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| LABOUR FORCE SURVEY, 1st Qu. 2003 | |
| 13 | Unemployed persons by sex and age (LFS). 1000 and per cent |
| Age. Year | Annual average | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002 | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | |
| 1000 | ||||||||
| Total | 84 | 92 | 78 | 97 | 95 | 91 | 87 | 105 |
| 16-24 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 31 | 36 |
| 25-54 | 46 | 51 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 62 |
| 55-74 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Males | 46 | 52 | 43 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 52 | 60 |
| 16-24 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| 25-54 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 37 |
| 55-74 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Females | 38 | 41 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 41 | 35 | 45 |
| 16-24 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 17 |
| 25-54 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 26 |
| 55-74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Per cent | ||||||||
| Total | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| 16-24 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 12.2 |
| 25-54 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 |
| 55-74 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Males | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| 16-24 | 10.8 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 12.6 |
| 25-54 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| 55-74 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Females | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| 16-24 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 11.8 |
| 25-54 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 55-74 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.6 |