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Singulate mean age at marriage (SMAM) reflects the average
number of single life years of a presumptive cohort that has been lived

single life before getting married for the first time, with the
assumption that this cohort’s proportion of single by age is the same
as the one collected at the intercensal time point.

LABOUR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Labour force includes the employed persons aged 15 years and
over (currently working) and the unemployed persons during the
reference period (7 days prior to the time point of observation).

Employed population in the economy: This indicator reflects
number of persons aged 15 years and over who are employed in the
reference period (7 days prior the time point of observation).

Employed population in the economy are persons aged 15 years
and above in the reference period who are engaged in any activity (not
prohibited by the law) at least one hour to produce goods/products or
provide services for the purpose of generating income for themselves
and their families.

Employed population also include those persons who are not
working in the reference week but have a job and strongly attach to
this job (such as continuously receive salary/wage during the absence
from work or surely back to work for less than 1 month).

Besides, the following specific cases are also considered
“employed” or “engaged in an activity”:

(1) Those persons who are participating in training or skill
enhancement activities due to job requirements in the recruiting
establishment;

(2) Those persons who are considered apprentices, trainees
(including interns), are working and receiving wage/salary;

(3) Those persons who are working in their own economic
establishments/households to produce goods/products or provide
services;

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