Tööealisest

Tööealisest is the elative singular form of the Estonian adjective tööealine, meaning from or about someone who is of working age. The base term tööealine describes people who are considered old enough to work and not yet past the typical working-age range. In statistical and policy contexts, the exact age boundaries of the working-age group vary by source and purpose, but it is commonly understood as a broad adult segment defined for labour market analysis.

In usage, tööealisest occurs with a noun in the elative case to indicate the source or scope related to the working-age population. For example, phrases like tööealisest elanikkonnast mean “from the working-age population,” and tööealisest rühmast can mean “from the working-age group.” The term is widely used in demographic and economic reporting, social policy discussions, and labour market analysis to distinguish the working-age cohort from youths and pensioners.

Related forms include tööealine (nominative singular, “a working-age person”) and its other inflected forms such as tööealised (nominative plural, “working-age people”) and tööealiste (genitive plural, “of the working-age people”). The word is neutral in tone and is primarily employed in formal and statistical language to characterize population segments, employment rates, and social indicators.