 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
1997 |
|
2001 |
2002 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Force(1) ('000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age Group |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Under 25 |
451 |
|
408 |
|
396 |
|
|
|
25–44 |
1 968 |
|
2 047 |
|
2 051 |
|
|
|
45–64 |
773 |
|
929 |
|
998 |
|
|
|
65 and over |
43 |
|
42 |
|
42 |
|
|
|
Overall |
3 235 |
|
3 427 |
|
3 488 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
1 955 |
 |
1 965 |
 |
1 965 |
 |
|
|
Female |
1 280 |
|
1 462 |
|
1 523 |
|
|
|
Overall |
3 235 |
|
3 427 |
|
3 488 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Labour Force Participation
Rate (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
75.1 |
|
72.9 |
|
72.5 |
|
|
Female |
47.9 |
 |
50.7 |
 |
52.0 |
 |
|
Overall |
61.3 |
|
61.4 |
|
61.8 |
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
Unemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployed persons
('000) |
71 |
|
175 |
|
256 |
|
|
Unemployment rate
(%) |
2.2 |
|
5.1 |
|
7.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underemployment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underemployed persons
('000) |
37 |
|
85 |
|
105 |
|
|
Underemployment
rate (%) |
1.1 |
|
2.5 |
|
3.0 |
|
|