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Labor Force Statistics Vol. 2: Employment by sector Report (Q3 2017)

Labour Force Statistics Q3 2017 Vol 2 Of a labor force of 85.08 million in Q3 2017, 77.55 million are engaged in some sort of economic activity for at least an hour a week, (8.46 million-1-19 hours; 18.02 million-20-39 hours; 51.06million-above 40 hours), while 7.53 million are doing absolutely nothing. (Note we classify those working less than 20 hours a week and those doing absolutely nothing as unemployed, while we classify those working 20-39 hours or doing jobs not commensurate with their qualifications and skills as underemployed). Out of 8.46 million persons that work within 1-19 hours …