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Persons in the labour force aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000
	Annual average		2nd quarter 2015	3rd quarter 2015	4th quarter 2015	1st quarter 2016	2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016
	2014	2015	2nd quarter 2015	3rd quarter 2015	4th quarter 2015	1st quarter 2016	2nd quarter 2016	3rd quarter 2016
Both sexes
Total	2 734	2 772	2 785	2 793	2 765	2 778	2 781	2 804
15-19 years	126	130	135	138	126	130	130	135
20-24 years	244	249	257	257	238	238	243	245
25-29 years	288	295	293	299	295	305	303	311
30-39 years	606	611	613	613	609	611	610	612
40-54 years	941	945	942	944	952	946	948	952
55-66 years	485	492	496	493	494	500	497	499
67-74 years	45	50	48	49	52	49	51	50

Males
Total	1 446	1 470	1 477	1 480	1 464	1 474	1 483	1 484
15-19 years	60	63	63	68	63	63	65	66
20-24 years	127	131	135	136	124	127	129	128
25-29 years	151	156	156	158	158	161	160	161
30-39 years	322	323	328	324	319	323	328	326
40-54 years	497	498	499	497	500	497	500	501
55-66 years	261	264	263	264	266	272	270	269
67-74 years	29	33	33	33	33	31	32	32

Females
Total	1 287	1 302	1 307	1 313	1 301	1 304	1 298	1 319
15-19 years	66	67	72	69	63	66	65	69
20-24 years	117	118	122	121	113	112	114	117
25-29 years	136	138	137	141	137	144	143	149
30-39 years	284	287	284	289	290	288	282	286
40-54 years	444	447	444	447	451	449	448	451
55-66 years	224	228	233	229	228	228	227	229
67-74 years	16	17	15	17	19	18	19	18