APPENDIX 1-3 Labour Force and Employment
Item	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Labour Force                     (10 000 persons)	1052.2	1071.3	1085.3	1091.7	1107.0
Male	605.6	611.6	617.3	618.0	624.2
Female	446.7	459.7	468.0	473.7	482.8
Employment                    (10 000 persons)	1011.1	1029.4	1040.3	1027.9	1049.3
Male	581.0	586.8	590.2	577.6	588.0
Female	430.1	442.6	450.1	450.2	461.3
Distribution of Employment by Industry(%)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and	5.5	5.3	5.1	5.3	5.2
Animal Husbandry
Industry	36.6	36.8	36.8	35.8	35.9
Mining and Quarrying	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.04
Manufacturing	27.5	27.6	27.7	27.1	27.3
Electricity, Gas	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Water Supply and Pollution Management	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7
Construction	8.2	8.2	8.1	7.7	7.6
Services	57.9	57.9	58.0	58.9	58.8
Wholesale and Retail Trades	17.4	17.3	17.0	16.9	16.6
Transport, Storage, Communications	4.1	4.0	4.0	3.9	3.9
Finance, Insurance	4.0	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1
Information and Communication	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Hotels and Restaurants	6.6	6.6	6.6	6.7	6.9
Education	5.6	5.7	5.8	6.0	5.9
Public Administration	3.3	3.2	3.3	3.7	3.7
Unemployment               (10 000 persons)	41.1	41.9	45.0	63.9	57.7
Unemployment Rate                            (%)	3.9	3.9	4.1	5.9	5.2