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Employment> Uruguay Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 8.4% (2022) [22/29countries] Employment in industry (% of total employment) 18.1% (2022) [19/29countries] Employment in services (% of total employment) 73.6% (2022) [3/29countries] Gender equality> Uruguay Gender Gap Index (world ranking) 71 (2024) [17/22countries] Share of female managers 38.8% (2023) [14/28countries] Self-employment> Uruguay Non-regular employment> Uruguay Side business> Uruguay Recruitment and job change> Uruguay Work preference> Uruguay % of those who think that their job gives a chance to improve their skills 82.4% (2005) [1/3countries] Unemployment> Uruguay % of those who think that the government is successful in the policy against unemployment 36.9% (2006) [1/4countries] Labor policy> Uruguay Working time> Uruguay % of those who would like to have more time in a job 38.7% (2007) [2/5countries] % of those who would like to have less time in a job 31.7% (2007) [2/5countries] % of those who enjoy 5 or less days of leave 46.5% (2007) [5/5countries] % of those who enjoy more than 20 days of leave 21.4% (2007) [1/5countries] Wages> Uruguay % of those who think that whether the job requires supervising others is important in deciding pay 93.9% (1999) [1/2countries] % of those who think how long the person has been with the firm is important in deciding pay 83.3% (1997) [1/1countries] Work motivation> Uruguay Skills> Uruguay Workplace> Uruguay Industrial relations> Uruguay Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 1,186,172 (2018) [3/14countries] % of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees 56.0% (2005) [3/3countries] % of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions 58.8% (2005) [3/3countries] Work accident> Uruguay Housework> Uruguay % of those who would like to have more time doing household work 22.6% (2007) [3/5countries] % of those who would like to have less time doing household work 40.7% (2007) [1/5countries] Voluntary activities> Uruguay