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LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 4th Qu. 2006
1 Population aged 15-741 in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)6, registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (Aetat). 1000 and per cent
  Labour Force Sample Surveys (LFS) Figures from the Directorate of Labour
Population aged 15-74 In the labour force Employed persons Number of man-weeks (37,5 h.) worked Unemployed persons Registered unemployed persons3 Employed by government measures
Total Per cent of population Total Per cent of population Total Per cent of the labour force
  1 000 1 000   1 000   1 000 1 000   1 000
                     
  Annual average
1985 3 004 2 067 68.8 2 014 67.0 1 758 53 2.6 51 24
1990 3 094 2 142 69.2 2 030 65.6 1 698 112 5.2 93 40
1999 3 183 2 333 73.3 2 258 71.0 1 798 75 3.2 60 8
2000 3 201 2 350 73.4 2 269 70.9 1 795 81 3.4 63 11
2001 3 214 2 361 73.5 2 278 70.9 1 791 84 3.6 63 10
2002 3 234 2 378 73.5 2 286 70.7 1 774 92 3.9 75 9
2003 3 257 2 375 72.9 2 269 69.6 1 765 107 4.5 93 14
2004 3 282 2 382 72.6 2 276 69.3 1 761 106 4.5 92 17
2005 3 312 2 400 72.4 2 289 69.1 1 800 111 4.6 83 13
2006 Old 3 351 2 439 72.8 2 354 70.3 1 822 84 3.5 63 10
2006 New 3 398 2 446 72.0 2 362 69.5 1 825 84 3.4 63 10
                     
  Changes from the year before4
1996 6 : : : : : : : -11 -7
1997 8 47 : 63 : 54 -16 : -17 -12
1998 13 35 : 54 : 42 -18 : -18 -8
1999 15 10 : 10 : -15 - : - -6
2000 19 17 : 11 : -3 6 : 3 3
2001 12 12 : 9 : -3 3 : - -1
2002 20 17 : 8 : -17 9 : 13 -1
2003 23 -3 : -17 : -9 14 : 17 5
2004 25 7 : 7 : -4 - : -1 3
2005 30 18 : 13 : 39 4 : -8 -4
2006 39 39 : 65 : 22 -27 : -21 -3
                     
  Quarterly figures
2003                    
4th quarter 3 256 2 359 72.4 2 260 69.4 1 832 98 4.2 89 19
                     
2004                    
1st quarter 3 283 2 362 71.9 2 255 68.7 1 819 107 4.5 97 21
2nd quarter 3 281 2 394 73.0 2 283 69.6 1 754 111 4.6 89 19
3rd quarter 3 281 2 401 73.2 2 290 69.8 1 631 111 4.6 95 11
4th quarter 3 282 2 371 72.3 2 274 69.3 1 838 97 4.1 85 17
                     
2005                    
1st quarter 3 312 2 378 71.8 2 267 68.5 1 823 110 4.6 92 17
2nd quarter 3 312 2 403 72.6 2 286 69.0 1 878 116 4.8 81 16
3rd quarter 3 312 2 421 73.1 2 304 69.6 1 589 117 4.8 86 8
4th quarter 3 313 2 396 72.3 2 298 69.4 1 908 98 4.1 74 11
                     
2006                    
1st quarter 3 382 2 420 71.6 2 326 68.8 1 940 95 3.9 73 12
2nd quarter 3 392 2 452 72.3 2 354 69.4 1 794 98 4.0 63 10
3rd quarter 3 402 2 464 72.4 2 381 70.0 1 653 83 3.4 64 6
4th quarter New 3 414 2 450 71.7 2 389 70.0 1 913 60 2.5 51 12
4th quarter Old 3 354 2 440 72.7 2 379 70.9 1 911 61 2.5 51 12
                     
  Changes from same quarter the year before5
2003                    
4th quarter 22 4 : -7 : -13 11 : 11 8
                     
2004                    
1st quarter 24 -4 : -6 : -19 2 : 4 8
2nd quarter 23 8 : 8 : 29 - : -2 5
3rd quarter 25 10 : 12 : -6 -1 : -2 -1
4th quarter 26 13 : 14 : 10 -1 : -4 -2
                     
2005                    
1st quarter 29 16 : 13 : 16 3 : -5 -3
2nd quarter 30 9 : 3 : 53 5 : -7 -3
3rd quarter 31 20 : 14 : -14 7 : -9 -2
4th quarter 31 25 : 24 : 57 1 : -11 -6
                     
2006                    
1st quarter 36 37 : 50 : 39 -12 : -19 -5
2nd quarter 37 42 : 61 : -33 -18 : -18 -5
3rd quarter 39 34 : 69 : 60 -35 : -22 -2
4th quarter 41 44 : 81 : 3 -37 : -23 -