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55.8% of the world population are employed. Does that surprise you? Found this statistic on statista.com (Global employment rate by...| Statista). It also says that USA has the highest employment-to-population ratio, while Europe and Central Asia has the lowest.
It's certainly an eye-opener. Just think: roughly half the global population of 8 billion work to support themselves and the other unemployed half of the global population. Not many people are as employed as I thought, what with the emphasis on "work hard and study, and you'll do great". Of course, there are reasons for unemployment - some in people's controls, others are not in people's control. [Edited 9/7/23 5:20am] [Edited 9/17/23 5:45am] | |
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SoftSkarlettLovisa said: Found this statistic on statista.com (Global employment rate by...| Statista). It also says that USA has the highest employment-to-population ratio, while Europe and Central Asia has the lowest.
It's certainly an eye-opener. Just think: roughly half the global population of 8 billion work to support themselves and the other unemployed half of the global population. Not many people are as employed as I thought, what with the emphasis on "work hard and you'll be successful". Of course, there are reasons for unemployment - some in people's controls, others are not in people's control. [Edited 9/7/23 5:20am] What percentage of the world's population are children or retired people or people too sick to work or people who live in third world countries where getting a regular 9-5 job is impossible? These figures don't surprise me. In fact, they're right around where I would have assumed they would be. | |
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Oh, I know a great chunk of the world's population are children and people who are unable to work. I simply was surprised by the percentage. | |
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According to a quick Google search, around 25% of the world population is under 15. And around 10% are over 65. So that's 35% right there. Of the remaining 65%, I don't know how many fall between the 15-18 year old bracket. And once you take third world countries and people with disabilities and college students into consideration then if anything, I'm kind of surprised that the 55.8% figure is that high. | |
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It's different globally but in the US I would argue the working class aren't "supporting" the unemployed more than a couple bucks. They bumped back pandemic EBT back down to pre-pandemic amounts closer to 200 bucks per month. Meanwhile you go into a grocery store and they're charging $8 for mayonaise or $6 for a loaf of bread these days... [Edited 9/8/23 17:48pm] |
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Then there's the stay at home, mostly wives. Then there are still tribal people who live off the land in the world. How are countries at war counted? Who counted NK. Are cartels and various criminal gangs counted, every country has them? There are a lot of children working when you start considering the various pockets of ppl who wouldn't be considered "employed". Time keeps on slipping into the future...
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I just thought, that on a planet as large as Earth, given its' many problems in the natural environment, general public health, education needs, looking after animals, entertainment, etc... I had thought a larger population percentage than 55.8% would be required to keep the earth going, so to speak. | |
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