| APPENDIX 1-3 Labour Force and Employment | |||||
| Item | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Labour Force (10 000 persons) | 1071.3 | 1085.3 | 1091.7 | 1107.0 | 1120.0 |
| Male | 611.6 | 617.3 | 618.0 | 624.2 | 630.4 |
| Female | 459.7 | 468.0 | 473.7 | 482.8 | 489.6 |
| Employment (10 000 persons) | 1029.4 | 1040.3 | 1027.9 | 1049.3 | 1070.9 |
| Male | 586.8 | 590.2 | 577.6 | 588.0 | 600.6 |
| Female | 442.6 | 450.1 | 450.2 | 461.3 | 470.2 |
| Distribution of Employment by Industry(%) | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishery and | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Animal Husbandry | |||||
| Industry | 36.8 | 36.8 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 36.3 |
| Mining and Quarrying | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Manufacturing | 27.6 | 27.7 | 27.1 | 27.3 | 27.5 |
| Electricity, Gas | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Water Supply and Pollution Management | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Construction | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Services | 57.9 | 58.0 | 58.9 | 58.8 | 58.6 |
| Wholesale and Retail Trades | 17.3 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 16.5 |
| Transport, Storage, Communications | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| Finance, Insurance | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| Information and Communication | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Hotels and Restaurants | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Education | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Public Administration | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment (10 000 persons) | 41.9 | 45.0 | 63.8 | 57.7 | 49.1 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |