Table
Population aged 15-74 by labour force status (LFS) and sex. 1000 | Annual average | 4th quarter 2016 | 1st quarter 2017 | 2nd quarter 2017 | 3rd quarter 2017 | 4th quarter 2017 | 1st quarter 2018 |
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| 2016 | 2017 |
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| Persons, total | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 3 935 | 3 966 | 3 949 | 3 956 | 3 962 | 3 970 | 3 977 | 3 983 |
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| Males | 2 009 | 2 024 | 2 016 | 2 019 | 2 022 | 2 026 | 2 030 | 2 032 |
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| Females | 1 926 | 1 942 | 1 933 | 1 937 | 1 940 | 1 943 | 1 947 | 1 951 |
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| The labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 769 | 2 763 | 2 745 | 2 742 | 2 781 | 2 772 | 2 758 | 2 770 |
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| Males | 1 468 | 1 462 | 1 448 | 1 453 | 1 469 | 1 466 | 1 459 | 1 468 |
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| Females | 1 301 | 1 302 | 1 296 | 1 290 | 1 312 | 1 306 | 1 299 | 1 302 |
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| Employed persons | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 638 | 2 647 | 2 628 | 2 621 | 2 656 | 2 658 | 2 652 | 2 660 |
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| Males | 1 388 | 1 394 | 1 378 | 1 381 | 1 397 | 1 401 | 1 396 | 1 404 |
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| Females | 1 250 | 1 253 | 1 250 | 1 240 | 1 259 | 1 257 | 1 256 | 1 256 |
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| Unemployed | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 131 | 117 | 116 | 122 | 126 | 114 | 105 | 110 |
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| Males | 79 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 63 | 65 |
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| Females | 52 | 49 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 49 | 43 | 45 |
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| Persons outside of the labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 1 166 | 1 203 | 1 205 | 1 213 | 1 181 | 1 198 | 1 219 | 1 213 |
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| Males | 541 | 563 | 568 | 566 | 553 | 561 | 571 | 563 |
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| Females | 625 | 640 | 637 | 647 | 628 | 637 | 649 | 649 |
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