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Global Employment & Labor Market Statistics by Country (1970–2024)

About this data

Comprehensive dataset covering employment and labor market indicators for 215 countries from 1970 to 2024. Sourced from the World Bank Open Data API (ILO modeled estimates and national statistics). Includes 33 columns: unemployment rates (total, male, female, youth), labor force participation rates by gender, employment by sector (agriculture, industry, services), self-employment and vulnerable employment shares, GDP per capita, GDP growth, inflation, population, and labor productivity metrics. Ideal for analyzing global labor market trends, gender gaps in employment, structural economic transitions, and the relationship between economic development and employment patterns across regions and income groups.

Schema

Name	Type	Description
country_code	string
country_name	string
region	string
income_level	string
capital_city	string
latitude	string
longitude	string
year	string
unemployment_rate_pct	string
unemployment_rate_male_pct	string
unemployment_rate_female_pct	string
youth_unemployment_rate_pct	string
labor_force_participation_rate_pct	string
labor_force_participation_male_pct	string
labor_force_participation_female_pct	string
employment_agriculture_pct	string
employment_industry_pct	string
employment_services_pct	string
labor_force_total	string
employment_to_population_ratio_pct	string
gdp_per_capita_usd	string
population	string
labor_force_female_pct	string
vulnerable_employment_pct	string
long_term_unemployment_pct	string
gdp_per_person_employed_constant_usd	string
self_employed_pct	string
wage_and_salaried_workers_pct	string
youth_unemployment_male_pct	string
youth_unemployment_female_pct	string
children_in_employment_pct	string
gdp_growth_annual_pct	string
inflation_consumer_prices_pct	string

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