Labor > Force > Total: Group totals
DEFINITION:
Total labor force comprises people 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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging markets | 1.85 billion | 2005 | |||
| Hot countries | 1.4 billion | 2005 | |||
| Cold countries | 1.24 billion | 2005 | |||
| Non-religious countries | 998.67 million | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies | 972.26 million | 2005 | |||
| Religious countries | 685.81 million | 1999 | |||
| South and Central Asia | 600.74 million | 2005 | |||
| South Asia | 555.69 million | 2005 | |||
| Muslim countries | 504.87 million | 2005 | |||
| High income OECD countries | 503.91 million | 2005 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries | 496.39 million | 2005 | |||
| Europe | 381.1 million | 2005 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) | 362.87 million | 2005 | |||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 304.82 million | 2005 | |||
| NATO countries | 268.4 million | 2005 | |||
| European Union | 234 million | 2005 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries | 221.11 million | 2005 | |||
| Former Spanish colonies | 192.54 million | 2005 | |||
| failed states | 174.1 million | 2005 | |||
| Former French colonies | 164.76 million | 2005 | |||
| Eastern Europe | 159.35 million | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone | 152.14 million | 2005 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | 139.54 million | 2005 | |||
| OPEC countries | 123.06 million | 2005 | |||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa | 113.95 million | 2005 |