Table

Unemployed persons aged 15-74, by sex and age (LFS). 1 000 and per cent
	Annual average		1st quarter 2014	2nd quarter 2014	3rd quarter 2014	4th quarter 2014	1st quarter 2015	2nd quarter 2015
	2013	2014	1st quarter 2014	2nd quarter 2014	3rd quarter 2014	4th quarter 2014	1st quarter 2015	2nd quarter 2015
Unemployed
Both sexes
In total	95	96	97	91	102	95	118	122
15-24 years	35	29	29	30	31	25	35	45
25-54 years	53	61	62	54	64	65	76	71
55-74 years	6	6	7	7	7	5	8	7
Males
In total	53	54	55	54	50	58	66	71
15-24 years	21	17	17	18	16	15	20	26
25-54 years	28	33	34	30	30	40	41	41
55-74 years	4	4	4	5	4	2	4	4
Females
In total	42	42	42	37	52	38	53	51
15-24 years	15	12	12	12	15	10	15	19
25-54 years	25	28	28	24	34	25	35	29
55-74 years	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	3

Unemployed as per cent of the labour force
Both sexes
In total	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.7	3.5	4.3	4.4
15-24 years	9.2	7.8	7.9	8.0	8.2	6.9	9.4	11.3
25-54 years	2.9	3.3	3.4	2.9	3.5	3.5	4.1	3.8
55-74 years	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.9	1.5	1.3
Males
In total	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.4	4.0	4.5	4.8
15-24 years	10.6	8.9	9.2	9.5	8.4	8.4	10.7	13.0
25-54 years	2.9	3.5	3.5	3.1	3.1	4.1	4.2	4.2
55-74 years	1.3	1.4	1.4	1.9	1.5	0.8	1.5	1.4
Females
In total	3.3	3.3	3.3	2.9	4.0	2.9	4.1	3.9
15-24 years	7.7	6.6	6.6	6.3	8.0	5.4	8.1	9.6
25-54 years	2.9	3.2	3.3	2.8	3.9	2.9	4.0	3.4
55-74 years	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.6	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.2