| 1. Population aged 15-74, by labour force status (LFS) and sex. 1 000 |
| Annual average | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2011 | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | ||||
| Persons | In total | 3 618 | 3 680 | 3 624 | 3 642 | 3 658 | 3 672 | 3 687 | 3 705 | ||
| Males | 1 836 | 1 872 | 1 840 | 1 850 | 1 859 | 1 867 | 1 875 | 1 885 | |||
| Females | 1 781 | 1 809 | 1 784 | 1 792 | 1 799 | 1 805 | 1 811 | 1 820 | |||
| In the labour force | In total | 2 602 | 2 629 | 2 606 | 2 602 | 2 595 | 2 633 | 2 646 | 2 643 | ||
| Males | 1 378 | 1 387 | 1 380 | 1 379 | 1 363 | 1 386 | 1 397 | 1 400 | |||
| Females | 1 224 | 1 243 | 1 227 | 1 223 | 1 232 | 1 247 | 1 249 | 1 243 | |||
| Employed | In total | 2 508 | 2 543 | 2 515 | 2 517 | 2 511 | 2 538 | 2 561 | 2 562 | ||
| Males | 1 321 | 1 339 | 1 328 | 1 326 | 1 314 | 1 333 | 1 355 | 1 353 | |||
| Females | 1 187 | 1 204 | 1 187 | 1 191 | 1 197 | 1 205 | 1 206 | 1 209 | |||
| Unemployed | In total | 94 | 86 | 92 | 85 | 84 | 95 | 85 | 80 | ||
| Males | 57 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 53 | 42 | 47 | |||
| Females | 37 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 33 | |||
| Outside the labour force | In total | 1 016 | 1 051 | 1 017 | 1 040 | 1 063 | 1 039 | 1 041 | 1 062 | ||
| Males | 459 | 485 | 460 | 471 | 496 | 481 | 478 | 485 | |||
| Females | 557 | 566 | 557 | 569 | 567 | 558 | 563 | 577 | |||