25-4  Labour Force and Unemployment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Labour Force                   (10 000 persons)

20.9

20.9

21.7

21.4

21.6

 

    Male

11.3

11.3

11.6

11.3

11.5

 

    Female

9.6

9.7

10.1

10.1

10.0

 

Employed Population      (10 000 persons)

19.6

19.5

20.3

20.1

20.3

 

Unemployed Population  (10 000 persons)

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

 

Unemployment Rate                           (%)

6.3

6.8

6.4

6.3

6.0