Employment by country: the latest data
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Employment is the number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed. The table shows the latest available numbers as well as the three-month and twelve month percent change.
Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.
Definition: The number of people, in millions, engaged in the economy as paid employees or as self-employed.
| Countries | Latest available value | Reference date | Change three months | Change twelve months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1.27 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.18% | 3.41% |
| Angola | 11.22 | Q1 / 2022 | 3.04% | 3.68% |
| Argentina | 12.56 | Mar / 2022 | 0.64% | 4.52% |
| Armenia | 0.98 | Q1 / 2022 | -4.96% | 1.60% |
| Australia | 13.59 | May / 2022 | 0.79% | 2.91% |
| Austria | 4.37 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.29% | 4.40% |
| Azerbaijan | 4.99 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.07% | 2.07% |
| Bahrain | 0.69 | Q1 / 2021 | -0.36% | -7.86% |
| Barbados | 0.12 | Q3 / 2021 | 3.52% | 12.84% |
| Belarus | 4.77 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.08% | -0.30% |
| Belgium | 5.01 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.35% | 2.49% |
| Bolivia | 6.39 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.55% | 6.41% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.84 | Apr / 2022 | 0.54% | 3.66% |
| Botswana | 0.42 | Q4 / 2018 | 0.86% | 2.54% |
| Brazil | 96.51 | Apr / 2022 | 1.14% | 10.33% |
| Bulgaria | 3.07 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.40% | 1.31% |
| Canada | 19.84 | May / 2022 | 3.27% | 5.99% |
| Chile | 8.84 | Apr / 2022 | 1.41% | 9.02% |
| Colombia | 21.96 | Apr / 2022 | 6.10% | 11.14% |
| Costa Rica | 2.10 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.09% | 5.51% |
| Croatia | 1.69 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.18% | 3.74% |
| Cyprus | 0.44 | Q4 / 2021 | 0.68% | 5.84% |
| Czechia | 5.14 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.45% | -0.48% |
| Denmark | 2.93 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.54% | 4.01% |
| Dominican Republic | 4.68 | Q4 / 2021 | 1.82% | 6.06% |
| Ecuador | 7.92 | Q1 / 2022 | -3.99% | 3.33% |
| Egypt | 27.75 | Q1 / 2022 | 1.08% | 2.29% |
| Estonia | 0.68 | Q1 / 2022 | 2.36% | 5.06% |
| Euro area | 161.57 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.31% | 2.91% |
| Finland | 2.64 | May / 2022 | 2.76% | 2.36% |
| France | 27.93 | Q4 / 2021 | -0.11% | 3.20% |
| Georgia | 1.20 | Q1 / 2022 | -3.47% | 6.31% |
| Germany | 45.50 | May / 2022 | 0.84% | 1.73% |
| Greece | 4.08 | Apr / 2022 | 3.35% | 8.52% |
| Hong Kong | 3.55 | May / 2022 | -3.34% | -1.88% |
| Hungary | 4.69 | May / 2022 | 0.39% | 1.73% |
| Iceland | 0.21 | May / 2022 | 2.76% | 9.85% |
| Iran | 23.54 | Q3 / 2021 | -0.59% | 2.49% |
| Ireland | 2.51 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.01% | 12.34% |
| Israel | 4.18 | May / 2022 | 0.59% | 7.85% |
| Italy | 22.97 | May / 2022 | 0.21% | 2.06% |
| Jamaica | 1.26 | Q4 / 2021 | 1.81% | 4.82% |
| Japan | 67.30 | May / 2022 | 1.08% | 0.25% |
| Kazakhstan | 8.82 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.05% | 0.40% |
