| Table 18(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA) Nonagricultural
Labor Forcea |
| Million persons |
| |
1970 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| OECD |
| United States |
79.20 |
103.41 |
112.12 |
122.45 |
122.92 |
124.68 |
125.90 |
127.47 |
128.71 |
| Canada |
7.80 |
11.38 |
12.54 |
13.78 |
13.84 |
13.94 |
14.10 |
14.29 |
14.37 |
| Japan |
42.24 |
50.23 |
54.00 |
58.78 |
60.29 |
61.13 |
61.82 |
62.22 |
62.48 |
| European Union |
| France |
18.05 |
21.11 |
22.09 |
23.05 |
23.29 |
23.42 |
23.56 |
23.74 |
23.84 |
| Germanyb |
24.02 |
25.89 |
26.86 |
28.83 |
28.83 |
29.14 |
29.12 |
29.03 |
NA |
| Italy |
15.88 |
18.25 |
19.54 |
20.79 |
21.13 |
21.18 |
21.10 |
21.08 |
21.22 |
| United Kingdom |
24.33 |
25.87 |
26.59 |
27.97 |
27.84 |
27.82 |
27.76 |
27.74 |
NA |
| Other |
| Chinac |
66.18 |
116.85 |
186.85 |
225.63 |
234.84 |
246.63 |
262.54 |
280.84 |
293.70 |
| Russia |
59.22 |
69.48 |
70.33 |
72.84 |
73.19 |
64.56 |
63.75 |
62.37 |
62.46 |
| Ukraine |
17.99 |
20.51 |
20.24 |
20.44 |
20.22 |
20.07 |
18.56 |
18.28 |
17.86 |
a Excludes the armed forces but includes the employed. Annual averages of
monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.
b Western area only.
c Yearend data, series revised in 1985.
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