German: ökonomisch aktive BevölkerungEnglish translation: economically active population 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | ökonomisch aktive Bevölkerung | | English translation: | economically active population | | Entered by: | Steffen Pollex |
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics | | German term or phrase: ökonomisch aktive Bevölkerung | "Zielgruppe ist die ökonomisch aktive Bevölkerung vor allem im ländlichen und peri-urbanen Raum, die bislang keinen Zugang zu formalen Finanzdienstleistungen hat."
"Econimcally active population" sounds somewhat strange. Or is it OK? |
| | | economically active population | Explanation:
It may sound strange, but it's a standard term in demographic statistics.
"Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods and services (employed and unemployed, including those seeking work for the first time), as defined by the System of National Accounts (SNA), during a specified time reference period. The economically active population may be related to the total population for the derivation of the crude participation rate, or, more appropriately, to the population above the age prescribed for the measurement of the economically active population" |
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 Alison Riddell
Germany
| Note from asker to answererDanke, Alison! Ist ja logisch, aber klingt trotzdem etwas merkwürdig für mich im Englischen. Aber Du musst es besser wissen. :-)
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| economically active population
Explanation:
It may sound strange, but it's a standard term in demographic statistics.
"Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods and services (employed and unemployed, including those seeking work for the first time), as defined by the System of National Accounts (SNA), during a specified time reference period. The economically active population may be related to the total population for the derivation of the crude participation rate, or, more appropriately, to the population above the age prescribed for the measurement of the economically active population"
Reference: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cdb/cdb_dict_xrxx.asp?def_code=36
| Alison Riddell
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 39
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| Note from asker to answerer| Danke, Alison! Ist ja logisch, aber klingt trotzdem etwas merkwürdig für mich im Englischen. Aber Du musst es besser wissen. :-) |
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