August 14, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
International employment-population ratios, 2011
Employment-population ratios by sex, selected countries, adjusted to U.S. concepts, 2011
| Country |
Men |
Women |
Mexico |
72.4 |
39.0 |
Korea, Republic of |
70.5 |
48.1 |
New Zealand |
69.9 |
58.3 |
Australia |
69.5 |
56.8 |
Japan |
67.6 |
45.6 |
Canada |
66.6 |
58.5 |
Netherlands |
65.7 |
55.4 |
Turkey |
64.8 |
24.1 |
Sweden |
64.0 |
56.6 |
United States |
63.9 |
53.2 |
United Kingdom |
63.6 |
52.8 |
Germany |
61.5 |
50.2 |
France |
56.1 |
46.4 |
Italy |
54.2 |
34.7 |
Spain |
52.9 |
41.0 |
South Africa |
47.4 |
34.6 |
These data are featured in the TED article, International employment-population ratios, 2011.
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