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Tweet[IWS] BLS: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS of ANNUAL LABOR FORCE STATISTICS, 10 COUNTRIES 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]
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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International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.xls
[spreadsheet]
COUNTRIES COVERED:
* United States
* Canada
* Australia
* Japan
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
* Why are adjustments necessary?
Section 1. Unemployment
* How is unemployment measured?
* Box 1 Youth unemployment
* Alternative measures of unemployment
* Other unemployment series
* Table 1-1 Unemployment
* Table 1-2 Unemployment rates
* Table 1-3 Unemployment rates for men
* Table 1-4 Unemployment rates for women
* Table 1-5 Unemployment rates for teenagers
* Table 1-6 Unemployment rates for persons ages 20 to 24
* Table 1-7 Unemployment rates for youth
* Table 1-8 Unemployment rates for adults
Section 2. Employment
* Can I measure job growth with your employment data?
* Employment by sector
* Box 2 Family and work
* Table 2-1 Employment
* Table 2-2 Employment in agriculture
* Table 2-3 Employment in industry
* Table 2-4 Employment in manufacturing
* Table 2-5 Employment in services
* Table 2-6 Percent of employment in agriculture
* Table 2-7 Percent of employment in industry
* Table 2-8 Percent of employment in manufacturing
* Table 2-9 Percent of employment in services
* Table 2-10 Employment-population ratios
* Table 2-11 Employment-population ratios for men
* Table 2-12 Employment-population ratios for women
Section 3. Labor force
* Who is not in the labor force?
* Table 3-1 Labor force
* Table 3-2 Women's share of the labor force
* Table 3-3 Labor force participation rates
* Table 3-4 Labor force participation rates for men
* Table 3-5 Labor force participation rates for women
Section 4. Working-age population
* Figure 4-1 Lower age limits
* Table 4-1 Working-age population
* Table 4-2 Working-age population for men
* Table 4-3 Working-age population for women
Appendix A. Unadjusted labor force statistics
* Table A-1 Unadjusted unemployment
* Table A-2 Unadjusted unemployment rates
* Table A-3 Unadjusted employment
* Table A-4 Unadjusted labor force
Appendix B. Country notes
* United States
* Canada
* Australia
* Japan
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
______________________________
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
________________________________________________________________________
International Comparisons of Annual Labor Force Statistics, Adjusted to U.S. Concepts, 10 Countries, 1970-2008 [2 October 2009]
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/fls/flscomparelf/lfcompendium.pdf
[full-text, 52 pages]
or
ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ForeignLabor/lfcompendium.xls
[spreadsheet]
COUNTRIES COVERED:
* United States
* Canada
* Australia
* Japan
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
* Why are adjustments necessary?
Section 1. Unemployment
* How is unemployment measured?
* Box 1 Youth unemployment
* Alternative measures of unemployment
* Other unemployment series
* Table 1-1 Unemployment
* Table 1-2 Unemployment rates
* Table 1-3 Unemployment rates for men
* Table 1-4 Unemployment rates for women
* Table 1-5 Unemployment rates for teenagers
* Table 1-6 Unemployment rates for persons ages 20 to 24
* Table 1-7 Unemployment rates for youth
* Table 1-8 Unemployment rates for adults
Section 2. Employment
* Can I measure job growth with your employment data?
* Employment by sector
* Box 2 Family and work
* Table 2-1 Employment
* Table 2-2 Employment in agriculture
* Table 2-3 Employment in industry
* Table 2-4 Employment in manufacturing
* Table 2-5 Employment in services
* Table 2-6 Percent of employment in agriculture
* Table 2-7 Percent of employment in industry
* Table 2-8 Percent of employment in manufacturing
* Table 2-9 Percent of employment in services
* Table 2-10 Employment-population ratios
* Table 2-11 Employment-population ratios for men
* Table 2-12 Employment-population ratios for women
Section 3. Labor force
* Who is not in the labor force?
* Table 3-1 Labor force
* Table 3-2 Women's share of the labor force
* Table 3-3 Labor force participation rates
* Table 3-4 Labor force participation rates for men
* Table 3-5 Labor force participation rates for women
Section 4. Working-age population
* Figure 4-1 Lower age limits
* Table 4-1 Working-age population
* Table 4-2 Working-age population for men
* Table 4-3 Working-age population for women
Appendix A. Unadjusted labor force statistics
* Table A-1 Unadjusted unemployment
* Table A-2 Unadjusted unemployment rates
* Table A-3 Unadjusted employment
* Table A-4 Unadjusted labor force
Appendix B. Country notes
* United States
* Canada
* Australia
* Japan
* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* United Kingdom
______________________________
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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