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Table 17(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)

Agricultural Labor Forcea

Million persons
  1970 1980 1985 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
OECD
United States 3.57 3.53 3.34 3.39 3.43 3.42 3.30 3.59 3.59
Canada .60 .60 .58 .55 .57 .54 .56 .54 .56
Japan 8.49 5.51 4.82 4.27 3.99 3.91 3.65 3.56 3.51
European Union
France 2.75 1.82 1.53 1.25 1.20 1.15 1.10 1.05 1.02
Germanyb 2.22 1.37 1.16 .96 .93 .88 .83 .79 NA
Italy 3.84 2.87 2.26 1.88 1.81 1.73 1.66 1.56 1.48
United Kingdom .78 .65 .62 .57 .61 .58 .54 .56 NA
Other
Chinac 278.14 302.11 311.30 341.17 348.76 347.69 339.66 333.86 330.18
Russiad 11.00 11.00 11.74 9.97 9.97 10.34 10.35 10.53 10.54
Ukrained 6.30 6.26 5.35 4.96 4.76 4.92 4.87 4.75 4.64

a Annual average of monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.
b Western area only.
c Yearend data, series revised in 1985.
d Employment data.

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