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Labour Force

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Status

Accepted

URI

https://purl.semanticstat.org/LabourMarket/Glossary/LabourForce TTL

International name

Labour Force

Definition

The sum of persons in employment and in unemployment equals the labour force.

Comment

Persons may be classified in a short reference period, according to their labour force status as being:

(a) in employment;
(b) in unemployment; or
(c) outside the labour force; and among these, in the potential labour force.

Broader

Persons in Employment, Persons in Unemployment, Short Reference Period, Unemployment, Potential Labour Force

Interchangeable (skos:exactMatch)

Economically Active Population

Source

Resolution I. Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization, the 19 ICLS

Used in the following terms: Economically Active Population, Extended Labour Force, International Migrant Workers
Backlinks: 1 Overview and recommendations, 1. Introduction and background, 2 Why measure digital platform employment and work?, 2. The changing world of work: what does this mean for PES?, 3 Conceptual framework, concepts and definitions

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3. Status in employment, 4 A critical review of existing statistical sources on digital platform employment , 5 Measurement recommendations, 5. Creating inclusive labour markets, 5. Cross-cutting variables and categories, Executive summary, Guidelines on International Labor Migration Statistics, the 20th ICLS, Potential Labour Force, Resolution I. Resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization, the 19 ICLS, Resolution I. Resolution concerning statistics on work relationships, the 20th ICLS, Resolution I: Resolution concerning statistics of the informal economy, the 21st ICLS, Resolution II. Resolution concerning the measurement of employment-related income, the 16th ICLS, Resolution II: Resolution to amend the 19th ICLS resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization, Resolution III: Resolution to amend Resolution 16th ICLS concerning the measurement of employment-related income, Resolution concerning an integrated system of wages statistics, the 12th ICLS, Resolution concerning statistics of employment in the informal sector, the 15th ICLS, Resolution concerning statistics of occupational injuries (resulting from occupational accidents), Resolution concerning statistics of the economically active population, employment, unemployment and underemployment, 13th ICLS, Appendix