Table
Persons in the labour force aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). As per cent of all in each group | Annual average | 3rd quarter 2011 | 4th quarter 2011 | 1st quarter 2012 | 2nd quarter 2012 | 3rd quarter 2012 | 4th quarter 2012 |
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| 2011 | 2012 |
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| Both sexes | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 71.4 | 71.5 | 71.8 | 71.3 | 71.4 | 72.1 | 71.6 | 71.0 |
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| 15-19 years | 40.4 | 42.4 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 40.9 | 44.5 | 42.8 | 41.4 |
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| 20-24 years | 71.9 | 72.3 | 74.1 | 70.9 | 70.4 | 73.3 | 74.4 | 71.3 |
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| 25-29 years | 83.8 | 83.7 | 83.6 | 84.0 | 84.7 | 84.2 | 83.1 | 82.8 |
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| 30-39 years | 88.7 | 88.0 | 88.7 | 88.7 | 88.6 | 88.4 | 87.8 | 87.3 |
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| 40-54 years | 87.0 | 87.2 | 87.0 | 86.8 | 86.7 | 87.5 | 87.3 | 87.3 |
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| 55-66 years | 64.7 | 65.6 | 65.0 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 65.5 | 65.8 |
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| 67-74 years | 12.4 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.1 |
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| Males | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 74.1 | 74.4 | 74.5 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 75.0 | 74.4 | 73.8 |
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| 15-19 years | 37.9 | 39.7 | 40.5 | 38.4 | 38.5 | 42.3 | 39.8 | 38.2 |
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| 20-24 years | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.9 | 72.8 | 73.3 | 76.4 | 74.3 | 71.8 |
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| 25-29 years | 86.7 | 86.4 | 86.1 | 87.1 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.5 | 86.4 |
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| 30-39 years | 91.8 | 91.2 | 91.8 | 92.3 | 92.1 | 91.5 | 90.8 | 90.3 |
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| 40-54 years | 89.2 | 89.6 | 89.3 | 89.2 | 89.3 | 89.6 | 90.0 | 89.5 |
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| 55-66 years | 68.8 | 70.2 | 69.4 | 70.0 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 70.1 | 70.2 |
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| 67-74 years | 15.6 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.2 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
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| Females | | | | | | | | |
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| 15-74 years | 68.7 | 68.5 | 68.9 | 68.3 | 68.3 | 69.1 | 68.7 | 68.1 |
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| 15-19 years | 43.2 | 45.2 | 43.6 | 42.6 | 43.4 | 46.7 | 46.0 | 44.8 |
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| 20-24 years | 70.2 | 70.7 | 73.3 | 68.9 | 67.3 | 69.9 | 74.5 | 70.8 |
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| 25-29 years | 80.8 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 80.9 | 83.0 | 81.8 | 79.6 | 79.1 |
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| 30-39 years | 85.4 | 84.6 | 85.4 | 84.9 | 84.9 | 85.1 | 84.6 | 84.0 |
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| 40-54 years | 84.7 | 84.7 | 84.5 | 84.3 | 83.9 | 85.2 | 84.5 | 85.0 |
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| 55-66 years | 60.5 | 61.0 | 60.5 | 60.5 | 60.7 | 60.9 | 61.0 | 61.4 |
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| 67-74 years | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 7.7 |
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