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Work
LABOUR FORCE
| | | | | Participation rate of persons aged 15 years and over |
| Reference
year | Economically active population(b)(c)(d) | | Reference
year | Total | Males | Females(b) |
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Country(a) | | '000 | | | % | % | % |
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Australia | 2003 | 10,066.5 | | 2001 | 74.9 | 83.3 | 66.5 |
Canada | 2003 | 17,046.9 | | 2001 | 77.5 | 83.5 | 71.5 |
China | 2001 | 737,060.0 | | 1995 | 79.8 | 85.6 | 73.7 |
France | 2003 | 27,125.0 | | 2001 | 68.3 | 74.7 | 62.1 |
Greece | 2002 | 4,369.0 | | 2001 | 63.6 | 78.4 | 49.7 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 2003 | 3,500.9 | | 2001 | 61.4 | 72.9 | 50.7 |
Indonesia | 1999 | 95,793.2 | | 1999 | 67.9 | 84.6 | 51.5 |
Italy | 2003 | 24,229.0 | | 2001 | 61.7 | 75.6 | 47.8 |
Japan | 2003 | 66,670.0 | | 2001 | 78.3 | 92.2 | 64.3 |
Korea (Republic of) | 2003 | 22,917.0 | | 2001 | 68.2 | 80.6 | 55.9 |
Malaysia | 2000 | 9,616.1 | | 2000 | 65.5 | 83.3 | 46.7 |
New Zealand | 2003 | 2,015.1 | | 2001 | 77.3 | 85.5 | 69.4 |
Papua New Guinea | 2000 | 2,257.9 | | 1995 | 77.4 | 86.9 | 67.0 |
Singapore | 2003 | 2,152.0 | | 2000 | 68.6 | 81.1 | 55.5 |
Sweden | 2003 | 4,450.0 | | 2001 | 80.5 | 83.1 | 77.9 |
United Kingdom | 2003 | 29,234.8 | | 2001 | 77.6 | 85.2 | 69.8 |
United States of America | 2003 | 146,510.0 | | 2001 | 79.2 | 86.2 | 72.5 |
Viet Nam | 2003 | 42,124.7(e) | | 2001 | 71.9 | 76.0 | 68.2 |
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(a) Care should be taken when comparing these data between countries. In any one year, different countries can be at different stages of the economic cycle which is a major influence on the labour force.
(b) “Economically active population are all those persons who during the specified reference period are classified either as employed or as unemployed”. Reference: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics, 2003 p.3.
(c) Participation rates for women are frequently not comparable internationally since, in many countries, relatively large numbers of women assist on farms or in other family enterprises without pay. There are differences between countries in the criteria used to count economically active workers.
(d) For most countries the Economically active populations are aged 15 years and over. However, the age range varies for some countries: Malaysia - 15-64 years; Sweden - 16-64 years; China, UK and USA - 16 years and over. Definitions also vary in terms of the inclusion or exclusion of certain other segments of the population such as the armed forces.
(e) Economically active population for Viet Nam is calculated using Viet Nam’s Employment and Unemployment rates which are published in the International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics.
Source: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics LABORITE <http://ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/portal/topics.htm>, accessed 2 April 2005; International Labour Office, Key Indicators of the Labour Market 2003. |
EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT
| Reference year | Employment | Unemployment | Unemployment rate |
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Country (a) | | '000 | '000 | % |
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Australia | 2003 | 9,459.2 | 607.4 | 6.0 |
Canada | 2003 | 15,746.0 | 1,300.9 | 7.6 |
China(b) | 2002 | 737,400.0 | 7,700.0 | 4.0 |
France | 2003 | 24,485.0 | 2,640.4 | 9.7 |
Greece | 2002 | 3,948.9 | r420.1 | 9.6 |
Hong Kong (SAR of China) | 2003 | 3,223.3 | 277.6 | 7.9 |
Indonesia | 2002 | 91,647.0 | 9,132.1 | 9.1 |
Italy | 2003 | 22,133.0 | 2,096.0 | 8.7 |
Japan | 2003 | 63,160.0 | 3,500.0 | 5.3 |
Korea (Republic of) | 2003 | 22,139.0 | 777.0 | 3.4 |
Malaysia | 2003 | 9,869.7 | 369.8 | 3.6 |
New Zealand | 2003 | 1,921.0 | 93.9 | 4.7 |
Papua New Guinea | . . | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
Singapore | 2003 | 2,033.7 | 116.4 | 5.4 |
Sweden | 2003 | 4,234.0 | 217.0 | 4.9 |
United Kingdom | 2003 | 27,820.8 | 1,414.0 | 4.8 |
United States of America | 2003 | 137,736.0 | 8,774.0 | 6.0 |
Viet Nam | 2003 | 41,175.7 | 949.0 | 2.3 |
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(a) Care should be taken when comparing these data between countries. In any one year, different countries can be at different stages of the economic cycle which is a major influence on employment and unemployment.
(b) Employment relates to total economy; unemployment relates to urban areas only.
Source: International Labour Office, Year Book of Labour Statistics LABORITE <http://ilo.org/public/english/bureau/stat/portal/topics.htm>, accessed 2 April 2005. |
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