% 2025 down 18.2% 177th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 45.6% 2025 down 21.0% 171st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 30.7% 2025 down 25.8% 165th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 56.4% 2025 down 7.8% 152nd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 55.5% 2025 up 2.3% 121st
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 62.7% 2025 up 3.5% 107th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 51.5% 2025 up 1.7% 126th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 47.9% 2025 up 5.5% 114th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 11.9% 2025 down 16.0% 57th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 6.9% 2025 down 6.3% 50th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 8.7% 2025 down 11.8% 50th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.6% 2025 up 37.0% 86th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 18.9% 2025 up 15.9% 139th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.9% 2025 up 20.9% 134th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 74.0% 2025 up 0.7% 95th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 57.2% 2025 up 2.9% 101st
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 44.5% 2025 down 2.7% 66th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 48.5% 2025 down 1.8% 61st
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 37.3% 2025 down 5.4% 80th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 2.9% 2025 up 1.4% 116th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.6% 2025 down 0.4% 116th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 1.5% 2025 up 6.3% 119th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 21.4% 2025 down 12.6% 56th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 8.5% 2025 down 39.1% 130th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.0% 2025 down 28.1% 92nd
GDP per person employed 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 52.7% 110th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.0% 2022 down 42.3% 99th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 3.5% 2022 down 55.5% 120th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.8% 2022 down 24.3% 65th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 56.6% 2022 up 41.9% 183rd
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 31.4% 2022 up 28.8% 175th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 43.8% 2022 up 36.0% 187th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.5% 2022 up 25.9% 145th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 37.4% 2022 up 37.8% 124th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 55.5% 2022 down 9.2% 167th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.2% 2022 up 33.6% 142nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 13.4% 2022 down 29.9% 84th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 8.3% 2022 down 46.8% 113th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.3% 2022 down 8.0% 39th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 32.5% 2025 down 6.6% 44th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 27.8% 2025 up 20.4% 18th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 30.1% 2025 up 4.4% 32nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 15.9% 2025 down 40.4% 151st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 32.6% 2025 down 28.2% 122nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 24.5% 2025 down 32.4% 141st
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 41.6% 2025 down 3.0% 63rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 28.5% 2025 down 22.1% 164th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 52.5% 2025 down 16.4% 169th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 40.4% 2025 down 18.9% 163rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 35.8% 2025 down 5.8% 78th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 44.9% 2025 down 1.9% 55th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 29.0% 2022 up 32.4% 157th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 54.6% 2022 up 48.6% 157th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 41.6% 2022 up 41.5% 160th