Armed forces included		Students included		Data on time worked		Classification used
										Industry			Occupation			Stat. in Emp.
Country, area or territory	Census year	Age limits	Ref. per.	Regular	Conscr.	With a part time job	Seeking work	Last week or month	Last year	Number of groups	Links to ISIC	Number of digits	Number of groups	Links to ISCO	Number of digits	Number of groups
Albania	1989	15+	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	.	...	no	.	...	no	.	3
American Samoa	1990	16+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	w	231	Rev.2	...	13	no	.	7
Anguilla	1992	12+	m	yes	.	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	1	...	88	1	3
Antigua and Barbuda	1991	15-64	w/y	no	no	yes	yes	ah	m	157	Rev.3	3	136	88	...	6
Argentina	1991	14+	w/m	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	3	9	88	1	7
Aruba	1991	14+	w	yes	yes	yes	no	uh	.	...	Rev.2	4	...	88	4	6
Australia	1991	15+	w/m	yes	.	yes	no	ah	.	615	Rev.2	4	337	no	.	9
Austria	1991	15+	d/w	yes	yes	yes	no	uh	.	117	Rev.3	2	175	88	2	8
Bahamas	1990	15+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	w	9	Rev.2	1	9	88	1	5
Bahrain	1991	12+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	17	Rev.3	1	...	no	.	4
Barbados	1990	15+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	m	17	Rev.3	1	9	88	1	7
Belgium	1991	14+	d	yes	yes	yes	no	uh/ah	.	809	Rev.2	4	1700	88	3	9
Belize	1991	15+	w/y	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	no	ah	m	...	Rev.3	4	...	88	4	6
Benin	1992	10+	3m	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	9	Rev.2	1	9	68	1	8
Bermuda	1991	16+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	uh	m	18	Rev.2	1	...	68	...	7
Bolivia	1992	7+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	4	...	88	3	7
Botswana	1991	12+	m	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	9	Rev.2	1	10	88	1	2
Brazil	1991	10+	y	yes	yes	yes	yes	.	uh	26	Rev.2	1	10	68	1	11
Brunei Darussalam	1991	15+	w	yes	yes	no	no	ah	.	10	Rev.3	1	10	88	1	4
Bulgaria	1992	10-90	d	yes	yes	yes	no	no	.	184	Rev.3	2	642	88	3	.
Burundi	1990	10+	6m	yes pr.	yes pr.	no	yes	no	.	10	Rev.2	1	10	88	1	6
Canada	1991	15+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	.	296	no	.	514	no	.	4
Cape Verde	1990	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	10	Rev.2	1	9	68	1	7
Cayman Islands	1989	15+	w	yes	.	yes	yes	uh	.	65	Rev.3	2	94	88	3	4
Central African Rep.	1988	6+	w	yes	no	no	yes	no	.	9	Rev.2	1	400	68	3	5
Chad	1993	6-98	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	60	Rev.3	2	...	88	2	6
Chile	1992	14+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	3	...	88	4	5
China	1990	15+	d/m	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	13	Rev.2	1	8	68	1	.
Comoros	1991	12+	m	no	no	no	yes	no	.	...	no	.	8	no	.	7
Cook Islands	1991	15+	m	.	.	yes	...	uh	.	162	Rev.2	4	390	88	4	6
Cyprus	1992	15+	w	yes	yes	yes	no	uh	.	61	Rev.3	2	30	88	2	6
Czech Republic	1991	15+	d	yes	yes	no	yes	.	.	47	Rev.3	2	91	68&88	1	9
Dominican Republic	1993	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	no	no	.	10	Rev.2	1	10	68	1	5
Ecuador	1990	8+	w	yes	yes	yes	no	uh/ah	.	72	Rev.2	3	284	68	3	7
El Salvador	1992	10+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	uh/ah	.	...	Rev.3	4	...	88	4	8
Equatorial Guinea	1994	6+	w	no	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	...	10	88	1	.
Finland	1990	15-74	w/y	yes	no	yes	no	no	no	460	R.2&3	4	400	68	3	2
France	1990	15+	no	yes	yes	yes	no	no	.	600	Rev.2	2	455	68	2	4
French Guiana	1990	14+	w	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	yes	no	.	100	no	.	42	no	.	5
