UK and its territories: Labor > Labor force stats
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- By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
- By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
- By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
- Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
- Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Total: 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."
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Facts and figures about UK and its territories
British Agriculture 138 | British Geography 50 | British Media 213 |
British Crime 63 | British Government 91 | British Military 98 |
British Disasters 26 | British Health 200 | British People 467 |
British Economy 1837 | British Industry 77 | British Religion 11 |
British Education 421 | British Labor 204 | British Sports 146 |
British Energy 1729 | British Language 3 | British Terrorism 22 |
British Environment 192 | British Lifestyle 84 | British Transport 307 |