ASIAN LABOR RATINGS
Source: Political and Economic Risk Consultancy, Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Ratings: 1 - best available grand; 5 - average grade; 10 - worst grade

1999
  UNSKILLED SKILLED
COUNTRY QUALITY COST SUPPLY AVE. QUALITY COST SUPPLY AVE.
Philippines 2.60 1.40 2.40 3.07 3.60 2.60 3.00 2.13
India 6.17 1.89 2.33 3.59 4.56 2.28 3.94 3.46
China 4.63 2.13 1.63 5.13 4.63 4.50 6.25 2.80
Singapore 4.55 3.64 5.09 4.18 3.55 3.91 5.09 4.43
Thailand 5.57 3.43 2.43 5.09 5.00 4.14 6.14 3.81
Japan 4.00 7.00 3.71 4.38 1.86 7.29 4.00 4.90
Vietnam 4.33 3.67 3.00 5.70 6.25 5.50 5.25 3.67
Taiwan 4.42 5.17 5.08 4.53 2.92 4.67 6.00 4.89
Hong Kong 5.30 5.30 4.33 5.24 4.35 6.77 4.60 4.98
Malaysia 6.38 3.38 5.13 5.88 6.25 4.38 7.00 4.96
South Korea 6.25 7.13 4.75 5.47 4.60 6.70 5.10 6.04