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Labor Force Statistics: Unemployment and Underemployment Report Q2 2020 - Abridged Labor Force Survey Under Covid-19

Labour Force Statistics: The number of persons in the economically active or working age population (15 - 64 years of age) during the reference period of the survey, Q2, 2020 was 116,871,186. This is 1.2% higher than the figure recorded in Q3, 2018, which was 115,492,969. The number of persons in the labour force (i.e. people within ages 15 -64, who are able and willing to work) was estimated to be 80,291,894. This was 11.3% less than the number persons in Q3, 2018. Of this number, those within the age bracket of 25-34 were highest, with 23,328,460 or 29.1% of the labour force. The total numbe…