| Table 16(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)  Labor
        Forcea  | 
       
      
        | Million persons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1970 | 
        1980 | 
        1985 | 
        1990 | 
        1991 | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | OECD | 
       
      
        | United States | 
        82.77 | 
        106.94 | 
        115.46 | 
        125.84 | 
        126.35 | 
        128.10 | 
        129.20 | 
        131.06b | 
        132.30 | 
       
      
        | Canada | 
        8.40 | 
        11.98 | 
        13.12 | 
        14.33 | 
        14.41 | 
        14.48 | 
        14.66 | 
        14.83 | 
        14.93 | 
       
      
        | Japan | 
        50.73 | 
        55.74 | 
        58.82 | 
        63.05 | 
        64.28 | 
        65.04 | 
        65.47 | 
        65.78 | 
        65.99 | 
       
      
        | European Union | 
       
      
        | France | 
        20.80 | 
        22.93 | 
        23.62 | 
        24.30 | 
        24.49 | 
        24.57 | 
        24.66 | 
        24.79 | 
        24.85 | 
       
      
        | Germanyc | 
        26.24 | 
        27.26 | 
        28.02 | 
        29.41 | 
        29.76 | 
        30.03 | 
        29.95 | 
        29.82 | 
        29.66 | 
       
      
        | Italy | 
        19.72 | 
        21.12 | 
        21.80 | 
        22.67 | 
        22.94 | 
        22.91 | 
        22.76 | 
        22.64 | 
        22.70 | 
       
      
        | United Kingdom | 
        25.11 | 
        26.52 | 
        27.21 | 
        28.54 | 
        28.45 | 
        28.40 | 
        28.31 | 
        28.31 | 
        28.19 | 
       
      
        | Other | 
       
      
        | Chinad | 
        344.32 | 
        418.96 | 
        498.73 | 
        567.40 | 
        583.60 | 
        594.32 | 
        602.20 | 
        614.70 | 
        623.88 | 
       
      
        | Russia | 
        70.22 | 
        80.48 | 
        82.07 | 
        82.81 | 
        83.16 | 
        74.90 | 
        74.10 | 
        72.90 | 
        73.00 | 
       
      
        | Ukraine | 
        24.29 | 
        26.77 | 
        25.59 | 
        25.40 | 
        24.98 | 
        24.99 | 
        23.43 | 
        23.03 | 
        22.50 | 
       
     
    a Excludes the armed forces but includes the unemployed. Annual averages of
    monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.  
    b Break in series.  
    c Western area only.  
    d Data are as of the end of the year.  
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