High income - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in High income was 616,066,600 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 616,853,700 in 2019 and a minimum value of 478,098,200 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 478,098,200
1991 484,244,900
1992 487,814,700
1993 490,494,500
1994 495,076,700
1995 499,475,500
1996 504,427,300
1997 510,045,000
1998 514,287,100
1999 519,207,500
2000 524,021,600
2001 527,464,400
2002 532,143,400
2003 536,597,800
2004 541,239,700
2005 548,647,900
2006 555,702,300
2007 562,083,600
2008 569,034,800
2009 572,108,800
2010 575,255,100
2011 577,843,600
2012 582,419,200
2013 586,230,800
2014 590,524,200
2015 594,620,200
2016 600,868,100
2017 605,975,900
2018 610,994,400
2019 616,853,700
2020 611,972,500
2021 616,066,600

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The labor force is the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave. Data are generated with World Bank population estimates and ILO estimates on labor force participation rate. The ILO estimates are harmonized to ensure comparability across countries and over time by accounting for differences in data source, scope of coverage, methodology, and other country-specific factors. The estimates are based mainly on nationally representative labor force surveys, with other sources (population censuses and nationally reported estimates) used only when no survey data are available.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure