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CHART 5.7

Employment as a percent of the working-age population by sex, 2006

  • China had the highest percentage of employed working-age men and working-age women.

  • Less than one-third of the female working-age population was employed in India.

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Chart of Employment as a percent of the working-age population by sex, 2006

NOTE: The working-age population is defined as persons ages 15 or 16 and over.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics and International Labor Office.

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