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24-2 Labor Force and Employment |
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Item |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Labor Force
(10 000 persons) |
908.1 |
921.0 |
931.0 |
943.2 |
954.6 |
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Male |
559.5 |
565.9 |
566.2 |
573.1 |
578.0 |
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Female |
348.5 |
355.1 |
364.8 |
370.1 |
376.7 |
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Employment
(10 000 persons) |
893.9 |
904.5 |
906.8 |
917.6 |
928.9 |
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Male |
551.1 |
555.8 |
550.8 |
556.2 |
561.0 |
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Female |
342.8 |
348.7 |
356.0 |
361.3 |
367.9 |
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Distribution of
Employment by |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
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Industry
(%) |
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Agriculture, Forestry,
Fishery and |
10.9 |
10.5 |
10.1 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
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Hunting |
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Industry |
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Mining and Quarrying |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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Manufacturing |
27.8 |
27.1 |
26.7 |
28.0 |
28.1 |
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Electricity, Gas, Water |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Construction |
10.8 |
11.1 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
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Services |
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Wholesale and Retail
Trade and |
21.0 |
21.2 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
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Catering Services |
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Transport, Storage,
Communications |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
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Financing, Insurance
& Real Estate |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
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Business Services |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
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Public Administration,
Community, |
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Social and Personal
Services |
20.3 |
20.9 |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
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Unemployment (10 000
persons) |
14.2 |
16.5 |
24.2 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
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Unemployment Rate
(%) |
1.6 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
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