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The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development defines the employment rate as the employment-to-population ratio. The employment-population ratio is many American economists' favorite gauge of the American jobs picture. According to Paul Ashworth, chief North American economist for Capital Economics, "The employment population ratio is the best measure of labor market conditions."〔The other unemployment rate. (2012, October 18). Retrieved December 10, 2012, from CNN: Money website: http://money.cnn.com/2012/10/18/news/economy/other-unemployment-rate/index.html 〕 This is a statistical ratio that measures the proportion of the country's working-age population (ages 15 to 64 in most OECD countries) that is employed. This includes people that have stopped looking for work.〔Employment/Population Ratios for the 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008, 2009, and 2010. (2011, September). Retrieved December 10, 2012, from United States Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/ acsbr10-09.pdf 〕 The International Labour Organization states that a person is considered employed if they have worked at least 1 hour in "gainful" employment in the most recent week. ==Background== The employment-population ratio has not always been looked at for labor statistics and where specific areas are economically, but after the recent recession it has been given more attention worldwide, especially by economists. The National Bureau Of Economic Research (NBER) states that the recession that began in 2007 ended in June 2009.〔Employment/Population Ratios for the 50 Largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas: 2008, 2009, and 2010. (2011, September). Retrieved December 10, 2012, from United States Census Bureau website: http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/ acsbr10-09.pdf 〕 During 2009 and 2010, however, many areas were still struggling economically, which lies the reason the employment-population ratio still has the eyes of Americans and people around the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Employment-to-population ratio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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