| Rank | Country | | Labor force |
| World | 3,262,000,000 |  3.262 billion (2010 est.) |
1 | China | 816,200,000 |  816.2 million (2011 est.) |
2 | India | 487,600,000 |  487.6 million (2011 est.) |
| European Union | 228,400,000 |  228.4 million (2011 est.) |
3 | United States | 153,400,000 |  153.4 million note: includes unemployed (2011 est.) |
4 | Indonesia | 117,000,000 |  117 million (2011 est.) |
5 | Brazil | 104,300,000 |  104.3 million (2011 est.) |
6 | Bangladesh | 75,420,000 |  75.42 million note: extensive export of labor to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Malaysia; workers' remittances were $10.9 billion in FY09/10 (2011 est.) |
7 | Russia | 75,410,000 |  75.41 million (2011 est.) |
8 | Japan | 62,740,000 |  62.74 million (2011 est.) |
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