Table 1. Population aged 15-74(1) in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)(2), registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (Aetat). 1 000 and per cent

LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2007
1	Population aged 15-74¹ in the labour force, man-weeks worked, unemployed (LFS)², registered unemployed persons and persons employed by government measures (Aetat). 1 000 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.){5} worked	Unemployed persons		Registered unemployed persons³	Employed by government measures
	Population aged 15-74	Total	Per cent of population	Total	Per cent of population	Number of man-weeks (37,5 h.){5} worked	Total	Per cent of the labour force	Registered unemployed persons³	Employed by government measures

	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	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
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	3 414	2 450	71.7	2 389	70.0	1 913	60	2.5	51	12

2007
1st quarter	3 424	2 463	71.9	2 397	70.0	1 967	66	2.7	53	12

	Changes from same quarter the year before
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	-

2007
1st quarter	42	42	:	71	:	27	-28	:	-20	-1

¹ As from 2006 the age limit to participate in the LFS was lowered from 16 to 15 years. At the same time the definition of age was changed from completed years at the end of the year to completed years at the time of the reference week.
² As from 1^st quarter 2006 the LFS was revised. For more information, please see the publishing for the 4^th quarter 2006.
³ Break in series from 1999. The figures for change are adjusted accordingly.
⁴ Figures for change are omitted at the point of break in series.
⁵ Alternating holidays will affect the figures on man-weeks worked. The figures for change are adjusted accordingly. Because of a major revision of the LFS from 2006 the figures for change also for the other variables from 2005 to 2006 are adjusted.