ST/ESA/STAT/SER.K/WWW/16/Rev.5
22 April 2005

Statistics and indicators on women and men

 
Table 5e - Distribution of labour force by status in employment

Country

Year

Employees

Employers

Own-account workers

Contributing family workers

Notes

 

 

W

M

W

M

W

M

W

M

 

Africa

Botswana

2001

82

83

3

4

14

11

1

1

(1) (2)

Egypt

2002

68

58

6

20

7

13

20

8

(2)

Ghana

2000

11

21

5

5

71

61

10

8

 

Madagascar

2002

12

18

2

2

34

49

52

30

 

Malawi

1998

5

21

0

0

93

76

2

3

 

Mauritius

2000

91

79

2

5

5

15

2

0

 

Morocco

2003

34

40

0

3

12

31

52

22

 

Nigeria

1995

33

49

1

4

..

..

..

..

 

Seychelles

1997

86

73

1

2

4

20

..

1

 

South Africa

2002

79

82

15

15

4

3

1

1

 

America, North

Bahamas

1995

88

83

..

..

..

..

..

..

 

Barbados

2003

91

80

0

1

8

18

..

..

(2)

Belize

1999

71

62

..

..

25

34

4

3

(2) (19)

Canada

2003

89

81

..

..

11

19

0

0

(19)

Costa Rica

2003

71

69

5

11

20

19

4

2

(2)

Dominica

1997

71

61

6

15

19

22

3

1

 

Dominican Republic

2001

68

48

2

4

28

46

..

..

 

El Salvador

2003

42

62

3

6

36

22

9

8

 

Guatemala

2002

26

31

2

7

37

30

..

..

 

Honduras

2002

48

46

..

..

42

41

..

..

(2) (19)

Jamaica

2003

69

58

1

3

27

38

2

1

(2)

Mexico

2003

62

62

2

5

24

26

12

7

 

Netherlands Antilles

2000

92

84

1