Egypt, Arab Rep. | Labor force, total
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
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| 1990 | 16838328.227909 |
| 1991 | 16404848.406537 |
| 1992 | 16357123.14069 |
| 1993 | 16981703.667068 |
| 1994 | 17740944.674829 |
| 1995 | 17773819.306249 |
| 1996 | 18034707.070384 |
| 1997 | 18300659.219852 |
| 1998 | 18534517.784644 |
| 1999 | 19664080.684688 |
| 2000 | 20076777.684231 |
| 2001 | 20424051.91245 |
| 2002 | 20785022.204198 |
| 2003 | 21852681.74591 |
| 2004 | 22893957.376725 |
| 2005 | 23941161.134955 |
| 2006 | 23970004.985866 |
| 2007 | 25099054.655493 |
| 2008 | 25761984.798346 |
| 2009 | 26427506.938264 |
| 2010 | 27103630.840262 |
| 2011 | 27735267.658453 |
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Egypt, Arab Rep. | Labor force, total
Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.