Employment

In 2013, Asia and the Pacific maintained its employment-to-population ratio of 61% which is roughly in line with that of Latin American and the Caribbean at slightly over 62% and that of Africa at 60.5%. Asia-Pacific’s employment rate slightly exceeds the global average of 59.7%. However, the difference between female and male employment-to-population ratios is still significant, with the former at 47% and the latter at 75%.

Related Subject(s): Population and Demography