This 38th edition of this annual publication provides detailed statistics for the period 1981-2001 on population, labour force, employment and unemployment, broken down by gender, as well as unemployment duration, employment status, employment by sector of activity and part-time employment. It also contains participation and unemployment rates by gender and detailed age groups as well as comparative tables for the main components of the labour force. Data are available for all 30 OECD countries, the Euro area and the 15 EU member states, and the time series cover 20 years for most countries.