Table
Persons in the labour force aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). As per cent of all in each group | 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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| Both sexes | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 70.4 | 69.7 | 69.5 | 69.3 | 70.2 | 69.8 | 69.3 | 69.5 |
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| 15-19 years | 38.7 | 38.5 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 37.1 | 35.0 |
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| 20-24 years | 71.0 | 69.6 | 68.9 | 67.5 | 70.5 | 71.0 | 69.6 | 69.4 |
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| 25-29 years | 84.4 | 82.5 | 84.4 | 82.5 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 81.6 | 83.2 |
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| 30-39 years | 87.7 | 87.1 | 87.5 | 86.9 | 87.4 | 87.0 | 87.0 | 87.2 |
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| 40-54 years | 85.8 | 85.8 | 85.0 | 85.8 | 86.3 | 85.3 | 85.6 | 86.2 |
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| 55-66 years | 68.8 | 68.5 | 68.2 | 68.4 | 68.7 | 68.4 | 68.3 | 68.5 |
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| 67-74 years | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 11.2 |
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| Males | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 73.1 | 72.2 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 72.6 | 72.3 | 71.9 | 72.3 |
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| 15-19 years | 36.5 | 37.0 | 35.0 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 40.3 | 35.0 | 34.0 |
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| 20-24 years | 72.1 | 71.2 | 69.0 | 70.2 | 72.0 | 71.7 | 70.8 | 70.5 |
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| 25-29 years | 86.6 | 83.7 | 84.4 | 83.2 | 84.4 | 84.4 | 82.8 | 82.9 |
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| 30-39 years | 90.9 | 90.0 | 91.4 | 90.0 | 90.0 | 89.7 | 90.5 | 91.2 |
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| 40-54 years | 88.0 | 87.6 | 86.3 | 87.6 | 88.1 | 87.2 | 87.3 | 88.3 |
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| 55-66 years | 73.4 | 72.9 | 72.5 | 72.7 | 73.0 | 72.7 | 73.1 | 73.3 |
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| 67-74 years | 14.8 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 14.2 |
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| Females | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 67.6 | 67.0 | 67.1 | 66.6 | 67.7 | 67.2 | 66.7 | 66.7 |
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| 15-19 years | 40.9 | 40.0 | 37.6 | 37.8 | 42.2 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 36.2 |
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| 20-24 years | 69.9 | 68.0 | 68.7 | 64.5 | 68.8 | 70.3 | 68.3 | 68.3 |
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| 25-29 years | 82.2 | 81.3 | 84.5 | 81.7 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 80.5 | 83.5 |
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| 30-39 years | 84.3 | 83.9 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.6 | 84.0 | 83.3 | 82.9 |
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| 40-54 years | 83.5 | 83.9 | 83.5 | 83.9 | 84.4 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 83.9 |
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| 55-66 years | 64.1 | 64.0 | 63.9 | 64.0 | 64.4 | 64.1 | 63.4 | 63.6 |
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| 67-74 years | 8.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.3 |
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