Labor force:

27.91 million (2007 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 4.1% industry: 24.4% services: 71.5% (1999)

Unemployment rate:

7.9% (2007 est.)

Population below poverty line:

6.2% (2004)

Household income or consumption by percentage share:

lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 24.8% (2004)