Potential Labour Force

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Potential Labour Force

Potential labour force (entrants) is defined as all persons of working age who, during the short reference period, were neither in employment nor in unemployment and:

(a) carried out activities to “seek employment”, were not “currently available” but would become available within a short subsequent period established in the light of national circumstances (i.e. unavailable jobseekers); or
(b) did not carry out activities to “seek employment”, but wanted employment and were “currently available” (i.e. available potential jobseekers).

Working Age, Short Reference Period, Employment Work, Unemployment

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

Used in the following terms: Extended Labour Force, Labour Force, Labour Underutilization
Backlinks: 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 II: Resolution to amend the 19th ICLS resolution concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization