Table
| Annual average | 4th quarter 2019 | 1st quarter 2020 | 2nd quarter 2020 | 3rd quarter 2020 | 4th quarter 2020 | 1st quarter 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||
| 1From 2021 there is a new Labour Force Survey (LFS) questionnaire, which may lead to breaks | ||||||||
| Unemployed | ||||||||
| Both sexes | ||||||||
| In total | 106 | 130 | 108 | 103 | 129 | 153 | 137 | 141 |
| 15-24 years | 37 | 42 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 46 |
| 25-54 years | 60 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 72 | 89 | 85 | 82 |
| 55-74 years | 9 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
| Males | ||||||||
| In total | 60 | 73 | 65 | 57 | 72 | 85 | 77 | 80 |
| 15-24 years | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 |
| 25-54 years | 34 | 42 | 39 | 30 | 41 | 48 | 49 | 47 |
| 55-74 years | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Females | ||||||||
| In total | 46 | 58 | 43 | 46 | 57 | 68 | 59 | 61 |
| 15-24 years | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 21 |
| 25-54 years | 26 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 40 | 36 | 35 |
| 55-74 years | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Unemployed as per cent of the labour force | ||||||||
| Both sexes | ||||||||
| In total | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| 15-24 years | 9.9 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 12.8 |
| 25-54 years | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 55-74 years | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Males | ||||||||
| In total | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 15-24 years | 10.4 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 13.8 |
| 25-54 years | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| 55-74 years | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| Females | ||||||||
| In total | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| 15-24 years | 9.5 | 10.8 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 11.9 |
| 25-54 years | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
| 55-74 years | 1.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 |