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1-2 LABOR FORCE
AND EMPLOYMENT |
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Item |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
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Labor Force (10 000 persons) |
876.5 |
887.4 |
908.1 |
921.0 |
931.0 |
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Male |
546.0 |
549.7 |
559.5 |
565.9 |
566.2 |
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Female |
330.4 |
337.7 |
348.5 |
355.1 |
364.8 |
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Employment (10 000 persons) |
863.2 |
874.5 |
893.9 |
904.5 |
906.8 |
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Male |
538.0 |
542.2 |
551.1 |
555.8 |
550.8 |
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Female |
325.2 |
332.3 |
342.8 |
348.7 |
356.0 |
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Distribution of Employment by Industry (%) |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and Hunting |
12.3 |
11.5 |
10.9 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
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Industry |
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Mining and Quarrying |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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Manufacturing |
30.0 |
28.4 |
27.8 |
27.1 |
26.7 |
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Electricity, Gas, Water |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Construction |
9.0 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
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Services |
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Wholesale and Retail Trade and |
20.5 |
20.7 |
21.0 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
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Catering Services |
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Transport, Storage, Communications |
5.2 |
5.3 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
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Financing, Insurance & Real Estate |
2.9 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
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Business Services |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
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Public Administration, Community, |
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Social and Personal Services |
17.5 |
18.0 |
20.3 |
20.9 |
19.1 |
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Unemployment (10 000 persons) |
13.2 |
12.8 |
14.2 |
16.5 |
24.2 |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
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