Work & Labour in Venezuela

272 indicators covering work & labour for Venezuela.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Annual growth of GDP per employed person -0.5% 2025 up 93.5% 163rd
Unemployment with basic education 3.9% 2017 down 45.4% 91st
Unemployment with basic education, male 3.7% 2017 down 49.1% 87th
Unemployment with basic education, female 4.6% 2017 down 37.0% 89th
Unemployment with advanced education 5.8% 2017 down 28.2% 48th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 8.91 2024 up 31.0% 8th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 8.91 score 2024 up 31.0% 8th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 37.1% 2020 up 97.5% 4th
Labor force with basic education, female 42.8% 2017 down 6.2% 46th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 30.1% 2020 up 20.4% 24th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 44.0% 2020 up 244.8% 2nd
Labor force with basic education, male 80.1% 2017 down 0.5% 14th
Labor force with basic education 63.1% 2017 down 1.1% 26th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 5.3% 2017 down 23.6% 43rd
Labor force with advanced education, male 81.0% 2017 up 4.4% 71st
Labor force with advanced education 74.1% 2017 up 3.2% 92nd
Labor force with advanced education, female 69.2% 2017 up 2.4% 91st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 43.5% 2020 down 5.5% 123rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 67.4% 2020 down 7.3% 86th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 6.1% 2017 down 31.2% 53rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 55.4% 2020 down 6.6% 113th
Cases of non-fatal occupational injury 2,980 2002 down 66.4% 71st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 32.1% 2020 down 10.0% 84th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 40.2% 2020 down 14.6% 72nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 23.8% 2020 down 0.2% 100th
Part time employment, female 35.3% 2017 down 7.2% 43rd
Part time employment, male 20.2% 2017 up 12.3% 36th
Part time employment, total 26.3% 2017 up 2.3% 39th
Patents - international collaboration in technology development 7 Co-inventions 2023 down 80.0% 83rd
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 9.8% 2025 down 68.6% 187th
Annual working hours per worker 1,829 hours per worker 2014 down 3.6% 81st
Annual working hours per worker vs. GDP per capita 1,829 hours per worker 2014 down 3.6% 81st
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita 1,829 hours per worker 2014 down 3.6% 81st
Incidence of part-time employment 12.69 2017 down 22.7% 95th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,836 2017 down 3.2% 26th
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 22.98 2017 down 9.0% 34th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO) 1,231 2017 up 1.1% 24th
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 22.85 2017 down 2.3% 29th
Employees 8,184 2017 up 22.0% 34th
Unemployment of previously employed persons 1,103 2020 16th
Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Number of strikes and lockouts 35 2002 up 133.3% 29th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 38.65 2017 down 4.5% 58th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 39.63 2017 down 5.6% 54th
Youth unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 428.6 2017 down 10.9% 23rd
Average weekly hours usually worked per employed person 38.99 2017 down 4.9% 58th
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee 39.92 2017 down 6.0% 48th
Average monthly earnings of employees 271,673 2017 down 67.5% 14th
Average monthly earnings of employees 271,673 2017 down 67.5% 12th
Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.363 2017 up 21.0% 35th
Median monthly earnings of employees 250,000 2017 down 65.3% 11th
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 10.8% 2017 down 11.3% 64th
Median monthly earnings of employees 250,000 2017 down 65.3% 11th
Median monthly earnings of employees 250,000 2017 down 65.3% 11th
Own-account workers, total 27.8% 2016 down 0.4% 80th
Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 3,114 2017 up 59.9% 19th
Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.6792 2014 up 41.7% 74th
Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0 2014 89th
Labor market, Overall 0.164 2014 up 31.3% 90th