World - Labor force - Historical Data Graphs per Year

Labor force

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Country	2005	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017	2018
World	3,001,000,000	3,131,000,000	3,232,000,000	3,179,000,000	3,191,000,000	3,264,000,000	3,297,000,000	3,308,000,000	3,390,000,000	3,530,000,000	3,432,000,000	0

Definition of Labor force: This entry contains the total labor force figure.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of December 1, 2020

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Demographics: Population growth rate
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Demographics: Net migration rate
Demographics: Infant mortality rate
Demographics: Maternal mortality rate
Demographics: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Demographics: Physicians density
Demographics: Hospital bed density
Demographics: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
Demographics: Life expectancy at birth
Demographics: Total fertility rate
Demographics: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
Demographics: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
Demographics: HIV/AIDS - deaths
Demographics: Literacy
Demographics: Health expenditures
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity)
Economy: GDP - real growth rate
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
Economy: Population below poverty line
Economy: Labor force
Economy: Unemployment rate
Economy: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
Economy: Investment (gross fixed)
Economy: Public debt
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices)
Economy: Market value of publicly traded shares
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
Economy: Current Account Balance
Economy: Exports
Economy: Imports
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Economy: Debt - external
Economy: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home
Economy: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad
Economy: Economic aid - donor
Energy: Electricity - production
Energy: Electricity - consumption
Energy: Electricity consumption per capita
Energy: Electricity - exports
Energy: Electricity - imports
Energy: Oil - production
Energy: Oil - consumption
Energy: Oil consumption per capita
Energy: Oil - exports
Energy: Oil - imports
Energy: Oil - proved reserves
Energy: Natural gas - production
Energy: Natural gas - consumption
Energy: Natural gas consumption per capita
Energy: Natural gas - exports
Energy: Natural gas - imports
Energy: Natural gas - proved reserves
Telecommunications: Telephones - main lines in use
Telecommunications: Telephones - mobile cellular
Telecommunications: Telephones - main lines in use per capita
Telecommunications: Telephones - mobile cellular per capita
Telecommunications: Internet hosts
Telecommunications: Internet users
Transportation: Railways
Transportation: Roadways
Transportation: Waterways
Transportation: Merchant marine
Transportation: Airports
Transportation: Airports - with paved runways
Transportation: Airports - with unpaved runways
Transportation: Heliports
Military: Manpower available for military service
Military: Manpower fit for military service
Military: Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually
Military: Military expenditures - percent of GDP

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