Employment and unemployment for persons aged 15-74 years, seasonally adjusted, three-months moving average.
Absolute figures in 1000 and in per cent.

  Persons, not
seasonally adjusted
The Labour force The labour force
in per cent of
the population
Employed persons Employed persons
in per cent of
the population
Man-weeks worked
of 37.5 hours
Unemployed persons
(LFS)
Unemployed persons
(LFS) in per
cent of the labour
force
Registered unemployed
(NAV) 1
Registered unemployed
+government measures
(NAV) 1
2006M02 3382 2433 72.0 2340 69.2 1807 94 3.9 68 80
2006M03 3385 2435 71.9 2342 69.2 1818 93 3.8 67 78
2006M04 3388 2433 71.8 2342 69.1 1810 91 3.7 65 75
2006M05 3391 2439 71.9 2348 69.2 1818 91 3.7 65 73
2006M06 3395 2445 72.0 2357 69.4 1831 88 3.6 64 74
2006M07 3399 2451 72.1 2366 69.6 1851 85 3.5 63 73
2006M08 3402 2457 72.2 2375 69.8 1857 82 3.3 62 72
2006M09 3406 2454 72.0 2378 69.8 1846 76 3.1 61 70
2006M10 3410 2455 72.0 2382 69.9 1844 73 3.0 58 68
2006M11 3414 2456 72.0 2387 69.9 1846 69 2.8 56 67
2006M12 3417 2463 72.1 2392 70.0 1845 71 2.9 54 65
2007M01 3420 2469 72.2 2401 70.2 1850 68 2.8 51 62
2007M02 3424 2474 72.3 2408 70.3 1854 66 2.7 50 60
2007M03 3429 2478 72.3 2414 70.4 1853 65 2.6 48 58
2007M04 3433 2485 72.4 2422 70.5 1852 63 2.5 46 57
2007M05 3437 2490 72.4 2428 70.6 1852 62 2.5 45 55
2007M06 3441 2498 72.6 2436 70.8 1884 63 2.5 46 56
2007M07 3446 2511 72.9 2447 71.0 1884 64 2.5 47 57
2007M08 3450 2516 72.9 2453 71.1 1892 62 2.5 46 56
2007M09 3456 2524 73.0 2462 71.2 1879 62 2.4 45 55
2007M10 3462 2535 73.2 2474 71.5 1902 61 2.4 44 54
2007M11 3468 2544 73.4 2481 71.5 1912 63 2.5 43 53
2007M12 3473 2550 73.4 2488 71.6 1938 63 2.5 42 52
2008M01 3478 2550 73.3 2487 71.5 1931 63 2.5 40 50
2008M02 3483 2561 73.5 2499 71.7 1930 62 2.4 40 50
2008M03 3488 2566 73.6 2505 71.8 1925 62 2.4 40 49
2008M04 3493 2567 73.5 2507 71.8 1936 60 2.3 38 49
2008M05 3498 2567 73.4 2505 71.6 1942 62 2.4 39 50
2008M06 3503 2569 73.4 2506 71.5 1939 64 2.5 40 51
2008M07 3507 2579 73.5 2517 71.8 1976 63 2.4 41 51
2008M08 3511 2593 73.8 2530 72.0 1979 63 2.4 42 52
2008M09 3517 2595 73.8 2529 71.9 1981 66 2.6 44 55
2008M10 3522 2597 73.7 2526 71.7 1969 71 2.7 46 57
2008M11 3528 2597 73.6 2522 71.5 1963 75 2.9 50 61
2008M12 3532 2602 73.7 2527 71.5 1940 75 2.9 53 65
2009M01 3536 2603 73.6 2524 71.4 1912 79 3.0 58 70
2009M02 3540 2598 73.4 2520 71.2 1902 78 3.0 62 74
2009M03 3544 2598 73.3 2516 71.0 1905 82 3.2 66 79
2009M04 3549 2596 73.1 2515 70.9 1893 80 3.1 69 83
2009M05 3553 2599 73.2 2518 70.9 1910 81 3.1 71 86
2009M06 3556 2597 73.0 2519 70.8 1910 79 3.0 72 87
2009M07 3560 2594 72.9 2512 70.6 1916 82 3.1 73 90
2009M08 3563 2582 72.5 2498 70.1 1890 83 3.2 73 89
2009M09 3569 2580 72.3 2497 70.0 1879 82 3.2 71 90
2009M10 3575 2581 72.2 2497 69.9 1861 84 3.2 72 91
2009M11 3581 2579 72.0 2495 69.7 1867 84 3.3 72 91
2009M12 3586 2591 72.2 2503 69.8 1879 88 3.4 72 92
2010M01 3591 2592 72.2 2502 69.7 1889 89 3.4 73 93
2010M02 3596 2597 72.2 2505 69.6 1898 92 3.6 73 93
2010M03 3601 2588 71.9 2495 69.3 1892 93 3.6 75 93
2010M04 3605 2587 71.8 2491 69.1 1902 96 3.7 75 93
2010M05 3609 2600 72.1 2504 69.4 1897 96 3.7 75 91
2010M06 3614 2603 72.0 2509 69.4 1896 95 3.6 75 90
2010M07 3619 2606 72.0 2514 69.5 1893 91 3.5 74 89
2010M08 3624 2600 71.7 2509 69.2 1893 91 3.5 73 88
2010M09 3630 2598 71.6 2506 69.0 1900 92 3.6 75 89
2010M10 3636 2603 71.6 2511 69.1 1905 92 3.5 75 88
2010M11 3642 2611 71.7 2515 69.1 1901 95 3.6 76 89
2010M12 3647 2609 71.5 2518 69.0 1901 90 3.5 74 89
2011M01 3653 2607 71.4 2519 69.0 1912 87 3.4 72 86
2011M02 3658 2608 71.3 2525 69.0 1923 83 3.2 71 85
2011M03 3663 2619 71.5 2533 69.2 1935 86 3.3 69 84
2011M04 3667 2626 71.6 2537 69.2 1939 89 3.4 69 83
2011M05 3672 2618 71.3 2531 68.9 1941 87 3.3 68 83
2011M06 3677 2623 71.3 2536 69.0 1931 87 3.3 67 83
2011M07 3682 2623 71.3 2539 69.0 1903 84 3.2 67 83
2011M08 3687 2640 71.6 2555 69.3 1929 84 3.2 67 84
2011M09 3693 2644 71.6 2557 69.2 1951 87 3.3 67 84
2011M10 3699 2650 71.7 2561 69.2 1981 90 3.4 68 84
2011M11 3705 2651 71.6 2561 69.1 1975 90 3.4 67 83
2011M12 3710 2657 71.6 2569 69.2 1975 88 3.3 67 83
2012M01 3715 2665 71.8 2578 69.4 1976 87 3.3 64 81
2012M02 3720 2669 71.7 2584 69.5 1972 84 3.2 64 81
2012M03 3723 2668 71.7 2588 69.5 1979 80 3.0 63 81
2012M04 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 81