Gabon	1993	10+	w/6m	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	40	no	.	350	88	3	6
Gambia	1993	10+	m	yes	no	no	no	ah	.	...	Rev.3	1	...	88	1	5
Gibraltar	1991	15+	d	no	no	no	no	no	no	23	Rev.3	1	125	no	.	3
Greece	1991	10+	w/y	yes	no	yes	yes	ah	no	159	Rev.3	3	284	68	3	4
Grenada	1991	15+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	.	...	Rev.3	...	...	88	4	6
Guadeloupe	1990	14+	w	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	yes	no	.	100	no	.	42	no	.	5
Guam	1990	15+	w/y	yes	.	yes	yes	ah	w	231	no	.	503	no	.	7
Guatemala	1994	7+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.3	4	...	88	4	6
Hong Kong	1991	15+	w/m	yes	.	yes	yes	no	.	87	Rev.3	3	116	88	3	4
Hungary	1990	no	w	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	294	no	.	808	no	.	8
India	1991	no	y	yes	yes	yes	yes	.	no	462	Rev.3	3	512	68	2	4
Indonesia	1990	10+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	uh/ah	.	47	Rev.2	2	334	68	3	5
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	1991	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	292	Rev.3	4	284	68	3	5
Ireland	1991	15+	d	yes	.	no	yes	no	.	263	R.2&3	2	210	68&88	2	4
Isle of Man	1991	16+	w/5m	yes	.	no	no	ah	w	21	no	.	371	88	3	3
Italy	1991	14+	w	yes	no	no	no	ah	.	60	Rev.3	2	35	88	1	14
Jamaica	1991	14+	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	ah	m	...	Rev.3	2	...	88	2	7
Japan	1990	15+	w	yes	.	yes	no	no	.	213	Rev.2	3	294	68	1	6
Kenya	1989	10+	w	...	...	no	no	no	.	no	.	.	8	88	1	4
Korea, Republic of	1990	15+	y	yes pr.	no	yes	no	.	no	90	Rev.2	3	286	68	2	4
Luxembourg	1991	no	no	yes	...	yes	no	uh	.	500	no	.	390	88	4	9
Macau	1991	14+	w/m	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	10	Rev.3	1	10	88	1	.
Macedonia	1994	15+	d	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	14	no	.	10	no	.	5
Madagascar	1993	10+	w	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	159	Rev.3	3	10	88	1	7
Malaysia	1991	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	.	...	Rev.2	...	...	68	...	4
Maldives	1990	12+	w/3m	no	no	yes	no	uh/ah	.	159	Rev.3	3	390	88	4	4
Martinique	1990	14+	w	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	yes	no	.	100	no	.	42	no	.	5
Mauritius	1990	12+	w/y	.	.	yes	yes	ah	w	263	Rev.2	4	390	88	4	8
Mexico	1990	12+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	.	220	Rev.2	2	9600	88	4	5
Mongolia	1989	see (a)	d	no	no	no	no	no	.	12	no	.	982	no	.	5
Morocco	1994	see (b)	d	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	215	Rev.3	4	65	88	...	7
Namibia	1991	10+	w	no	no	yes	no	no	.	307	Rev.3	4	396	88	4	8
Nauru	1992	10+	w	.	.	yes	no	uh/ah	.	5	no	.	...	88	1	7
Nepal	1991	10+	y	yes	...	yes	.	.	m	9	Rev.2	1	7	68	1	4
Netherlands Antilles	1992	15-99	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	uh	w	17	Rev.3	1	10	88	1	9
New Caledonia	1989	14+	w	yes	yes	no	no	uh	.	14	no	.	33	no	.	9
New Zealand	1991	15+	d/m	yes	.	yes	yes	uh/ah	.	...	Rev.2	4	...	88	4	4
Northern Mariana Islands	1990	15+	w/y	no	no	yes	yes	ah	w/uh	...	no	.	...	no	...	7
Norway	1990	16+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	no	uh/ah	m	...	Rev.2	4	84	68	1	3
Panama	1990	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	18	Rev.3	1	10	68	1	5
Papua New Guinea	1990	10+	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	no	.	.	9	88	1	.
Paraguay	1992	10+	w	yes	no	no	no	no	.	9	Rev.2	1	9	88	1	6
Peru	1993	6+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	no	.	292	Rev.3	4	116	88	3	6
Philippines	1990	10+	w/y	yes pr.	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.2	4	...	88	4	.
Portugal	1991	12+	w	yes	yes	yes	yes	ah	.	292	Rev.3	4	390	88	4	7
