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Unemployed and underemployed persons aged 15-74, by sex and desired working hours per week. Number of man-weeks (of 37,5 hours) supplied (LFS). 1 000 | Annual average | 3rd quarter 2015 | 4th quarter 2015 | 1st quarter 2016 | 2nd quarter 2016 | 3rd quarter 2016 | 4th quarter 2016 |
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2015 | 2016 |
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Both sexes | | | | | | | | |
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Unemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 121 | 132 | 127 | 118 | 135 | 134 | 138 | 120 |
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1-19 hours | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
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20-36 hours | 24 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 22 |
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37 hours or more | 77 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 87 | 81 | 83 | 78 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
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Number of man-weeks desired | 105 | 113 | 110 | 103 | 116 | 115 | 118 | 104 |
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Underemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 71 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 79 | 69 | 73 | 73 |
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1-19 hours | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
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20-36 hours | 27 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 29 |
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37 hours or more | 37 | 42 | 35 | 39 | 43 | 37 | 45 | 42 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
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Desired man-weeks subtracted present man-weeks | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
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Number of man-weeks supplied, total | 131 | 141 | 136 | 129 | 145 | 141 | 145 | 132 |
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Males | | | | | | | | |
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Unemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 68 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 84 | 87 | 77 | 73 |
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1-19 hours | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 12 |
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20-36 hours | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 8 |
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37 hours or more | 51 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 53 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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Number of man-weeks desired | 62 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 75 | 77 | 69 | 64 |
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Underemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 21 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 21 |
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1-19 hours | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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20-36 hours | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
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37 hours or more | 13 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 34 |
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Desired man-weeks subtracted present man-weeks | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
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Number of man-weeks supplied, total | 71 | 82 | 74 | 69 | 88 | 88 | 79 | 72 |
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Women | | | | | | | | |
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Unemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 53 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 47 | 61 | 48 |
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1-19 hours | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
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20-36 hours | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
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37 hours or more | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 33 | 25 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
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Number of man-weeks desired | 43 | 42 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 40 |
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Underemployed persons | | | | | | | | |
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Total | 50 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 52 |
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1-19 hours | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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20-36 hours | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
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37 hours or more | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 28 |
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Average working hours desired (hours per week) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
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Desired man-weeks subtracted present man-weeks | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
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Number of man-weeks supplied, total | 59 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 67 | 59 |
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