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Unemployment rate (2021) [1] This is a list of countries by unemployment rate.Methods of calculation and presentation of unemployment rate vary from country to country. Some countries count insured unemployed only, some count those in receipt of welfare benefit only, some count the disabled and other permanently unemployable people, some countries count those who choose (and are financially ...
A referendum took place in Qatar on 5 November 2024 regarding the new revisions to the 2004 constitution. Some of the changes include strengthening the role of the emir and abolishment of the elections to the Consultative Assembly with its members being appointed instead. The referendum results will be legally binding. [1] [2] [3]
24 September — Qatar becomes the second Muslim-majority country after Brunei to be included in the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. [ 3 ] 15 October — Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announces plans for a referendum on whether to abolish direct elections to the Consultative Assembly of Qatar .
This is a list of OECD countries by long-term unemployment rate published by the OECD. This indicator refers to the number of persons who have been unemployed for one year or more as a percentage of the labour force (the sum of employed and unemployed persons).
With no income tax, Qatar (along with Bahrain) is one of the countries with the lowest tax rates in the world. The unemployment rate in June 2013 was 0.1%. [228] Corporate law mandates that Qatari nationals must hold 51% of any venture in the emirate. [98] Trade and industry is overseen by the Ministry of Business and Trade. [229]
This is a list of countries by employment rate, the proportion of employed adults at working age. The definition of "working age" varies: Many sources, including the OECD, use 15–64 years old, [1] but EUROSTAT uses 20–64 years old, [2] the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics uses 16 years old and older (no cut-off at 65 and up), [3] and the Office for National Statistics of the United ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in December while the unemployment rate fell to 4.1% as the labor market ended the year on a solid footing, reinforcing views that ...
The GDP is expected to grow at an average rate of 2.8% between 2018 and 2020, with the budget surplus falling to 4.35 billion riyals in 2019, from a surplus of 15.1 billion riyals in 2018. [29] Qatar's GDP is anticipated to scale up to $208 billion in 2024 from $162 billion in 2022, according to a report by FocusEconomics. [30]