| Kenya | 17.84 | Q1 / 2021 | -1.40% | 1.45% |
| Latvia | 0.88 | May / 2022 | 1.76% | 2.62% |
| Lithuania | 1.38 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.35% | 2.13% |
| Luxembourg | 0.50 | May / 2022 | 1.29% | 3.64% |
| Macao | 0.36 | May / 2022 | -2.36% | -6.61% |
| North Macedonia | 0.69 | Q1 / 2022 | -13.05% | -12.81% |
| Malaysia | 15.85 | Apr / 2022 | 1.07% | 3.27% |
| Malta | 0.27 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.14% | 4.21% |
| Mauritius | 0.51 | Q4 / 2021 | 7.10% | -2.64% |
| Mexico | 56.08 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.94% | 5.86% |
| Moldova | 0.83 | Q1 / 2022 | -2.23% | 3.81% |
| Monaco | 0.06 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.36% | 10.52% |
| Mongolia | 1.13 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.12% | 6.97% |
| Montenegro | 0.23 | Q1 / 2022 | 1.67% | 22.03% |
| Morocco | 10.70 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.70% | -0.54% |
| Netherlands | 9.46 | Mar / 2022 | 0.91% | 3.59% |
| New Caledonia | 0.06 | Q4 / 2021 | -1.77% | 0.30% |
| New Zealand | 2.83 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.07% | 2.84% |
| Nigeria | 57.52 | Q4 / 2020 | -18.90% | -16.59% |
| Norway | 2.82 | Q1 / 2022 | 0.25% | 4.63% |
| Palestine | 1.08 | Q1 / 2022 | 1.56% | 11.62% |
| Paraguay | 3.51 | Q4 / 2021 | 1.10% | 1.72% |
| Philippines | 45.63 | Q1 / 2022 | 6.07% | 5.46% |
| Poland | 16.71 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.39% | 1.71% |
| Portugal | 4.84 | May / 2022 | -0.58% | 1.27% |
| Puerto Rico | 1.12 | May / 2022 | -2.09% | 4.07% |
| Qatar | 1.97 | Q3 / 2021 | -2.67% | -9.37% |
| Romania | 7.74 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.11% | 1.41% |
| Russia | 72.20 | Nov / 2021 | -0.14% | 2.09% |
| Rwanda | 3.59 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.31% | 11.88% |
| Saudi Arabia | 13.05 | Q4 / 2021 | 2.67% | -2.05% |
| Senegal | 4.47 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.55% | -4.98% |
| Serbia | 2.87 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.64% | 5.42% |
| Seychelles | 0.05 | Q4 / 2021 | 1.02% | -3.42% |
| Singapore | 3.48 | Q4 / 2021 | -2.53% | -3.32% |
| Slovakia | 2.57 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.57% | 2.84% |
| Slovenia | 0.92 | Apr / 2022 | 0.97% | 2.80% |
| South Africa | 14.91 | Q1 / 2022 | 2.54% | -0.54% |
| South Korea | 28.49 | May / 2022 | 3.95% | 3.39% |
| Spain | 20.08 | Q1 / 2022 | -0.50% | 4.57% |
| Sweden | 5.18 | May / 2022 | 1.45% | 2.44% |
| Switzerland | 5.10 | Q1 / 2022 | -1.48% | 1.66% |
| Taiwan | 11.37 | May / 2022 | -0.76% | -0.24% |
| Tajikistan | 2.31 | Mar / 2019 | -0.25% | 1.00% |
| Thailand | 37.90 | Q4 / 2021 | 0.51% | -1.02% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0.56 | Q4 / 2020 | 1.28% | -4.82% |
| Tunisia | 3.39 | Q1 / 2022 | -2.68% | -1.04% |
| Turkey | 30.12 | Apr / 2022 | 3.20% | 7.25% |
| USA | 158.43 | May / 2022 | 0.45% | 4.49% |
| Ukraine | 15.38 | Q4 / 2021 | -4.28% | -2.21% |
| United Kingdom | 32.71 | Mar / 2022 | 0.54% | 1.66% |
| Venezuela | 15.01 | Dec / 2018 | 0.84% | 0.80% |
| Vietnam | 51.20 | Q1 / 2022 | 1.39% | 0.35% |
| Zambia | 2.96 | Q2 / 2018 | -6.23% | -4.60% |