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Potential Labour Force
The potential labour force comprises:
  • unavailable jobseekers defined as persons who sought employment even though they were not available, but would become available in the near future,
  • available potential jobseekers defined as persons who did not seek employment but wanted it and were available,
  • discouraged jobseekers made up of those persons available for work but who did not seek employment for labour market-related reasons (such as past failure to find a suitable job or lack of experience).
Thus, persons without work formerly included in the relaxed definition of unemployment are now included in the potential labour force.

Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market, concepts and definitions