Iran Labor force

Labor force: 28.7 million
note: shortage of skilled labor (2006 est.)

Year	Labor force	Rank	Percent Change	Date of Information
2003	21,000,000	23		1998
2004	22,320,000	21	6.29 %	2003 est.
2005	23,000,000	21	3.05 %	2004 est.
2006	23,680,000	22	2.96 %	2005 est.
2007	24,360,000	22	2.87 %	2006 est.
2008	28,700,000	18	17.82 %	2006 est.

Definition: This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of May 16, 2008

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