1-2 LABOR FORCE AND EMPLOYMENT

Item

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labor Force (10 000)

842.3

856.9

876.5

887.4

908.1

Male

526.3

535.5

546.0

549.7

559.5

Female

316.0

321.4

330.4

337.7

348.5

Employment (10 000)

828.3

843.9

863.2

874.5

893.9

Male

517.5

527.4

538.0

542.2

551.1

Female

310.8

316.5

325.2

332.3

342.8

Distribution Employment by Industry ()

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting

12.8

12.9

12.3

11.5

10.9

Mining and Quarrying

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.2

Manufacturing

32.0

30.9

30.0

28.4

27.8

Electricity, Gas, Water

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

Construction

8.2

8.5

9.0

10.1

10.8

Commerce

19.7

20.5

20.5

20.7

21.0

Transport, Storage, Communications

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.3

5.3

Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services

4.3

4.3

4.9

3.2

3.2

Public Administration, Community, Social and Personal Services

16.8

16.8

17.5

18.0

20.3

Unemployment (10 000)

14.0

13.0

13.2

12.8

14.2

Unemployment Rate ()

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6