A Selection of Labor Force Survey Results, The Year 1392
Labor Force Indicators in the Year 1392 (March 21, 2013- March 20, 2014)
Table 1 contains the major labor force indicators resulted from the Labor Force Survey in the year 1392
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Table 1. Labor force indicators by sex, urban and rural areas; the year 1392
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Labor force indicator
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Total
country
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Male
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Female
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Urban
areas
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Rural areas
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Economic activity of
population aged 10 and over
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Rate
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37 .6
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63 .0
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12 .4
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36 .9
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39 .7
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Number
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23834551
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19914429
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3920121
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17015566
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6818984
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Unemployment rate of
population aged 10 and over
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Rate
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10 .4
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8 .6
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19 .8
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11 .8
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7 .0
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Number
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2488372
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1713543
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774828
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2009784
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478587
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Unemployment rate of
population aged 15-24
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Rate
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24 .0
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20 .0
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41 .8
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28 .2
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16 .1
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Number
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808834
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550743
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258090
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622765
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186069
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Unemployment rate of population aged 15-29
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Rate
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21 .2
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17 .0
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39 .1
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24 .1
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14 .2
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Number
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1613874
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1050950
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562924
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1302317
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311557
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Employment share in
agriculture sector
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Share
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18 .3
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17 .5
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23 .4
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4 .9
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50 .1
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Number
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3913412
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3176453
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736958
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737382
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3176030
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Employment share in
manufacturing sector
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Share
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34 .3
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35 .9
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25 .0
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36 .9
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28 .1
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Number
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7313669
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6528479
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785190
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5532977
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1780692
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Employment share in
services sector
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Share
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47 .4
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46 .6
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51 .6
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58 .2
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21 .8
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Number
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10110397
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8488612
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1621784
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8730702
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1379694
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Underemployment share of the
population aged 10 and over
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8 .9
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9 .7
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4 .7
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7 .7
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11 .8
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The contribution of the employed
aged 15 and over with regular working hours of more than 49
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40 .2
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44 .4
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15 .3
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41 .3
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37 .4
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Note: Difference in the total is due to rounding figures.
Table 2 reflects the changes in the labor force indicators compared to the previous year 1391
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Table 2. Changes of major labor force indicators by sex, urban and rural areas (the year 1392 compared with the year 1391) (percent)
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Labor force indicators
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Total country
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Male
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Female
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Urban Areas
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Rural Areas
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The year
1391
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Change
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The year
1391
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Change
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The year
1391
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Change
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The year
1391
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Change
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The year
1391
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Change
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Economic
participation rate
(activity rate)
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37.4
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0.2
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61.2
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1.8
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13.7
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-1.3
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36.5
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0.4
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40.0
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-0.3
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Unemployment
rate
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12.1
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-1.7
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10.4
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-1.8
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19.7
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0.1
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13.8
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-2.0
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8.2
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-1.2
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Unemployment
rate among youths aged
15-24
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26.8
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-2.8
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23.3
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-3.3
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41.2
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0.6
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31.4
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-3.2
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18.4
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-2.3
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Unemployment
rate among youths aged
15-29
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24.4
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-3.2
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20.8
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-3.8
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38.1
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1.0
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27.4
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-3.3
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17.1
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-2.9
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This table shows the changes of major labor force indicators by sex, urban and rural areas in the year 1392 compared with the previous year. The changes in the indicators at national level are as follows:
1. Economic participation rate (activity rate) in the year 1392 experienced a 0.2% increase compared to the year 1391.
2. The unemployment rate in the year 1392 decreased by 1.7% compared to the year 1391.
3. The unemployment rate of youth aged 1524 experienced a 2.8% fall compared to the year 1391.
4. The unemployment rate of youth aged 1529 experienced a 3.2% decrease compared to the year 1391.