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Source: UNECE Statistical Database, compiled from national and international (Eurostat and ILO) official sources.

Definition:
The labour force/economically active population includes all residents who are either employed or unemployed.
The employed are all persons above a specified age who, during a specified brief period, either one week or one day, were in the following categories:
(a) paid employment:
(a1) at work: persons who, during the reference period, performed some work for wage or salary, in cash or in kind;
(a2) with a job but not at work: persons who, having already worked in their present job, were temporarily not at work during the reference period and had a formal attachment to their job;
(b) self-employment:
(b1) at work: persons who, during the reference period, performed some work for profit or family gain, in cash or in kind;
(b2) with an enterprise but not at work: persons with an enterprise, which may be a business enterprise, a farm or a service undertaking, who were temporarily not at work during the reference period for any specific reason.
The unemployed are all persons above a specific age who, during the reference period, were:
(a) without work, i.e. were not in paid employment or self-employment, and
(b) currently available for work, i.e. were available for paid employment or self-employment during the reference period, and
(c) seeking work, i.e. had taken specific steps in a specified reference period to seek paid employment or self-employment.
For additional information, see the International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).
The economic activity rate is the share of the labour force (employed + unemployed) in the total population aged 15+.

General note: Data come from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) unless otherwise specified. Data from the LFS and from population censuses normally comply with the definition above.

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Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2001): Data from Population Census

Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2002): from 2002 to 2006, data are based on administrative registers

Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2007): As of 2007 data are based on the Labour Force Survey.

Measurement: Economic activity rate , Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2007): As of 2007 data are based on the Labour Force Survey.

Measurement: Percent of corresponding total for both sexes , Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2007): As of 2007 data are based on the Labour Force Survey.

Measurement: Percent of corresponding total for both sexes , Country: Albania

Break in methodology (2002): from 2002 to 2006, data are based on administrative registers

Country: Armenia

1995 : data refer to 1997.
Data for 2007 refer to the age group 16-75. Since 2008 data refer to the age group 15-75.
2008: break in series, application of ILO definition.
2001 : data are from Population Census. For the period of 1980-2000 and 2002-2006 data on employment are based on integrated data received from various sources and data on unemployment are based on administrative register. Since 2014 data are based on the Labour Force Survey (LFS).
Break in methodology (2018): The LFS methodology has been revised as of 2018.

Country: Austria

1980-1990 : data refer to the national definition of labour force (Life Subsistence Concept). From 1995 : data comply with ILO definition.
1980 : age group 35-39 refers to 30-39; age group 45-49 refers to 40-49; age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Azerbaijan

1990-1995 : data are based on administrative registers and may not cover all active persons. From 2000 : data comply with ILO definition.
Age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Belarus

Data refer to registered persons. Since 2012 data for age group 60-64 refer to persons 60+

Measurement: Economic activity rate , Country: Belarus

Break in methodlogy (1990): data refer to 1989 and come from 1989 Population Census

Measurement: Percent of corresponding total for both sexes , Country: Belarus

Break in methodlogy (1990): data refer to 1989 and come from 1989 Population Census

Measurement: Economic activity rate , Country: Belarus

Break in methodlogy (2000): data refer to 1999 and come from 1999 Population Census

Measurement: Percent of corresponding total for both sexes , Country: Belarus

Break in methodlogy (2000): data refer to 1999 and come from 1999 Population Census

Country: Belgium

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

From 2006 onwards: Age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Bulgaria

1990 : data refer to 1993.

Country: Canada

1980 : age group 25-29 refers to 25-44; age group 45-49 refers to 45-54; age group 55-59 refers to 55-64; age group 65-69 refers to 65+.
1990 : age group 25-29 refers to 25-34; age group 35-39 refers to 35-44; age group 45-49 refers to 45-54; age group 55-59 refers to 55-64.
from 1995 onwards: age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Croatia

1990 : data refer to 1991. 2000 : data refer to 1998.

Country: Cyprus

Data cover only the area controlled by the Republic of Cyprus.
1990 : data refer to 1992. 1995 : official estimates.

Country: Czechia

1990 : data refer to 1991.

Country: Denmark

1980 : data refer to 1985.
1995 and 2000 : age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Estonia

1990 and 1995 : data refer to the economically active population aged 15-69. From 2000 : data refer to the economically active population aged 15-74.

Country: Finland

Data refer to the economically active population aged 15-74.

Country: France

Since 2014 data include the French overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guyane, La Reunion) with the exception of Mayotte.

Measurement: Active persons (in thousands) , Country: Georgia

Active population - Age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Measurement: Percent of corresponding total for both sexes , Country: Georgia

Active population - Age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Germany

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Greece

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Iceland

1980 : data are based on registers. 1990 : data refer to 1991.
From 1990 : age group 15+ refers to 16-74; age group 15-19 refers to 16-19; age group 70+ refers to 70-74.

Country: Ireland

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Israel

1995: data are from 1995 Census.
As of 2001 data are based on new weighting groups.
As of 2009, data are based on the 2008 Population Census estimates and on updated definition of the labour force characteristics. From 2012 active population age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Italy

1980-1990 : data refer to the economically active population aged 14+, which includes the persons who have been seeking employment in the last 6 months. From 1995 : data refer to the economically active population aged 15+, which includes the persons who have been seeking employment in the last 30 days.

Country: Kazakhstan

1990 data refer to 1989. 1995 data refer to 1997. From 2013 - active population age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Kyrgyzstan

1990 : data refer to 1989. 2000 : data comes from 1999 Population Census. 2003: break in series: change in methodology. From 2011 active population age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Latvia

1990 : data refer to 1989. 1995 : data refer to 1996.

Country: Lithuania

1990 : data refer to 1989. 1995 : data refer to 1997.

Country: Luxembourg

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Malta

2000 : data refer to 1999.

Country: Montenegro

Some data not shown due to lack of reliability (CV>=0.3).

Country: Netherlands

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: Norway

From 1995: age group 70+ refers to the age group 70-74.

Country: Poland

1990 : data refer 1992.

Country: Portugal

1990 : age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Republic of Moldova

From 2011 age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Romania

1990 : official estimates.
1995 : data refer to the economically active population aged 14+. Age group 70+ refers to the age group 70-74.

Country: Russian Federation

1990 : data refer to 1989. 2000 : data refer to 1999.
1995 : age group 30-34 refers to 30-49; age group 60-64 refers to 60+.
From 2000 : age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Serbia

From 2000 : data do not cover Kosovo and Metohija. From 2007 active population age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Slovenia

1990 : data refer to 1991.

Country: Spain

Age group 70+ refers to the age group 70-74.

Country: Sweden

Age group 15-19 refers to 16-19.
1980 and 1995-2005 : data refer to the economically active population aged 16+. 1990 : data refer to the economically active population aged 16-64.

Country: Switzerland

From 2000: age group 70+ refers to the age group 70-74.

Country: Turkiye

2000 : data refer to 1999.
1980-2000 : data refer to the economically active population aged 12+.
Age group 65-69 refers to 65+.

Country: Ukraine

Data refer to the age group 15-70, excluding institutional population.
Geographical coverage: excludes zone I and II contaminated by the radiation from Chernobyl.

Country: United Kingdom

1980 : data refer to 1985.

Country: United States

Data refer to the economically active population aged 16+. Active population age group 65-69 refers to 65+.