| 4. Persons in the labour force and employed persons aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1000 |
| Annual average | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | |||||
| In the labour force |
15-74 years | In total | 2 590 | 2 602 | 2 572 | 2 581 | 2 618 | 2 606 | 2 602 | 2 595 | ||
| Males | 1 366 | 1 378 | 1 356 | 1 364 | 1 389 | 1 380 | 1 379 | 1 363 | ||||
| Females | 1 224 | 1 224 | 1 216 | 1 217 | 1 229 | 1 227 | 1 223 | 1 232 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 363 | 364 | 347 | 353 | 377 | 365 | 360 | 352 | |||
| Males | 184 | 188 | 175 | 181 | 196 | 189 | 185 | 177 | ||||
| Females | 179 | 176 | 171 | 172 | 181 | 176 | 175 | 174 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 197 | 2 204 | 2 192 | 2 196 | 2 207 | 2 208 | 2 207 | 2 209 | |||
| Males | 1 164 | 1 170 | 1 161 | 1 163 | 1 172 | 1 170 | 1 173 | 1 164 | ||||
| Females | 1 033 | 1 035 | 1 031 | 1 033 | 1 035 | 1 038 | 1 034 | 1 045 | ||||
| Employed | 15-74 years | In total | 2 508 | 2 508 | 2 497 | 2 486 | 2 516 | 2 515 | 2 517 | 2 511 | ||
| Males | 1 317 | 1 321 | 1 310 | 1 306 | 1 325 | 1 328 | 1 326 | 1 314 | ||||
| Females | 1 191 | 1 187 | 1 187 | 1 180 | 1 191 | 1 187 | 1 191 | 1 197 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 330 | 330 | 319 | 320 | 334 | 336 | 330 | 320 | |||
| Males | 165 | 167 | 159 | 161 | 169 | 173 | 166 | 160 | ||||
| Females | 165 | 163 | 160 | 159 | 164 | 163 | 164 | 160 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 149 | 2 145 | 2 146 | 2 133 | 2 148 | 2 145 | 2 153 | 2 157 | |||
| Males | 1 134 | 1 133 | 1 132 | 1 125 | 1 134 | 1 134 | 1 140 | 1 133 | ||||
| Females | 1 015 | 1 012 | 1 014 | 1 009 | 1 014 | 1 011 | 1 013 | 1 024 | ||||