Papua New Guinea - Labor Force





Papua New Guinea: Labor Force

Mnemonic LBF.IPNG
Unit #
Annual 2.6 %
Data 2016 3,606,291
2015 3,514,995

Series Information

Source The World Bank
Release Education Statistics
Frequency Annual
Start Date 12/31/1990
End Date 12/31/2016

Papua New Guinea: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Agriculture Employment 2017 761,351 745,210 # Annual
Unemployment Rate 2017 2.66 2.64 % of total labor force Annual
Labor Force 2016 3,606,291 3,514,995 # Annual
Wage & Salaries 2016 2,394,500,000 2,133,755,177 NCU Annual
Total Employment 2016 Q3 112.49 113.28 Index 2005=100 Quarterly

Release Information

The World Bank Education Statistics Database analyzes education data on over 4,000 indicators. The database holds internationally-comparable data on over 200 countries and various regional and income group aggregates.

The indicators are organized by category:

  • The Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Expenditures, and Teacher categories have data from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).
  • The Learning Outcomes category holds data from international and regional learning assessments including TIMSS, PIRLS, PISA, and SACMEQ.
  • The Population, Labor, and Other categories hold background data from The World Bank, ILO, and other sources.