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| 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 | ||||||