The set of citizens in a country, aged 16 or older, who meet the conditions to work but do not enter the labor market, i.e., they are neither employed nor unemployed. The groups that make up this population include students, pre-retirees and retirees, those who work in the home, those with permanent disabilities, others who receive a pension but are not retirees or pre-retirees, and people who perform social work or charitable activities mainly without remuneration.
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