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DEFINITION:
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | United States | 158.37 million | 2008 | ||
2 | Japan | 66.88 million | 2008 | ||
3 | Germany | 42.38 million | 2008 | ||
4 | United Kingdom | 31.49 million | 2008 | ||
5 | France | 28.61 million | 2008 | ||
6 | Italy | 25.21 million | 2008 | ||
7 | Spain | 22.77 million | 2008 | ||
8 | Canada | 18.66 million | 2008 | ||
9 | Poland | 17.65 million | 2008 | ||
10 | Australia | 11.31 million | 2008 | ||
11 | Netherlands | 8.93 million | 2008 | ||
12 | Chile | 7.68 million | 2008 | ||
13 | Portugal | 5.63 million | 2008 | ||
14 | Czech Republic | 5.24 million | 2008 | ||
15 | Greece | 5.2 million | 2008 | ||
16 | Sweden | 5 million | 2008 | ||
17 | Belgium | 4.78 million | 2008 | ||
18 | Switzerland | 4.39 million | 2008 | ||
19 | Austria | 4.29 million | 2008 | ||
20 | Israel | 3.15 million | 2008 | ||
21 | Denmark | 2.96 million | 2008 | ||
22 | Finland | 2.72 million | 2008 | ||
23 | Slovakia | 2.7 million | 2008 | ||
24 | Norway | 2.64 million | 2008 | ||
25 | New Zealand | 2.31 million | 2008 | ||
26 | Ireland | 2.22 million | 2008 | ||
27 | Slovenia | 1.03 million | 2008 | ||
28 | Estonia | 701,102.38 | 2008 | ||
29 | Luxembourg | 220,418.46 | 2008 | ||
30 | Iceland | 196,790.18 | 2008 |