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Labor Force and Employment in DPRK

People’s Korea, 22 April 1998

Labor Force Employment Female Participation
Age Female Male Total Female Male Total  
15 158 166 324  
16-19 662 543 1,205 439 340 779 66%
20-24 1,068 765 1,863 1,017 695 1,712 93%
25-29 1,032 987 2,020 896 878 1,774 87%
30-34 817 791 1,608 711 759 1,469 87%
35-39 703 683 1,386 629 673 1,302 89%
40-44 508 482 991 463 477 940 91%
45-49 640 603 1,243 583 595 1,178 91%
50-54 626 583 1,209 561 570 1,131 90%
55-59 576 487 1,064 94 467 561 16%
60 108 78 186 51 108 159 Note 1
 
Definition (2) 6,928 6,169 12,773  
DPRK Definition(3) 6,086 5,925 12,011 5,443 5,562 11,005 Note 4
In % of Labor Force, DPRK definition 89% 94% 92%

NOTES:

1) 60 and over

2) labor force is generally defined as including everone within the 15-30 age group.

3) In the DPRK, the age groups are 16-54 and 16-59 for women and men, respectively.

4) In addition to the employed Labor Force (mentioned above), there were:

Source: DPRK, Central Bureau of Statistics (1993 Census)

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