Sustainable Development Indicator Group

Working Draft Framework, Version 2, June 4, 1996

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1.1.1.3 Labor Time

Definition: The sum total of individual's time available for or devoted to mental or physical exertion or work. The bulk of labor time occurs between the ages of 18 and 65.

Definition Source: Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary

Labor Time Categories:

1.1.1.3.1 Compensated Labor Time: The sum total of individual's time available for or devoted to mental or physical exertion or work in exchange for money or material goods. (Definition Source: Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary)

1.1.1.3.2 Free Labor Time: The sum total of individual's time available for or devoted to mental or physical exertion or work without monetary or material compensation. (Definition Source: Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary)