Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force in OECD

OECD: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force was 637.45 million Persons in 2014. ▬ Flat

Latest (2014)
637.45 million Persons
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 46 countries
All-time high
637.45 million Persons
in 2014
All-time low
618.25 million Persons
in 2010
Years of data
5
2010–2014

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force in OECD, 2010–2014

0200.0M400.0M600.0M2010201220142010: 618.2M Persons2011: 622.6M Persons2012: 629.3M Persons2013: 635.1M Persons2014: 637.4M Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

OECD recorded 637.45 million Persons for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over five years.

OECD ranks 1st of 46 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force in OECD, year by year

Annual values for Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force in OECD, 2010 to 2014.
Year Persons Change
2010 618.25 million Persons —
2011 622.61 million Persons +0.7%
2012 629.28 million Persons +1.1%
2013 635.07 million Persons +0.9%
2014 637.45 million Persons +0.4%

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 United States 167.12 million Persons compare
  2. 3 Brazil 102.52 million Persons
  3. 4 Russia 76.70 million Persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour indicators levels - regions — labour force in OECD?
Labour indicators levels - regions — labour force in OECD was 637.45 million Persons in 2014, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest labour indicators levels - regions — labour force recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 637.45 million Persons in 2014.
What is the lowest labour indicators levels - regions — labour force recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 618.25 million Persons in 2010.
How does OECD rank for labour indicators levels - regions — labour force?
OECD ranks 1st out of 46 countries with data for 2014.
Where does this OECD data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,323 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.