NumberPercentEMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over25,435100.0In labor force15,49460.9Civilian labor force15,45860.8Employed14,81558.2Unemployed6432.5Percent of civilian labor force4.2(X…
NumberPercentTotal housing units11,335100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached5,73850.61-unit, attached2,39821.22 units2001.83 or 4 units7456.65 to 9 units2872.510 to 19 units1000.920 or more…
NumberPercentSCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school9,981100.0Nursery school, preschool8208.2Kindergarten4224.2Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,67746.9High school (grades…
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U.S. Department of State Background Note
Paraguay
Index:
People
Government and Political Conditions
Economy
Defense
U.S.-Paraguay Relations
PEOPLE
Pre-Columbian civilization in the…
