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First published in 2006, Country Profiles offers a new format showing the latest available statistics (without time series) on the topics of economically active population, employment, unemployment, hours of work, wages, labor cost, consumer prices, occupational injuries, and strikes and lockouts, for over 200 countries, areas, and territories. It also includes a supplement with global and regional estimates on economically active population, employment, and unemployment. Data are published, wherever possible, according to the latest versions of the international standard classifications such as ISIC, ISCO, ICSE, and ISCED. Trilingual English / French / Spanish