_- 57_ Population figures are drawn from the World Bank's Social Indicators of Development 1996 and refer to 1994. Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and are for 1990.

General Government employment is from IMF Report No. SMI951277 and relates to 1995.

# **Korea**

Unemployment figures come from the CIA Factbook 1995 and relate to November 1994. Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and are for 1994. Health sector employment comes from WHO, 1993 and refers to 1989. It is broken down as follows: 35,462 doctors, 29,368 dentists, and 28,103 nurses and forms part of Central Government. Central Government, Local Government and Education figures have been provided by the Korean Information Center of the Embassy of Korea. Data reflect situation as of 12-31-95. Central Government employment includes 278,837 central government employees, 3,040 legislative branch, 10,475 judicial branch and 2,113 others. Education employment in our data corresponds to the category: Public School Teacher (279,652). They are paid by the central government. Military employment data include conscripts, but not paramilitary forces, e.g., Civilian Defense Corps (3,500,000), or the Coast Guard (4,500). Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries and GDP estimate are for 1994, and are taken from IMF Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 1995. Data on wages in manufacturing (monthly basis) are taken from the Economic Statistical Yearbook 1989 and refer to 1989.

# **Lao PDR**

GDP estimate is for 1993 and is from World Tables 1995. Wage bill and average wage estimate is taken from IMF Report No. SMI/9516 of January 12,1995 and relates to 1993. Manufacturing wage estimate is from IMF Report No. SMI96194 and relates to 1993.

# **Malaysia**

Population and labor force figures are drawn from the World Bank's Social Indicators of Development 1996 and refer to 1994. Unemployment rate is taken from IMF Report No. SM/95/236 of September 15, 1995 and relates to 1995. Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and are for 1993. Unemployment figures are from CIA Factbook 1995 and are for 1993.

Central and Local Government employment estimates are from the Malaysia Embassy's information section and relate to 1994. Education employment is taken from UNESCO. Health employment is taken from the Malaysia Health Development DroLect of November 15, 1993 and relates to 1990. It consists of 3,016 doctors (43% of the registered doctors-- according to the report, 56% are in the private sector), 24,364 nurses, and 12,578 assistant nurses. Health is the responsibility of the Federal Government.

GDP and Consolidated Central Government wages and salaries are from IMF Government Finance Statistics Yearbook, 1995 and are for 1994.

# **Maldives**

Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1990. Unemployment data are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1990.

Central Govemment, Education and Health employment is taken from IMF Report No. SM 96/154 of June 26, 1994 and relates to 1995. Note that expatriate workers (2,023 people in 1995) were subtracted from central government employees.

# **Marshall Islands**

Labor force and population are taken from IMF Report 95/122 of May 26, 1995 and refers to 1994.

# **Micronesia**

Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1990. Unemployment data are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1990.

GDP, wages and salaries, and per capita GDP estimate (in US $ ) relate to 1994 and are taken from IMF Report No. SM/96/206 of August 6, 1996.

# **Mongolia**

Data on paid employment in non-agricultural activities are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1993. Unemployment data are taken from the United Nation's Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 1995 and refer to 1993.

Military employment data include conscripts (estimated at 12,350).

# **Myanmar**

Data on paid employment in non agricultural activities is taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995 and is for 1994. Unemployment data are taken from the ILO's Yearbook of Labor Statistics 1995, refer to 1994 and source IlIl, Code 1: _Employment office statistics_ and do not include persons who are already in employment. Central Government employment is taken from IMF Report No. SW951270 of October 16, 1995 and relates to 199/95. Data includes representative bodies and excludes casual labor. Local Government employment, exclude