Work & Labour in Syria 64 indicators covering work & labour for Syria. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 8.2% 2025 down 13.7% 181st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.0% 2025 down 7.4% 129th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 36.9% 2025 down 2.1% 182nd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.4% 2025 down 2.7% 161st Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 20.7% 2025 up 2.7% 183rd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 23.8% 2025 down 9.8% 172nd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 13.6% 2025 up 0.2% 183rd Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 64.1% 2025 down 2.5% 165th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 38.9% 2025 down 1.9% 180th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 12.7% 2025 down 0.0% 183rd Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 57.6% 2025 down 0.4% 116th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 53.8% 2025 up 0.9% 85th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 76.6% 2025 up 1.5% 77th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 54.2% 2025 down 1.0% 120th Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 85.2% 2025 up 2.3% 55th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 16.3% 2025 down 0.9% 43rd Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 7.1% 2025 up 17.2% 49th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 8.5% 2025 up 11.8% 52nd Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 6.9% 2025 down 7.1% 144th Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.4% 2025 down 4.8% 67th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 25.2% 2025 down 5.1% 44th Employment in services (% of total employment) 58.5% 2025 up 1.3% 96th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 42.4% 2025 up 0.6% 71st Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 45.8% 2025 up 1.2% 67th Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 23.4% 2025 down 4.5% 110th Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.6% 2025 down 12.6% 84th Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.1% 2025 down 12.0% 98th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.7% 2025 down 23.7% 158th Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 50.9% 2025 down 0.7% 8th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 29.5% 2025 down 6.0% 18th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 33.1% 2025 down 4.9% 17th GDP per person employed 20,776 constant 2021 PPP $ 2022 down 38.9% 129th Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 14.9% 2011 up 28.1% 13th Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 10.4% 2011 up 26.6% 23rd Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 37.1% 2011 up 45.2% 1st Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.8% 2011 down 30.6% 190th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.2% 2011 down 14.5% 92nd Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 43.4% 2011 down 18.1% 188th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 9.1% 2009 down 58.5% 168th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.5% 2009 down 23.0% 73rd Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 20.8% 2011 down 18.8% 192nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.6% 2009 down 31.8% 138th Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 35.8% 2011 up 36.0% 8th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 16.4% 2010 down 23.2% 53rd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 43.5% 2010 up 11.8% 8th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 34.4% 2025 up 11.8% 20th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 26.6% 2025 up 12.4% 22nd Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 42.4% 2025 up 10.6% 18th Productivity: output per hour worked 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 65.2% 78th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 15.9% 2025 down 7.4% 176th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 27.5% 2025 down 4.9% 147th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 9.4% 2025 up 0.4% 183rd Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 4.0% 2025 down 13.0% 182nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 54.7% 2025 down 1.8% 162nd Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 31.9% 2025 down 1.4% 182nd Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 22.7% 2025 down 3.8% 105th Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 41.7% 2025 up 2.7% 63rd Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 38.9% 2025 up 2.0% 69th Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 10.1% 2010 down 51.4% 170th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.7% 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