Employed - T145_003 - Unemployment - Social Explorer Tables (SE) - Survey World Development Indicators 2010

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Data Dictionary:

World Development Indicators 2010

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Survey: World Development Indicators 2010

Data Source:

Social Explorer; The World Bank

Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)

Table:

T23. Unemployment [4]

Universe: Universe:

Variable Details

T23.

Unemployment

Universe: Universe:

T145_001In Labor Force 15 Years and Over:

T145_003 Employed

Percent base:

In Labor Force 15 Years and Over (SE:T145_001)

Aggregation method:

Addition

Formula used to compute this variable:

#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); if (SE:A100_004.IsNull) oretval.IsNull = true; else oretval = ORG:WDI10_4_001-SE:A100_004; return oretval;

Variables used in the formula:
SE:A100_004	In Labor Force 15 Years and Over: Unemployed
ORG:WDI10_4_001	Labor Force, Total

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; World Development Indicators 2013: Technical Documentation
	World development Indicators: Technical Documentation -> Variable Descriptions -> Unemployment

Unemployment

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.