Population and Labour Force Definitions

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International Labour Organisation / O.E.C.D definitions 1. Total population All nationals present in, or temporarily absent from the country, and aliens permanently settled in the country. Includes the following categories: – national armed forces stationed abroad; – merchant seamen at sea; – diplomatic personnel located abroad; – civilian aliens resident in the country; – displaced persons resident in the country. Excludes the following categories: – foreign armed forces stationed in the country; – foreign diplomatic personnel located in the country; – civilian aliens temporarily in the country. Data for total population may be compiled following two basic concepts: – “Present-in-area population” or de facto, i.e. persons actually present in the country on the date of the census. – “Resident population” or de jure, i.e. Persons regularly domiciled in the country on the date of the census. Except where otherwise indicated, data refer to the actual territory of the country considered. 2. Total labour force (or currently active population) The total labour force, or currently active population, comprises all persons who fulfill the requirements for inclusion among the employed or the unemployed as defined below. 1 3. Armed forces The armed forces cover personnel from the metropolitan territory drawn from the total available labour force who served in the armed forces during the period under consideration, whether stationed in the metropolitan territory or elsewhere. The following are excluded from the armed forces: – personnel drawn from areas outside the metropolitan territory of the country concerned; – security forces, except forces such as mobile gendarmerie units and armed border patrols which receive training in military tactics, are equipped like the military forces and are able to be placed under military command; – Reservists recalled for a period of
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