Puerto Rico	1990	16+	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	uh	w	231	no	.	503	no	.	8
Réunion	1990	14+	w	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	yes	no	.	100	no	.	42	no	.	5
Romania	1992	14+	y	yes	yes	yes	no	.	no	99	Rev.3	3	437	88	3	6
St. Lucia	1991	15+	w/y	no	no	no	no	ah	m	17	Rev.3	1	9	88	1	6
St.Vincent and the Grenadines	1991	15+	w/y	no	.	no	no	ah	m	17	Rev.3	1	10	88	1	6
Samoa	1991	10+	w	no	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	Rev.2	...	...	88	3	4
Sao Tome and Principe	1991	10+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	no	uh/ah	m	9	Rev.2	1	116	88	3	5
Saudi Arabia	1992	12+	w	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	60	Rev.3	2	284	68	3	4
Singapore	1990	no	w	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	945	Rev.3	1	314	88	1	5
Slovakia	1991	15+	d	yes	yes	no	yes	.	.	47	Rev.3	2	91	68&88	1	9
Slovenia	1991	15+	d/y	yes	yes	no	no	no	no	700	no	.	...	no	.	5
South Africa	1991	no	d	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	40	Rev.2	2	165	68	...	2
Spain	1991	16+	w	yes	no	yes	yes	no	.	...	R.2&3	2	...	68&88	2	7
Sudan	1993	10+	w	no	no	no	no	no	.	72	Rev.2	3	390	88	4	5
Sweden	1990	16+	m	yes	yes	yes	.	uh	.	340	Rev.2	4	321	68	1	4
Switzerland	1990	15+	no	yes	yes	yes	yes	uh	.	703	Rev.2	2	404	88	...	7
Syrian Arab Republic	1994	10+	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	uh/ah	m	...	Rev.3	5	...	88	2	5
Thailand	1990	13+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	no	no	no	13	Rev.2	1	83	68	2	6
Trinidad and Tobago	1990	15+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	no	uh	no	9	Rev.2	1	116	88	3	9
Turkey	1990	12+	w	yes	yes	no	no	no	.	10	Rev.2	1	7	68	1	4
Uganda	1991	10+	w	yes pr.	yes pr.	yes	yes	no	.	no	.	.	161	88	3	3
United Kingdom	1991	16+	w	yes	.	yes	yes	uh	.	320	Rev.3	2	371	88	...	5
United States	1990	16+	w/y	yes	.	yes	yes	ah	w+uh	236	no	.	501	no	.	8
Venezuela	1990	12+	d	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	.	9	Rev.2	1	7	68	1	7
Viet Nam	1994	see (d)	w	no	no	yes	yes	ah	.	20	no	.	33	68	1	2
Virgin Islands (British)	1991	15+	w/y	yes	.	no	yes	ah	m	292	Rev.3	4	390	88	4	5
Virgin Islands (US)	1990	16+	w/y	yes	yes	no	no	uh/ah	ah	7	no	.	39	no	.	7
Yemen	1994	10+	w	yes	yes	yes	no	no	.	...	Rev.3	...	390	88	4	5
Zambia	1990	12+	w/y	yes	yes	yes	yes	no	m (see (c))	9	Rev.2	1	91	68	1	4
Zimbabwe	1992	10+	y	yes	yes	no	no	.	no	no	.	.	109	88	3	4

Signs and symbols used

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not applicable

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not available

d

day

w

week

ww

weeks worked

m

months

mw

months worked

y

year

uh

usual hours

ah

actual hours

pr.

if residing in private households

ISIC

International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities

Rev.2

ISIC 1968 edition

Rev.3

ISIC 1989 edition

ISCO

International Standard Classification of Occupations

68

ISCO (1968 edition)

88

ISCO (1988 edition)

(a)

employment: 15 years and over; unemployment: 15 to 50 years for men and 15 to 45 years for women (China).

(b)

employment: 15 years and over; unemployment: 15 to 59 years for men and 15 to 56 years for women (Czech Republic and Slovakia).

(c)

16 to 59 years for men, and 16 to 54 years for women (Mongolia).

(d)

7 years and over for employment, 15 years and over for unemployment (Morocco).

(e)

employment: 14 to 80 years; unemployment: 14 to 64 years for men and 14 to 59 years for women (Romania).

(f)

15 to 60 years for men, and 15 to 55 years for women (Viet Nam).

(g)

only multiple job holders were asked this question (Zambia).