Appendix 1-2 Labor Force
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Item |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
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Labor Force
(10 000 persons) |
931.0 |
943.2 |
954.6 |
966.8 |
978.4 |
Male
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566.2 |
573.1 |
578.0 |
581.2 |
586.7 |
Female
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364.8 |
370.1 |
376.7 |
385.6 |
391.7 |
Employment
(10 000 persons) |
906.8 |
917.6 |
928.9 |
938.5 |
949.1 |
Male
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550.8 |
556.2 |
561.0 |
562.4 |
567.0 |
Female
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356.0 |
361.3 |
367.9 |
376.1 |
382.1 |
Distribution of Employment by |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Industry
(%) |
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Agriculture,
Forestry, Fishery and |
10.1 |
9.6 |
8.8 |
8.3 |
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Hunting
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Industry |
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Mining and Quarrying
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0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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Manufacturing
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26.7 |
28.0 |
28.1 |
27.7 |
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Electricity, Gas, Water |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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Construction
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10.2 |
9.6 |
9.3 |
9.0 |
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Services
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Wholesale and Retail Trade and |
21.8 |
21.7 |
22.0 |
22.7 |
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Catering Services
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Transport, Storage, Communications |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
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Financing, Insurance & Real Estate |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
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Business
Services
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2.6 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
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Public Administration, Community,
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Social and Personal Services |
19.1 |
19.0 |
19.1 |
19.4 |
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Unemployment (10 000 persons) |
24.2 |
25.6 |
25.7 |
28.3 |
29.3 |
Unemployment Rate
(%) |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
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