| Table 17(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)  Agricultural
        Labor Forcea  | 
       
      
        | Million persons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1970 | 
        1980 | 
        1985 | 
        1990 | 
        1991 | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | OECD | 
       
      
        | United States | 
        3.57 | 
        3.53 | 
        3.34 | 
        3.39 | 
        3.43 | 
        3.42 | 
        3.30 | 
        3.59 | 
        3.59 | 
       
      
        | Canada | 
        .60 | 
        .60 | 
        .58 | 
        .55 | 
        .57 | 
        .54 | 
        .56 | 
        .54 | 
        .56 | 
       
      
        | Japan | 
        8.49 | 
        5.51 | 
        4.82 | 
        4.27 | 
        3.99 | 
        3.91 | 
        3.65 | 
        3.56 | 
        3.51 | 
       
      
        | European Union | 
       
      
        | France | 
        2.75 | 
        1.82 | 
        1.53 | 
        1.25 | 
        1.20 | 
        1.15 | 
        1.10 | 
        1.05 | 
        1.02 | 
       
      
        | Germanyb | 
        2.22 | 
        1.37 | 
        1.16 | 
        .96 | 
        .93 | 
        .88 | 
        .83 | 
        .79 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Italy | 
        3.84 | 
        2.87 | 
        2.26 | 
        1.88 | 
        1.81 | 
        1.73 | 
        1.66 | 
        1.56 | 
        1.48 | 
       
      
        | United Kingdom | 
        .78 | 
        .65 | 
        .62 | 
        .57 | 
        .61 | 
        .58 | 
        .54 | 
        .56 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Other | 
       
      
        | Chinac | 
        278.14 | 
        302.11 | 
        311.30 | 
        341.17 | 
        348.76 | 
        347.69 | 
        339.66 | 
        333.86 | 
        330.18 | 
       
      
        | Russiad | 
        11.00 | 
        11.00 | 
        11.74 | 
        9.97 | 
        9.97 | 
        10.34 | 
        10.35 | 
        10.53 | 
        10.54 | 
       
      
        | Ukrained | 
        6.30 | 
        6.26 | 
        5.35 | 
        4.96 | 
        4.76 | 
        4.92 | 
        4.87 | 
        4.75 | 
        4.64 | 
       
     
    a Annual average of monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.  
    b Western area only.  
    c Yearend data, series revised in 1985.  
    d Employment data.  
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