Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total: Countries Compared
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Employment is generally measured through household labour force surveys and, according to the ILO Guidelines, employed persons are defined as those aged 15 or over who report that they have worked in gainful employment for at least one hour in the previous week. Self-employed persons include employers, own-account workers, members of producers’ co-operatives, and unpaid family workers. The last of these are unpaid in the sense that they do not have a formal contract to receive a fixed amount of income at regular intervals, but they share in the income generated by the enterprise; unpaid family workers are particularly important in farming and retail trade. Note that all persons who work in corporate enterprises, including company directors, are considered to be employees. The rates shown here are the percentages of the self-employed in total civilian employment i.e., total employment less military employees.
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Interesting observations about Labor > Employment > Self-employment > Self-employment rates > Total
- Greece ranked first for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst High income OECD countries in 2009.
- United States ranked last for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2009.
- Turkey ranked first for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst NATO countries in 2009.
- Italy ranked second for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst European Union in 2009.
- 21 of the bottom 26 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total are European.
- France ranked last for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst Non-religious countries in 2009.
- Germany ranked third last for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst Eurozone in 2009.
- 17 of the bottom 21 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total are Cold countries'.
- Canada ranked second last for employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total amongst English speaking countries in 2009.
- All of the bottom 9 countries by employment > self-employment > self-employment rates > total are Christian.