Self-Sufficiency Subcomponent: Labor Market Rigidity – Ease of Hiring and Firing

Government protections that make it harder to hire or fire someone both increase the rigidity in the labor market and reduce the self-sufficiency of its workers. Looking at ease of hiring/firing, the US and Singapore rate as some of the most self-sufficient developed countries, and among the most self-sufficient of any country on this measure. China is not far behind, still in the top quartile. Protections against firing appear to be high in Europe, though Spain has made great strides in improving labor market flexibility through reforms over the last couple years. Protections against firing also appear high in Latin America—Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are all in the lower half.

政府的保护使得更难雇用或者解雇他人，既增加了劳动力市场的刚性，又降低了工人的自给自足。考虑到招聘/解雇的容易程度，美​​国和新加坡是一些最自给自足的发达国家，也是任何国家最自给的这一措施。中国并不遥远，仍处于前四分之一。尽管西班牙在过去几年通过改革改善劳动力市场的灵活性已经取得了长足的进步。在拉丁美洲 - 阿根廷，巴西和墨西哥全都处于下半年，反对射击的保护也显得很高。