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CountryOECD - Total
FrequencyAnnual
Time2016201720182019202020212022
SubjectUnit
ALFS Summary tables Information on itemLabour forceInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 649 486.2
(B) 654 737.1
(B) 662 236.6
(B) 669 094.0
(E) 656 867.4
(B) 666 357.1
678 897.9
Labour force, indexInformation on itemIndex, 2015=100
(B) 101.1
(B) 101.9
(B) 103.1
(B) 104.2
(E) 102.3
(B) 103.7
105.7
Labour force femalesInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 288 260.6
(B) 291 309.8
(B) 295 278.3
(B) 299 605.6
(E) 293 636.9
(B) 298 179.3
305 260.0
Labour force malesInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 361 225.0
(B) 363 434.7
(B) 366 963.8
(B) 369 495.6
(E) 363 237.0
(B) 368 176.2
373 636.7
EmploymentInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 607 588.5
(B) 615 962.4
(B) 625 943.8
(B) 632 947.4
(E) 610 100.8
(B) 625 349.0
644 925.9
Employment, indexInformation on itemIndex, 2015=100
(B) 101.6
(B) 103.0
(B) 104.6
(B) 105.8
(E) 102.0
(B) 104.5
107.8
Employment femalesInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 269 052.4
(B) 273 290.2
(B) 278 382.7
(B) 282 885.3
(E) 271 960.2
(B) 279 249.3
289 206.1
Employment females as % of employment Information on itemPercentage
(B) 44.3
(B) 44.4
(B) 44.5
(B) 44.7
(E) 44.6
(B) 44.7
44.8
Employment malesInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 338 539.2
(B) 342 672.6
(B) 347 564.5
(B) 350 063.3
(E) 338 141.0
(B) 346 098.9
355 717.3
Employment males as % of employment Information on itemPercentage
(B) 55.7
(B) 55.6
(B) 55.5
(B) 55.3
(E) 55.4
(B) 55.3
55.2
Employment in agricultureInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(E) 30 546.8
(B) 30 696.2
(B) 30 555.6
(E) 30 073.3
(E) 28 767.0
(B) 28 845.8
(U) 28 744.5
Employment in agriculture, indexInformation on itemIndex, 2015=100
(E) 98.9
(E) 99.4
(E) 99.0
(E) 97.4
(E) 93.2
(E) 93.4
(E) 93.1
Employment in agriculture as % of employmentInformation on itemPercentage
(E) 5.0
(B) 5.0
(B) 4.9
(E) 4.8
(E) 4.7
(B) 4.6
(U) 4.5
Employment in industryInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(E) 133 974.4
(E) 136 021.1
(E) 138 162.6
(E) 138 297.6
(E) 133 006.3
(E) 135 828.1
..
Employment in industry, indexInformation on itemIndex, 2015=100
(E) 101.1
(E) 102.6
(E) 104.2
(E) 104.3
(E) 100.3
(E) 102.5
..
Employment in industry as % of employmentInformation on itemPercentage
(E) 22.1
(E) 22.1
(E) 22.1
(E) 21.8
(E) 21.8
(E) 21.7
..
Employment in servicesInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(E) 442 989.6
(E) 449 614.3
(E) 457 110.3
(E) 464 471.3
(E) 448 250.8
(E) 460 535.8
..
Employment in services, indexInformation on itemIndex, 2015=100
(E) 101.9
(E) 103.4
(E) 105.1
(E) 106.8
(E) 103.1
(E) 105.9
..
Employment in services as % of employmentInformation on itemPercentage
(E) 72.9
(E) 73.0
(E) 73.0
(E) 73.4
(E) 73.5
(E) 73.6
..
UnemploymentInformation on itemPersons, Thousands
(B) 41 894.0
(B) 38 771.4
(B) 36 294.4
(B) 36 147.4
(E) 46 768.2
(B) 41 005.3
33 971.0
Rate of Unemployment as % of Labour ForceInformation on itemPercentage
(B) 6.5
(B) 5.9
(B) 5.5
(B) 5.4
(E) 7.1
(B) 6.2
5.0
Females unemployment % of fem lab forceInformation on itemPercentage
(B) 6.7
(B) 6.2
(B) 5.7
(B) 5.6
(E) 7.4
(B) 6.3
5.3
Males unemployment % of mal lab forceInformation on itemPercentage
(B) 6.3
(B) 5.7
(B) 5.3
(B) 5.3
(E) 6.9
(B) 6.0
4.8
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Data extracted on 05 May 2024 16:59 UTC (GMT) from OECD.Stat