Potential labour force (entrants) is defined as all persons of working age who, during the short reference period, were neither in employment nor in unemployment and:

(a) carried out activities to “seek employment”, were not “currently available” but would become available within a short subsequent period established in the light of national circumstances (i.e. unavailable jobseekers); or
(b) did not carry out activities to “seek employment”, but wanted employment and were “currently available” (i.e. available potential jobseekers).

The 19th ICLS, Resolution I, concerning statistics of work, employment and labour underutilization