Table
Persons in the labour force and employed persons aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000 | 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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| Labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | | | | | | | | |
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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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| 15-24 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 369 | 363 | 354 | 350 | 370 | 373 | 358 | 350 |
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| Males | 189 | 188 | 181 | 184 | 190 | 194 | 184 | 181 |
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| Females | 180 | 175 | 173 | 166 | 180 | 179 | 174 | 169 |
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| 25-66 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 354 | 2 356 | 2 346 | 2 348 | 2 365 | 2 353 | 2 356 | 2 374 |
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| Males | 1 250 | 1 245 | 1 239 | 1 240 | 1 247 | 1 243 | 1 248 | 1 258 |
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| Females | 1 104 | 1 111 | 1 107 | 1 108 | 1 118 | 1 110 | 1 108 | 1 115 |
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| Employed | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | | | | | | | | |
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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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| 15-24 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 328 | 324 | 319 | 311 | 324 | 335 | 326 | 320 |
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| Males | 165 | 165 | 161 | 161 | 164 | 171 | 165 | 162 |
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| Females | 163 | 158 | 159 | 150 | 160 | 163 | 161 | 157 |
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| 25-66 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 265 | 2 278 | 2 265 | 2 266 | 2 286 | 2 278 | 2 283 | 2 294 |
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| Males | 1 195 | 1 200 | 1 190 | 1 192 | 1 202 | 1 201 | 1 204 | 1 213 |
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| Females | 1 070 | 1 079 | 1 075 | 1 074 | 1 085 | 1 077 | 1 079 | 1 082 |
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