Table

Persons in the labour force aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000
	Annual average		2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016	4th quarter 2016	1st quarter 2017	2nd quarter 2017	3rd quarter 2017
	2015	2016	2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016	4th quarter 2016	1st quarter 2017	2nd quarter 2017	3rd quarter 2017
Both sexes
Total	2 772	2 779	2 781	2 804	2 756	2 753	2 782	2 782
15-19 years	130	129	130	135	122	121	129	128
20-24 years	249	240	243	245	233	229	239	246
25-29 years	295	306	303	311	306	303	307	308
30-39 years	611	611	610	612	610	610	610	612
40-54 years	945	946	948	952	938	942	943	940
55-66 years	492	499	497	499	499	498	500	498
67-74 years	50	49	51	50	48	50	53	50

Males
Total	1 470	1 475	1 483	1 484	1 459	1 461	1 471	1 471
15-19 years	63	64	65	66	62	60	63	66
20-24 years	131	126	129	128	122	123	127	128
25-29 years	156	160	160	161	157	158	158	159
30-39 years	323	326	328	326	326	323	325	323
40-54 years	498	498	500	501	494	496	495	495
55-66 years	264	270	270	269	268	268	267	266
67-74 years	33	31	32	32	31	33	37	33

Females
Total	1 302	1 304	1 298	1 319	1 296	1 291	1 311	1 311
15-19 years	67	65	65	69	61	61	66	62
20-24 years	118	114	114	117	111	106	112	119
25-29 years	138	146	143	149	149	145	149	149
30-39 years	287	285	282	286	284	287	286	289
40-54 years	447	448	448	451	444	446	448	445
55-66 years	228	229	227	229	231	230	233	232
67-74 years	17	18	19	18	16	17	16	16