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Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

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351-7 gainful workers (double checked)

  • My impression is that 'gainful worker' concept had lost out to 'labor force' concept at ILO and elsewhere. Am I wrong or...?--Stan BECKER 19:19, 29 September 2014 (CEST)
Yes it is an old terminology. Second edition, even unified, reflects terminology up to the late 80's. Double checked. --Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:47, 7 November 2017 (CET)

350 Active population (double checked)

  • The whole section above needs work.

The labor force concept is very different than active population. The US and I believe now the UN have very specific things that put people in the labor force group and it includes more slightly more than workers and those seeking work. In particular, those on vacation or laid off etc. I can send the def from a slide I have when I give the lecture on labor force if you wish. Now I see the next section gets it right mostly anyway.--Stan BECKER 19:17, 29 September 2014 (CEST)

Yes next section is more explicit on various definition of active population. Double checked. --Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:26, 7 November 2017 (CET)

351-8 employment to population ratio (double checked)

The employment to population ratio 8★ is the proportion of employed persons in the working age group (usually 15 to 64). --Nicolas Brouard 12:09, 5 August 2013 (CEST)

No remark from Stan: double checked.--Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

351-9 inactive person (double checked)

Inactive persons 9★ are those who do not accomplish any kind of professional activity neither are looking for any employment. --Nicolas Brouard 12:09, 5 August 2013 (CEST)
No remark from Stan: double checked.--Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

351-10 Hidden unemployment (double checked)

Hidden unemployment 10★ or labor reserve 10★ includes people who, although not officially registered as unemployed, are looking for a private work as well as those who do not exercise nor are looking for a job but if some job opportunities arose to them, could respond. --Nicolas Brouard 12:53, 5 August 2013 (CEST)
No remark from Stan: double checked.--Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

351-11 first-time job seekers (double checked)

It has been renamed to 11 by Elena Ambrosetti because 8 was used by the German. --Nicolas Brouard 12:38, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
It is important to distinguish between persons who have never had a job and persons who are looking for their first job 11★ or first-time job seekers 11★.--Nicolas Brouard 12:29, 5 August 2013 (CEST)
No remark from Stan: double checked.--Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

354-7 Unskilled worker (double checked)

  • 7. A laborer is an unskilled worker, who does very physical work.

delete 'very'. Not needed.--Stan BECKER 19:22, 29 September 2014 (CEST)

already suppressed. Double checked. --Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

355-4-5-6-7 (double checked)

Officials (357-5) are divided into simple or lower service 4★, mainly for positions of menial work(eg, administrative assistants, technical assistants), middle service 5★, mainly for positions requiring roughly the equivalent of a completed apprenticeship (eg, editors, administrative secretaries), upper service 6★, mainly for positions requiring a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent (administrative frameworks or technical) and senior service 7★, restricted to graduates holding a Master's degree or its equivalent. (hard to translate and find equivalent, to be revised!!!)
No remark from Stan: double checked.--Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:24, 7 November 2017 (CET)

360-4 feeblemindedness (Currently double checked)

  • I believe this term is no longer used by psychological professionals. Unsure what new term is. Am Psy Assoc or its international equivalent probably has a listing.--Stan BECKER 19:26, 29 September 2014 (CEST)
Many terms look very old in this section. It should be completely rewritten in a new edition, but in the late 80's, even after the ICH (1980), it was used. Old term but correct term. Currently double checked. --Nicolas Brouard (talk) 12:39, 7 November 2017 (CET)