Table
Population aged 15-74 by labour force status(LFS) and sex. Per cent | Annual average | 4th quarter 2016 | 1st quarter 2017 | 2nd quarter 2017 | 3rd quarter 2017 | 4th quarter 2017 | 1st quarter 2018 |
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| 2016 | 2017 |
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| Labour force in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 70.4 | 69.7 | 69.5 | 69.3 | 70.2 | 69.8 | 69.3 | 69.5 |
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| Males | 73.1 | 72.2 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.6 | 72.3 | 71.9 | 72.3 |
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| Females | 67.6 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 66.6 | 67.7 | 67.2 | 66.7 | 66.7 |
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| Employed persons in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 67.0 | 66.7 | 66.6 | 66.2 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 66.7 | 66.8 |
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| Males | 69.1 | 68.8 | 68.4 | 68.4 | 69.1 | 69.1 | 68.8 | 69.1 |
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| Females | 64.9 | 64.5 | 64.7 | 64.0 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 64.5 | 64.4 |
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| Unemployed persons in per cent of the labour force | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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| Males | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
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| Females | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
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| Outside the labour force in per cent of the population | | | | | | | | |
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| Both sexes | 29.6 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 30.7 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 30.7 | 30.5 |
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| Males | 26.9 | 27.8 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 27.4 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 27.7 |
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| Females | 32.4 | 33.0 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 32.3 | 32.8 | 33.3 | 33.3 |
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