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Table 17 |
(Chapter 6: Employment) |
|
Labour
Force, Labour Force Participation Rate,
Unemployment and Underemployment * * |
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|
2001 |
|
2005 |
|
2006
|
@ |
|
Labour Force(1)
('000) |
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|
Age Group |
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|
|
|
|
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Under 25 |
409 |
|
396 |
|
388 |
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25-44 |
2 044 |
|
1 953 |
|
1 942 |
|
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|
45-64 |
929 |
|
1 145 |
|
1 206 |
|
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65 and over |
44 |
|
45 |
|
46 |
|
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|
Overall |
3 426 |
|
3 538 |
|
3 582 |
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|
Sex |
|
|
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Male |
1 965 |
|
1 951 |
|
1 956 |
|
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|
Female |
1 461 |
|
1 587 |
|
1 627 |
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|
|
Overall |
3 426 |
|
3 538 |
|
3 582 |
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|
Labour Force
Participation Rate (%) |
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|
Male |
73.0 |
|
71.1 |
|
71.0 |
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Female |
50.7 |
|
51.9 |
|
52.6 |
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Overall |
61.5 |
|
61.0 |
|
61.3 |
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|
Unemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Unemployed
persons ('000) |
175 |
|
197 |
|
171 |
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|
Unemployment
rate (%) |
5.1 |
|
5.6 |
|
4.8 |
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Underemployment |
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|
|
|
|
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|
Underemployed
persons ('000) |
85 |
|
96 |
|
87 |
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Underemployment
rate (%) |
2.5 |
|
2.7 |
|
2.4 |
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