Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Timor-Leste stood at 16.77% in 2025, according to World Bank. The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from 16.86% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 19.29% (down 2.53 percentage points since). The latest value is the lowest since 1991; the highest was 20.07% in 1991. Timor-Leste ranked 3rd highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Nigeria ranked first.
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Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate), measured in %, reflects labor market conditions in Timor-Leste, indicating the balance between available workers and job openings. It serves as a crucial signal of economic health, consumer spending capacity, and social stability. Labor market data typically includes multiple dimensions: unemployment rates, employment-to-population ratios, labor force participation, and wage growth. Each metric captures different aspects of job market dynamics — for example, the unemployment rate counts only those actively seeking work, while the participation rate reveals how many working-age people are engaged in the labor market. In Timor-Leste, labor statistics are gathered through household surveys, employer reports, and administrative records like unemployment benefit claims. Changes in Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) often precede broader economic shifts: rising unemployment typically signals slowing economic activity, while tightening labor markets may foreshadow wage pressures and inflation.
Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Timor-Leste stood at 16.77% in 2025, according to World Bank.
The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from 16.86% in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 19.29% (down 2.53 percentage points since).
Timor-Leste ranked 3rd highest of the 182 countries in this dataset in 2025; Nigeria ranked first.
The latest value is the lowest since 1991; the highest was 20.07% in 1991.
| Indicator | Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) |
|---|---|
| Country | Timor-Leste |
| Category | Labor and Employment |
| Unit | % |
| Source | World Bank |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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World Bank. (2026). Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Timor-Leste [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-mpyr-ma-zs/TLS. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.MPYR.MA.ZS
World Bank. "Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Timor-Leste." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-mpyr-ma-zs/TLS. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.MPYR.MA.ZS.
World Bank. 2026. "Employers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) — Timor-Leste." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-mpyr-ma-zs/TLS. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.MPYR.MA.ZS.
@misc{econdash_wdi_sl_emp_mpyr_ma_zs_tls,
author = {{World Bank}},
title = {{Employers, male (\% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) --- Timor-Leste}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/wdi-sl-emp-mpyr-ma-zs/TLS},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.MPYR.MA.ZS}
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