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Labour Markets in the Region

 

Asia Pacific

Labour Force Share in

Analytical
Grouping /
Country

Un-
employment  
Under-
employment
Informal Sector
Employment as % of Urban Employment
'97 (%) (%) 1993
High Income
Australia 8 8 ...
Japan 3 3 ...
New Zealand 7 6 ...
High Growth
Hong Kong, China 2 2 ...
Indonesia 4 6.4 ('99) 21
Korea, Republic of 3 ... ...
Malaysia 3 ... ...
Philippines 8 9 17
Singapore 2 ... ...
Thailand 1 4 6
Transition
Cambodia ... ... ...
China 3 ... ...
Lao, PDR ... ... ...
Mongolia ... ... ...
Myanmar ... ... 54
Viet Nam ... ... ...
Low Income
Afghanistan ... ... ...
Bangladesh 3 ... 59
India 14 47 ('95-'96) 44
Iran, Islamic Republic of ... ... 18
Nepal 5 ... ...
Pakistan 5 ... 67
Sri Lanka 11 ... ...
Island
Fiji 5 ... 43
Kiribati 2 70 ...
Papua New Guinea 8 ... ...
Solomon Islands ... ... ...

 

Arab States

Labour Force Share in

Analytical
Grouping /
Country
Un-
employment  
Under-
employment  
Informal Sector
Employment as % of Urban Employment
(%)    
Low to Middle Income
Iraq ... ... ...
Jordan 9 ('97) ... ...
Lebanon ... ... ...
Syrian Arab Republic 4 ('82) ... ...
West Bank & Gaza 16 ('99) ... ...
Yemen 8 ('98) ... ...
High Income
Bahrain ... ... ...
Kuwait 1 ('99) ... ...
Oman ... ... ...
Qatar ... ... ...
Saudi Arabia ... ... ...
United Arab Emirates ... ... ...

The years indicated are the latest for which data is available.

Source

Updated by CHW. Compiled by MM. Approved by RD. Last update: 17 August 2001.