Table
Population aged 15-74 by labour force status(LFS) and sex. Per cent | Annual average | 1st quarter 2016 | 2nd quarter 2016 | 3rd quarter 2016 | 4th quarter 2016 | 1st quarter 2017 | 2nd quarter 2017 |
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| 2015 | 2016 |
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| Labour force in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 71.2 | 70.6 | 70.8 | 70.8 | 71.2 | 69.8 | 69.6 | 70.2 |
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| Males | 73.9 | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 73.8 | 72.4 | 72.4 | 72.8 |
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| Females | 68.3 | 67.7 | 67.9 | 67.5 | 68.4 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 67.6 |
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| Employed persons in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 68.0 | 67.3 | 67.4 | 67.4 | 67.7 | 66.7 | 66.5 | 67.1 |
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| Males | 70.5 | 69.5 | 69.4 | 69.6 | 70.0 | 68.8 | 68.7 | 69.3 |
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| Females | 65.5 | 65.0 | 65.2 | 65.0 | 65.3 | 64.6 | 64.1 | 64.9 |
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| Unemployed persons in per cent of the labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
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| Males | 4.6 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
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| Females | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
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| Outside the labour force in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 28.8 | 29.4 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 30.2 | 30.4 | 29.8 |
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| Males | 26.1 | 26.6 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.2 |
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| Females | 31.7 | 32.3 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 31.6 | 32.9 | 33.3 | 32.4 |
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