Tuesday, October 28, 2008
[IWS] BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON of ANNUAL LABOR FORCE STATISTICS, 10 COUNTRIES, 1960-2007 [21 October 2008]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Division of Foreign Statistics
International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, 10 Countries, 1960-2007 [21 October 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
This document presents selected international labor force statistics
for 10 countries: the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and
6 European countries. The data are adjusted to approximate U.S.
concepts except for the data in table 3, which are published by the
originating country.
Contents
* Technical Notes
* Table 1: Civilian Working Age Population Approximating U.S. Concepts
* Table 2: Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment Approximating U.S. Concepts
* Table 3: Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment Published by Originating Country
* Table 4: Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 5: Civilian Employment-Population Ratios Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 6: Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector
* Table 7: Percent Distribution of Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector
* Table 8: Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 9: Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Age
* Table 10: Percent of Women in the Civilian Labor Force
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Division of Foreign Statistics
International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, 10 Countries, 1960-2007 [21 October 2008]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 39 pages]
This document presents selected international labor force statistics
for 10 countries: the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, and
6 European countries. The data are adjusted to approximate U.S.
concepts except for the data in table 3, which are published by the
originating country.
Contents
* Technical Notes
* Table 1: Civilian Working Age Population Approximating U.S. Concepts
* Table 2: Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment Approximating U.S. Concepts
* Table 3: Civilian Labor Force, Employment and Unemployment Published by Originating Country
* Table 4: Civilian Labor Force Participation Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 5: Civilian Employment-Population Ratios Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 6: Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector
* Table 7: Percent Distribution of Civilian Employment Approximating U.S. Concepts by Economic Sector
* Table 8: Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Sex
* Table 9: Civilian Unemployment Rates Approximating U.S. Concepts by Age
* Table 10: Percent of Women in the Civilian Labor Force
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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