Table
Persons in the labour force and employed persons aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000 | Annual average | 4th quarter 2017 | 1st quarter 2018 | 2nd quarter 2018 | 3rd quarter 2018 | 4th quarter 2018 | 1st quarter 2019 |
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| 2017 | 2018 |
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| Labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 763 | 2 802 | 2 758 | 2 770 | 2 806 | 2 827 | 2 807 | 2 800 |
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| Males | 1 462 | 1 487 | 1 459 | 1 468 | 1 491 | 1 506 | 1 484 | 1 482 |
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| Females | 1 302 | 1 315 | 1 299 | 1 302 | 1 315 | 1 321 | 1 322 | 1 318 |
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| 15-24 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 363 | 364 | 358 | 350 | 372 | 375 | 358 | 357 |
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| Males | 188 | 188 | 184 | 181 | 193 | 196 | 182 | 183 |
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| Females | 175 | 176 | 174 | 169 | 179 | 179 | 176 | 174 |
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| 25-66 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 356 | 2 387 | 2 356 | 2 374 | 2 384 | 2 399 | 2 391 | 2 387 |
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| Males | 1 245 | 1 267 | 1 248 | 1 258 | 1 266 | 1 277 | 1 267 | 1 264 |
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| Females | 1 111 | 1 120 | 1 108 | 1 115 | 1 118 | 1 123 | 1 124 | 1 124 |
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| Employed | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 647 | 2 694 | 2 652 | 2 660 | 2 697 | 2 713 | 2 708 | 2 692 |
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| Males | 1 394 | 1 427 | 1 396 | 1 404 | 1 428 | 1 441 | 1 434 | 1 422 |
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| Females | 1 253 | 1 268 | 1 256 | 1 256 | 1 269 | 1 272 | 1 274 | 1 270 |
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| 15-24 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 324 | 329 | 326 | 320 | 332 | 340 | 325 | 321 |
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| Males | 165 | 168 | 165 | 162 | 169 | 176 | 166 | 164 |
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| Females | 158 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 163 | 164 | 159 | 157 |
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| 25-66 years | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 2 278 | 2 314 | 2 283 | 2 294 | 2 315 | 2 321 | 2 326 | 2 316 |
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| Males | 1 200 | 1 226 | 1 204 | 1 213 | 1 227 | 1 231 | 1 233 | 1 224 |
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| Females | 1 079 | 1 088 | 1 079 | 1 082 | 1 088 | 1 089 | 1 093 | 1 092 |
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