| Table 18(Handbook of International Economic Statistics 1997-CIA)  Nonagricultural
        Labor Forcea  | 
       
      
        | Million persons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1970 | 
        1980 | 
        1985 | 
        1990 | 
        1991 | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | OECD | 
       
      
        | United States | 
        79.20 | 
        103.41 | 
        112.12 | 
        122.45 | 
        122.92 | 
        124.68 | 
        125.90 | 
        127.47 | 
        128.71 | 
       
      
        | Canada | 
        7.80 | 
        11.38 | 
        12.54 | 
        13.78 | 
        13.84 | 
        13.94 | 
        14.10 | 
        14.29 | 
        14.37 | 
       
      
        | Japan | 
        42.24 | 
        50.23 | 
        54.00 | 
        58.78 | 
        60.29 | 
        61.13 | 
        61.82 | 
        62.22 | 
        62.48 | 
       
      
        | European Union | 
       
      
        | France | 
        18.05 | 
        21.11 | 
        22.09 | 
        23.05 | 
        23.29 | 
        23.42 | 
        23.56 | 
        23.74 | 
        23.84 | 
       
      
        | Germanyb | 
        24.02 | 
        25.89 | 
        26.86 | 
        28.83 | 
        28.83 | 
        29.14 | 
        29.12 | 
        29.03 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Italy | 
        15.88 | 
        18.25 | 
        19.54 | 
        20.79 | 
        21.13 | 
        21.18 | 
        21.10 | 
        21.08 | 
        21.22 | 
       
      
        | United Kingdom | 
        24.33 | 
        25.87 | 
        26.59 | 
        27.97 | 
        27.84 | 
        27.82 | 
        27.76 | 
        27.74 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Other | 
       
      
        | Chinac | 
        66.18 | 
        116.85 | 
        186.85 | 
        225.63 | 
        234.84 | 
        246.63 | 
        262.54 | 
        280.84 | 
        293.70 | 
       
      
        | Russia | 
        59.22 | 
        69.48 | 
        70.33 | 
        72.84 | 
        73.19 | 
        64.56 | 
        63.75 | 
        62.37 | 
        62.46 | 
       
      
        | Ukraine | 
        17.99 | 
        20.51 | 
        20.24 | 
        20.44 | 
        20.22 | 
        20.07 | 
        18.56 | 
        18.28 | 
        17.86 | 
       
     
    a Excludes the armed forces but includes the employed. Annual averages of
    monthly data, unless otherwise indicated.  
    b Western area only.  
    c Yearend data, series revised in 1985.  
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