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Table 16(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)

Labor Forcea

Million persons
  1970 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
OECD
United States 82.77 106.94 115.46 125.84 126.35 128.10 129.20 131.06b 132.30
Canada 8.40 11.98 13.12 14.33 14.41 14.48 14.66 14.83 14.93
Japan 50.73 55.74 58.82 63.05 64.28 65.04 65.47 65.78 65.99
European Union
France 20.80 22.93 23.62 24.30 24.49 24.57 24.66 24.79 24.85
Germanyc 26.24 27.26 28.02 29.41 29.76 30.03 29.95 29.82 29.66
Italy 19.72 21.12 21.80 22.67 22.94 22.91 22.76 22.64 22.70
United Kingdom 25.11 26.52 27.21 28.54 28.45 28.40 28.31 28.31 28.19
Other
Chinad 344.32 418.96 498.73 567.40 583.60 594.32 602.20 614.70 623.88
Russia 70.22 80.48 82.07 82.81 83.16 74.90 74.10 72.90 73.00
Ukraine 24.29 26.77 25.59 25.40 24.98 24.99 23.43 23.03 22.50

a Excludes the armed forces but includes the unemployed. Annual averages of monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.
b Break in series.
c Western area only.
d Data are as of the end of the year.

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