The labor market and the distribution of income: labor force, employment and unemployment by sector and sex, poverty at different lines, the Gini index, income shares of quintiles. ILO estimates brought to a comparable basis — national definitions of unemployment differ, and comparing the official figures of different countries directly is misleading.
Unemployment as estimated by the IMF — with a forecast, for countries with reliable labor market statistics.
1991–2025 Unemployment rateThe share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.
1991–2025 Youth unemploymentThe unemployment rate at ages 15–24 — almost always two to three times the overall rate.
1991–2025 Female unemploymentThe unemployment rate of the female part of the labor force.
1990–2025 Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
1990–2025 Labor force participation rateWhat share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.
1990–2025 Female labor force participation rateThe share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.
1991–2025 Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
1991–2025 Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
1991–2025 Employment in industryThe share of workers employed in mining, manufacturing, utilities and construction.
1991–2025 Employment in servicesThe share of workers employed in trade, transport, finance, IT and the public sector.
1991–2025 Self-employedThe share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.
1963–2025 Gini indexA measure of income inequality: 0 is complete equality, 100 is maximum inequality.
1963–2025 Extreme poverty rateThe share of the population living on less than $2.15 a day at PPP.
1997–2025 Women in parliamentWhat part of the seats in the national parliament women hold.
1963–2025 Poverty at $3.65 a dayThe share of people living on less than $3.65 a day — the line for lower-middle-income countries.
1963–2025 Poverty at $6.85 a dayThe share of people living on less than $6.85 a day — the line for upper-middle-income countries.
1985–2025 Poverty at the national lineThe share of the poor by the line a country has set for itself.
1963–2025 Income share of the poorest 20%What part of all income in a country goes to its poorest fifth of the population.
1963–2025 Income share of the richest 20%What part of all income in a country goes to its richest fifth of the population.
1991–2025 Labor productivityHow much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.
1991–2025 Vulnerable employmentThe share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.
1990–2025 Female share of the labor forceWhat part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.
1991–2025 Male unemploymentThe share of men in the labor force who have no job and are looking for one.
2005–2025 Women in ministerial positionsWhat part of the ministerial posts in a country are held by women.
2007–2025 Firms with female top managersWhat part of the firms in a country are run by women — from enterprise surveys.