Singapore in the East Asian and the Pacific region has been ranked 1 for Employing Workers as an important parameter in the doing business report 2008.
Employing workers simply measures the flexibility of labor laws among various countries over the world.
It clearly examines difficulty of hiring a new worker, rigidity in terms of working hours and problems faced while dismissing a worker.
Find below the complete list of employing workers ranking:
| Economy |
Employing Workers 2008 |
Economy |
Employing Workers 2008 | Economy |
Employing Workers 2008 | Economy |
Employing Workers 2008 |
| Singapore |
1 |
Jordan |
46 |
Malawi |
91 |
Chad |
136 |
| United States |
2 |
Grenada |
47 |
South Africa |
92 |
Turkey |
137 |
| Marshall Islands |
3 |
Solomon Islands |
47 |
Netherlands |
93 |
Germany |
138 |
| Georgia |
4 |
Armenia |
47 |
Moldova |
94 |
Ghana |
139 |
| Tonga |
5 |
Thailand |
50 |
Norway |
95 |
Croatia |
140 |
| Brunei |
6 |
Suriname |
51 |
Rwanda |
96 |
Sudan |
141 |
| Maldives |
7 |
Swaziland |
52 |
Latvia |
97 |
Iran |
142 |
| Australia |
8 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
53 |
Seychelles |
98 |
Greece |
143 |
| Palau |
9 |
Lebanon |
54 |
Montenegro |
99 |
Cape Verde |
144 |
| Denmark |
9 |
Dominica |
55 |
Guinea |
100 |
France |
145 |
| Uganda |
11 |
Czech Republic |
56 |
Burundi |
101 |
Romania |
146 |
| Micronesia |
12 |
Italy |
57 |
Russia |
102 |
Togo |
147 |
| New Zealand |
13 |
Bulgaria |
58 |
Ukraine |
103 |
Argentina |
148 |
| Bhutan |
14 |
Eritrea |
58 |
West Bank and Gaza |
104 |
Taiwan, China |
149 |
| Samoa |
15 |
Nicaragua |
60 |
Liberia |
105 |
Central African Republic |
150 |
| Fiji |
16 |
Iraq |
61 |
Guatemala |
106 |
Madagascar |
151 |
| Japan |
17 |
Mauritius |
62 |
Dominican Republic |
107 |
Tanzania |
152 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
17 |
Austria |
63 |
Sweden |
108 |
Burkina Faso |
153 |
| Canada |
19 |
Yemen |
64 |
Egypt |
109 |
Indonesia |
154 |
| Switzerland |
20 |
Mongolia |
65 |
Albania |
110 |
Spain |
155 |
| United Kingdom |
21 |
United Arab Emirates |
66 |
Serbia |
111 |
Nepal |
156 |
| Kazakhstan |
22 |
Kenya |
67 |
Sri Lanka |
112 |
Estonia |
157 |
| Hong Kong, China |
23 |
Uzbekistan |
68 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
113 |
Portugal |
158 |
| Afghanistan |
24 |
Chile |
69 |
Tunisia |
114 |
Comoros |
159 |
| Kiribati |
24 |
Lesotho |
70 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
115 |
Peru |
160 |
| Oman |
26 |
Botswana |
71 |
Benin |
116 |
Senegal |
161 |
| St. Lucia |
26 |
Guyana |
72 |
Honduras |
117 |
Niger |
162 |
| Belize |
28 |
Uruguay |
73 |
Mauritania |
118 |
Mozambique |
163 |
| Gambia |
29 |
Timor-Leste |
74 |
Algeria |
119 |
Gabon |
164 |
| Nigeria |
30 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
74 |
Brazil |
120 |
Luxembourg |
165 |
| Papua New Guinea |
31 |
Slovakia |
76 |
Cameroon |
121 |
Morocco |
166 |
| Puerto Rico |
32 |
El Salvador |
77 |
Zambia |
122 |
Slovenia |
167 |
| Namibia |
33 |
Vanuatu |
78 |
Philippines |
123 |
Congo, Rep. |
168 |
| Jamaica |
34 |
Poland |
79 |
Zimbabwe |
124 |
Ecuador |
169 |
| Haiti |
35 |
Costa Rica |
79 |
Lithuania |
125 |
Sierra Leone |
170 |
| Belgium |
36 |
Azerbaijan |
81 |
Tajikistan |
126 |
Panama |
171 |
| Ireland |
37 |
Hungary |
82 |
Syria |
127 |
Congo, Dem. Rep. |
172 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
38 |
Lao PDR |
83 |
Finland |
128 |
Angola |
173 |
| Kuwait |
39 |
Colombia |
84 |
Macedonia, FYR |
129 |
Paraguay |
174 |
| Saudi Arabia |
40 |
Vietnam |
85 |
Bangladesh |
130 |
Guinea-Bissau |
175 |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
41 |
India |
86 |
Djibouti |
131 |
Equatorial Guinea |
176 |
| Iceland |
42 |
China |
87 |
Korea |
132 |
São Tomé and Principe |
177 |
| Malaysia |
43 |
Israel |
88 |
Pakistan |
133 |
Bolivia |
178 |
| Belarus |
45 |
Mali |
89 |
Cambodia |
134 |
Venezuela |
179 |
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Ethiopia |
90 |
Mexico |
135 |
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Source: Doing Business Database