10 Employed persons aged 15-74, total, and employed persons at work by status and sex. Number of man-weeks worked1 and actual working hours per week (LFS)

  Annual average 2007 2008
  2006 2007 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter 1st quarter 4) 2nd quarter 4) 3rd quarter
Employed persons total 2 362 2 443 2 434 2 459 2 484 2 497 2 532 2 542
    Salaried employees 2 162 2 248 2 233 2 261 2 293 2 302 2 335 2 349
    Self-employed 191 188 192 192 185 190 190 185
    Family workers 8 6 8 6 6 5 8 9
                   
    MALES                
Employed persons total 1 251 1 289 1 285 1 299 1 309 1 313 1 339 1 345
    Salaried employees 1 104 1 148 1 140 1 154 1 169 1 170 1 193 1 204
    Self-employed 142 139 142 143 138 141 142 137
    Family workers 3 3 4 2 2 2 4 4
                   
    FEMALES                
Employed persons total 1 111 1 154 1 149 1 160 1 175 1 183 1 193 1 197
    Salaried employees 1 057 1 100 1 094 1 106 1 124 1 132 1 142 1 145
    Self-employed 49 50 51 49 47 49 47 47
    Family workers 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 5
                   
Employed persons at work2 1 982 2 040 2 094 1 792 2 136 2 160 2 256 1 878
    Salaried employees 1 805 1 870 1 915 1 633 1 967 1 985 2 070 1 722
    Self-employed 168 164 172 153 165 170 178 148
    Family workers 8 6 7 6 5 5 7 8
                   
    MALES                
Employed persons at work2 1 078 1 106 1 138 979 1 151 1 167 1 224 1 025
    Salaried employees 949 983 1 006 864 1 027 1 037 1 087 910
    Self-employed 126 121 128 113 122 127 133 111
    Family workers 3 2 3 2 2 2 4 3
                   
    FEMALES                
Employed persons at work2 904 934 956 813 985 993 1 032 853
    Salaried employees 856 888 908 769 940 948 984 811
    Self-employed 42 43 44 40 43 43 45 37
    Family workers 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 4
                   
Man-weeks worked3 1 825 1 870 1 857 1 694 1 963 1 910 2 092 1 778
    Salaried employees 1 635 1 689 1 671 1 518 1 783 1 732 1 887 1 608
    Self-employed 185 177 183 172 177 176 201 166
    Family workers 4 3 4 4 2 2 4 4
                   
    MALES                
Man-weeks worked3 1 092 1 114 1 109 1 014 1 162 1 128 1 242 1 051
    Salaried employees 943 974 963 878 1 023 989 1 082 919
    Self-employed 147 139 144 135 138 139 158 130
    Family workers 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2
                   
    FEMALES                
Man-weeks worked3 733 756 749 680 801 782 850 727
    Salaried employees 692 715 708 640 760 744 805 689
    Self-employed 38 39 39 37 38 37 43 36
    Family workers 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2
                   
    HOURS PER WEEK                
                   
Actual working hours 34,5 34,4 33,3 35,5 34,5 33,2 34,8 35,5
    Salaried employees 34,0 33,9 32,7 34,9 34,0 32,7 34,2 35,0
    Self-employed 41,3 40,5 39,9 42,3 40,2 38,7 42,4 42,0
    Family workers 19,0 19,4 19,5 22,8 17,9 18,4 19,0 18,0
                   
    MALES                
Actual working hours 38,0 37,7 36,5 38,8 37,9 36,3 38,1 38,4
    Salaried employees 37,3 37,2 35,9 38,1 37,4 35,7 37,3 37,9
    Self-employed 43,9 42,8 42,3 44,8 42,6 41,0 44,5 43,7
    Family workers 18,7 17,7 19,0 24,1 15,4 18,7 21,6 21,4
                   
    FEMALES                
Actual working hours 30,4 30,4 29,4 31,4 30,5 29,5 30,9 32,0
    Salaried employees 30,3 30,2 29,2 31,2 30,3 29,4 30,7 31,8
    Self-employed 33,7 34,1 33,0 35,1 33,5 32,0 36,2 36,8
    Family workers 19,2 20,5 19,9 22,2 19,8 18,1 15,5 15,4