
Table
Population aged 15-74 by labour force status(LFS) and sex. Per cent|  | Annual average | 2nd quarter 2018 | 3rd quarter 2018 | 4th quarter 2018 | 1st quarter 2019 | 2nd quarter 2019 | 3rd quarter 2019 | 
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| 2017 | 2018 | 
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| Labour force in per cent of the population |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Both sexes | 69.7 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 70.7 | 70.1 | 69.9 | 70.2 | 71.3 | 
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| Males | 72.2 | 73.0 | 73.3 | 73.9 | 72.7 | 72.6 | 73.0 | 74.3 | 
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| Females | 67.0 | 67.2 | 67.3 | 67.5 | 67.4 | 67.1 | 67.3 | 68.1 | 
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| Employed persons in per cent of the population |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Both sexes | 66.7 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 67.9 | 67.6 | 67.2 | 67.8 | 68.6 | 
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| Males | 68.8 | 70.0 | 70.2 | 70.7 | 70.2 | 69.6 | 70.2 | 71.4 | 
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| Females | 64.5 | 64.8 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 
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| Unemployed persons in per cent of the labour force |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Both sexes | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 
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| Males | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 
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| Females | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 
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| Outside the labour force in per cent of the population |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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| Both sexes | 30.3 | 29.8 | 29.6 | 29.3 | 29.9 | 30.1 | 29.8 | 28.7 | 
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| Males | 27.8 | 27.0 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 27.3 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 25.7 | 
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| Females | 33.0 | 32.8 | 32.7 | 32.5 | 32.6 | 32.9 | 32.7 | 31.9 | 
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