Employed people or employees are those individuals which are working on paid salary or wages within the specific working hours appointed by the organization or company. There are many nations which have most growing employment opportunities each year while on the other hand there are also many poor nations where unemployment is the major social problem. For these statistics and to determine employment percentage every year an employment rate is calculated and a report is prepared by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to measure the ratio of employed individuals in the country or world. Following is a list of top ten nations where the percentage of employed persons are higher than other countries of the world. in other words we can say that countries with most job opportunities for individuals, so people from around the world come here to get the benefits of highest employment rate. we can clearly see that most of them are nations with best economies
EMPLOYMENT RATES BY COUNTRY
| Rank | Country | Percentage of Employed Persons having age between 15-64 (OECD Countries) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Iceland | 82.8 |
| 2. |  Switzerland | 77.4 |
| 3. |  Denmark | 76.0 |
| 4. |  Norway | 75.6 |
| 5. |  New Zealand | 73.5 |
| 6. |  Sweden | 73.5 |
| 7. |  Netherlands | 72.7 |
| 8. |  United Kingdom | 72.7 |
| 9. |  Canada | 72.6 |
| 10. |  United States | 71.2 |
Q : Which country has the highest rate of employed persons in the world?
Ans : Iceland is the nation having the highest percentage of employed individuals in the world with 88.2% .
