Employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states
Other small states: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states stood at 5.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states peaked at 5.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
Other small states ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Other small states
More work & labour data for Other small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 31.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 58.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Other small states was 5.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Other small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Other small states rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Other small states ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Other small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Other small states data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).