| 4. Persons in the labour force and employed persons aged 15-74, by age and sex (LFS). 1 000 |
| Annual average | 2010 | 2011 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2010 | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | |||||
| In the labour force |
15-74 years | In total | 2 590 | 2 602 | 2 618 | 2 606 | 2 602 | 2 595 | 2 633 | 2 646 | ||
| Males | 1 366 | 1 378 | 1 389 | 1 380 | 1 379 | 1 363 | 1 386 | 1 397 | ||||
| Females | 1 224 | 1 224 | 1 229 | 1 227 | 1 223 | 1 232 | 1 247 | 1 249 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 363 | 364 | 377 | 365 | 360 | 352 | 366 | 377 | |||
| Males | 184 | 188 | 196 | 189 | 185 | 177 | 187 | 194 | ||||
| Females | 179 | 176 | 181 | 176 | 175 | 174 | 179 | 184 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 197 | 2 204 | 2 207 | 2 208 | 2 207 | 2 209 | 2 229 | 2 232 | |||
| Males | 1 164 | 1 170 | 1 172 | 1 170 | 1 173 | 1 164 | 1 176 | 1 182 | ||||
| Females | 1 033 | 1 035 | 1 035 | 1 038 | 1 034 | 1 045 | 1 052 | 1 050 | ||||
| Employed | 15-74 years | In total | 2 508 | 2 508 | 2 516 | 2 515 | 2 517 | 2 511 | 2 538 | 2 561 | ||
| Males | 1 317 | 1 321 | 1 325 | 1 328 | 1 326 | 1 314 | 1 333 | 1 355 | ||||
| Females | 1 191 | 1 187 | 1 191 | 1 187 | 1 191 | 1 197 | 1 205 | 1 206 | ||||
| 15-24 years | In total | 330 | 330 | 334 | 336 | 330 | 320 | 331 | 346 | |||
| Males | 165 | 167 | 169 | 173 | 166 | 160 | 168 | 177 | ||||
| Females | 165 | 163 | 164 | 163 | 164 | 160 | 163 | 169 | ||||
| 25-66 years | In total | 2 149 | 2 145 | 2 148 | 2 145 | 2 153 | 2 157 | 2 169 | 2 180 | |||
| Males | 1 134 | 1 133 | 1 134 | 1 134 | 1 140 | 1 133 | 1 143 | 1 157 | ||||
| Females | 1 015 | 1 012 | 1 014 | 1 011 | 1 013 | 1 024 | 1 026 | 1 023 | ||||