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Employment rate by age group and sex

Source: BHAS, Labour Force Survey

Unit of Measurement: %

Indicator available
Indicator description

The employment rate is the share of employed persons in the total working age population.
Geographical coverage
Unit of measurement

%
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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Employment rate by age group and sex
Indicator number

7.1.2
Target name

Labour force (annual data)
Target number

7.1
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

7
UN custodian agency

World Bank (WB); International Labour Organization (ILO)
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Organisation

BHAS, Labour Force Survey
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Earliest available data
Geographical coverage
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