Use the globalEDGE™ site to complete the following exercises:
1. The participation of women in the labor force varies
from one country to another. After finding a report on
International Labor Comparisons, find information
concerning labor force participation rates by gender
for France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, and the United
States. For the last year in which data were available
for these five countries, develop a ranking based on
the level of participation of women in the workforce.
Which country had the highest level? Which had the
lowest?
2. According to this textbook, a nation’s immigration policy
is a good reference point for examining labor mobility.
Using CIA’s World FactbookWeb site, identify five countries
with the highest net immigration rate in Europe.
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