Employment worldwide

Statistics report on employment in the world

Employment worldwide

This report presents statistics on employment in the world. It includes key figures on both employment and unemployment, as well as youth unemployment. Moreover, there are chapters covering wages and salaries as well as child labor.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide 1991-2024
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2000-2024
  • Premium Statistic Employment-to-population ratio worldwide 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest foreign-born labor force 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global unemployment rate 2004-2023

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Highest labor force participation rates worldwide 2023
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest employment rates 2022
  • Premium Statistic Number of employees worldwide by broad sector 1991-2022
  • Premium Statistic Global employment by region and sector 2022
  • Premium Statistic Employment rate worldwide 2000-2024, by age groups
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest female employment rates worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the lowest female employment rates worldwide 2022

Unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest unemployment rate 2023
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly unemployment rates in developed and emerging countries 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in selected world regions 2023
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of unemployment rates in G20 countries 2024
  • Basic Statistic Unemployment rate in EU countries July 2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of unemployed persons worldwide 1991-2024

Youth unemployment

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  • Basic Statistic Youth unemployment rate in selected world regions 2023
  • Premium Statistic Breakdown of G20 countries with the highest youth unemployment rates 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global youth unemployment rate 2020, by sector
  • Basic Statistic Number of young unemployed people worldwide 2010-2024

Wages and salaries

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  • Premium Statistic Average real salary growth globally 2006-2022
  • Premium Statistic Worldwide real wage growth forecast by country in Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the highest average monthly salaries worldwide 2022
  • Basic Statistic Countries with the lowest average monthly salaries worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Highest average monthly salaries in Africa 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Average annual wages in selected countries in Europe 2023
  • Basic Statistic Latin America: minimum monthly wages in 2024, by country

Child labor

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  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor globally 2020, by sector
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor globally 2020, by age and gender
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by employment type and region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by area and region
  • Premium Statistic Share of children in child labor 2020, by age and region
  • Premium Statistic Number of children involved in forced labor worldwide 2021, by form
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