Labor force numbers:
66.15 million (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 9
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 4.4%
industry: 27.9%
services: 66.4% (2005)
Unemployment rate:
4.2% (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 51
3.8% (2007 estimate)
Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: 4.8%
highest 10%: 21.7% (1993)
Distribution of family income:
Gini index: 38.1 (2002)
country comparison to the world: 74
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