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July 25, 2008    DOL Home > OASP > Chartbook of International Labor Comparisons > Chart 2.5


CHART 2.5

Employment as a percent of the working-age population, 2004

  • New Zealand, Canada, the Netherlands, and the U.S. had the highest percentages of the working-age population employed.
  • In Italy and Spain, less than half of the working-age population was employed.

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Chart of employment as a percent of the working-age population, 2004

NOTE: The working-age population is defined as persons ages 15 or 16 and above.

SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and International Labor Office.


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