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Table Paid employment in non-agricultural activities
Technical note Non-agricultural activities include mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water; construction; wholesale and retail trade, restaurants and hotels; transport, storage and communication; financing, insurance, real estate and business services; community, social and personal services; activities not adequately defined.

Note:

The data relate to wage-earners and salaried employers in mining, manufacturing, construction and building, transport, commerce, personal and public services. The statistics usually refer to the total number at work at a specified date in each month or quarter. For certain countries, however, the data refer to the average number of employed in the period.

Data source International Labour Office(ILO), Geneva, Bureau of Statistics Database.
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