Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay

Uruguay: Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
27th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.2%
in 2019
Years of data
20
1998–2019

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay, 1998–2019

00.10.20.31998200820191998: 0.279 % of total employed population in working age2000: 0.199 % of total employed population in working age2001: 0.21 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.213 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.204 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.208 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.245 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.241 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.232 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.239 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.221 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.198 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.192 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.185 % of total employed population in working age2017: 0.186 % of total employed population in working age2018: 0.188 % of total employed population in working age2019: 0.184 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2019.

Uruguay ranks 27th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Uruguay, 1998 to 2019.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.2% -28.7%
2001 0.2% +5.6%
2002 0.2% -2.7%
2003 0.2% +4.5%
2004 0.2% -4.2%
2005 0.2% +2.0%
2006 0.2% +11.3%
2007 0.2% +5.7%
2008 0.2% -1.9%
2009 0.2% -3.4%
2010 0.2% +2.6%
2011 0.2% -7.2%
2012 0.2% -10.3%
2014 0.2% -3.5%
2015 0.2% -2.7%
2016 0.2% -0.7%
2017 0.2% +0.2%
2018 0.2% +1.5%
2019 0.2% -2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 9

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 24 Jamaica 0.2% compare
  2. 25 Indonesia 0.2% compare
  3. 26 Palestine, State of 0.2% compare
  4. 28 Panama 0.2% compare
  5. 29 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  6. 30 Bangladesh 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay?
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total in Uruguay was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2019.
How does Uruguay rank for employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total?
Uruguay ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment in the elementary occupation group, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,201 data points, 1970–2021
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