Swaziland - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Swaziland was 39.66 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 41.70 in 1990, while its lowest value was 39.63 in 2009.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.

Source: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.

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Year Value
1990 41.70
1991 41.52
1992 41.26
1993 40.88
1994 40.60
1995 40.38
1996 40.21
1997 40.26
1998 40.34
1999 40.33
2000 40.32
2001 40.27
2002 40.22
2003 40.07
2004 39.92
2005 39.88
2006 39.85
2007 39.77
2008 39.70
2009 39.63
2010 39.66

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Swaziland was 413,480 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 413,480 in 2010 and a minimum value of 250,598 in 1990.

Definition: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.

Source: International Labour Organization, using World Bank population estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 250,598
1991 258,386
1992 264,914
1993 271,377
1994 277,875
1995 285,612
1996 294,409
1997 303,881
1998 313,800
1999 323,097
2000 331,645
2001 337,974
2002 343,624
2003 348,748
2004 354,411
2005 361,360
2006 369,839
2007 380,216
2008 391,388
2009 402,653
2010 413,480

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure