High income OECD countries Compared by Labor > Labor force, total
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DEFINITION:
Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization 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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | United States | 158.69 million | 2012 | ||
2 | Japan | 65.28 million | 2012 | ||
3 | Germany | 42.52 million | 2012 | ||
4 | United Kingdom | 32.38 million | 2012 | ||
5 | France | 30.13 million | 2012 | ||
6 | South Korea | 25.77 million | 2012 | ||
7 | Italy | 25.66 million | 2012 | ||
8 | Spain | 23.28 million | 2012 | ||
9 | Canada | 19.34 million | 2012 | ||
10 | Poland | 18.53 million | 2012 | ||
11 | Australia | 12.01 million | 2012 | ||
12 | Netherlands | 11.58 million | 2012 | ||
13 | Chile | 8.46 million | 2012 | ||
14 | Portugal | 5.47 million | 2012 | ||
15 | Czech Republic | 5.28 million | 2012 | ||
16 | Greece | 5.13 million | 2012 | ||
17 | Sweden | 5.08 million | 2012 | ||
18 | Belgium | 4.91 million | 2012 | ||
19 | Switzerland | 4.64 million | 2012 | ||
20 | Austria | 4.41 million | 2012 | ||
21 | Israel | 3.65 million | 2012 | ||
22 | Denmark | 2.91 million | 2012 | ||
23 | Slovakia | 2.74 million | 2012 | ||
24 | Finland | 2.72 million | 2012 | ||
25 | Norway | 2.67 million | 2012 | ||
26 | New Zealand | 2.4 million | 2012 | ||
27 | Ireland | 2.17 million | 2012 | ||
28 | Slovenia | 1.02 million | 2012 | ||
29 | Estonia | 697,884.19 | 2012 | ||
30 | Luxembourg | 253,115.73 | 2012 | ||
31 | Iceland | 187,844.96 | 2012 |