Charts 2.1 through
2.15 show comparisons of the labor force,
employment, unemployment, and related indicators. The size of the labor
force is shown in chart 2.1. Labor force growth
(chart 2.2)
sums up changes in both employment and unemployment over the period. Labor force
participation rates (charts 2.3 -
2.5) express the extent to which
different groups are either working or unemployed. Here comparisons are
shown by sex and for four selected age groups relating to youth and older
workers.
Employment and unemployment are key indicators of the functioning of
labor markets both within and among countries. Charts
2.6 -
2.9 compare the
proportion of the working-age population employed, employment growth rates, trends in full-time and
part-time employment, and annual hours worked per employed person. Charts
2.10 -
2.15 explore unemployment rates,
long-duration unemployment, and the connection between unemployment rates and levels of education.
All charts cover 19 or 20 countries. In addition, the EU-15 is shown on
all but three of the charts. Comparative labor market indicators were not
available for Taiwan or Hong Kong SAR, and some indicators were not
available for Singapore.
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