Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization (ILO) 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 For more information, see World Development Indicators Table 2 2
All civilians who are working or actively looking for work, plus members of the Armed Forced stationed in the U S
the population 15 years old and over whether employed or unemployed who contribute to the production of goods and services in the country (National Statistics Office)
consists of anyone who is 16 years or older, not in an institution, and is working
The economically active population (Labor Force) who is either employed or unemployed as defined above at the time of the survey
All employed and unemployed persons The labor force participation rate is the ratio of the labor force to the working age population
Residents of a nation that are 16 or older, non-institutionalized, and either working or actively seeking work
The number of individuals in an economy that are either employed or unemployed and actively seeking employment Individuals who are unemployed and not actively seeking employment are considered out of the labor force
Labor force by place of residence Estimates represent the sum of the average annual employed (V105) and unemployed (V106) persons by place of residence "Place of residence" estimates were developed with data secured from establishments and adjusted to remove the effects of commuting and multiple jobholding This variable is an annual average of monthly data for the calendar year 1990, 1991, and 1992 data have been revised and are not comparable to previous years For more information call the Employment Security Commission at (919)733-2936 Source: Department of Commerce
All persons over age 16 who are either working for pay or actively seeking paid employment
The number of people who have jobs or who are available for work and are actively seeking jobs The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percentage of the noninstitutional population age 16 or older [Back to top]
Persons are classified as in the labor force if they are employed, unemployed, or in the Armed Forces during the survey week
Those people either who have jobs or who are looking for work the figures are obtained through monthly inquiry from a rotating sample of households
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines labour force as: For any group, persons who were employed or unemployed, as defined Source: ABS cat no 6203 0, Labour Force, Australia,August 1999, p 70 labour force participation rate the proportion of a defined group of people who are in the labour force
The labour force consists of all the people who are able to work in a country or area, or all the people who work for a particular company. labor force all the people who work for a company or in a country
that part of the working-age population participating in work or actively job searching Retired people, students, people not actively seeking work or unavailable for work for other reasons are not part of the labour force
[ 'lA-b&r ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin labor; perhaps akin to Latin labare to totter, labi to slip; more at SLEEP.