Samoa - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Samoa was 34.84 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 35.37 in 1992, while its lowest value was 34.66 in 2020.

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 supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 35.30
1991 35.36
1992 35.37
1993 35.31
1994 35.32
1995 35.21
1996 35.04
1997 34.95
1998 34.86
1999 34.77
2000 34.66
2001 34.67
2002 34.72
2003 34.78
2004 34.84
2005 34.89
2006 34.93
2007 34.99
2008 35.04
2009 35.05
2010 35.04
2011 35.04
2012 35.01
2013 34.95
2014 34.90
2015 34.87
2016 34.87
2017 34.87
2018 34.87
2019 34.88
2020 34.66
2021 34.84

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Samoa was 53,576 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 53,576 in 2021 and a minimum value of 43,497 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 43,497
1991 44,019
1992 44,434
1993 44,676
1994 45,089
1995 45,143
1996 45,353
1997 45,657
1998 45,810
1999 45,879
2000 45,748
2001 46,081
2002 46,409
2003 46,691
2004 46,987
2005 47,335
2006 47,826
2007 48,195
2008 48,755
2009 49,491
2010 49,981
2011 50,404
2012 51,063
2013 51,460
2014 51,668
2015 51,588
2016 51,745
2017 52,036
2018 52,524
2019 53,065
2020 53,478
2021 53,576

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure