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Table 7: Labour Force and Unemployment Rate: 2013 to 2017 Unemployment
Labour force

By Age By Gender

Period Male Female Total Total % of labour Adult 1 Youth 2 Total Male Female
571,200 45,500 force % of % of % of % of
575,700 44,800 8.0
584,600 46,300 7.8 Total Unemployed Total Unemployed Unemployed Total Unemployed
581,000 42,400 7.9
2013 350,400 220,800 582,800 42,800 7.3 27,900 61.3 17,600 38.7 18,600 40.9 26,900 59.1
562,200 48,300 7.3
2014 352,800 222,900 567,600 45,600 8.6 25,400 56.7 19,500 43.5 19,400 43.3 25,400 56.7
572,100 45,900 8.0
2015 353,300 231,300 578,700 43,400 8.0 25,100 54.2 21,200 45.8 19,500 42.1 26,800 57.9
568,500 45,300 7.5
2016 353,600 227,400 572,400 44,500 8.0 23,500 55.4 18,900 44.6 16,900 39.9 25,500 60.1
573,300 43,600 7.8
2017 3 352,400 230,400 582,900 44,000 7.6 n.a. n.a n.a n.a 17,500 40.9 25,300 59.1
579,400 50,300 7.5
2013Q1 344,900 217,300 588,600 46,000 8.7 30,400 62.9 17,900 37.1 20,300 42.0 28,000 58.0
579,100 42,600 7.8 16,500 36.2 29,100 63.8
Q2 347,400 220,200 592,200 46,600 7.4 26,300 57.7 19,300 42.3
571,700 43,500 7.9
Q3 350,600 221,500 580,100 43,100 7.6 29,700 64.7 16,200 35.3 19,600 42.7 26,300 57.3
580,700 44,400 7.4 17,500 40.3 25,900 59.7
Q4 356,800 221,900 585,500 38,900 7.6 26,600 61.3 16,800 38.7
580,400 44,300 6.6
2014Q1 349,900 218,600 7.6 26,900 59.4 18,400 40.6 19,400 42.8 25,900 57.2

Q2 354,100 218,300 25,700 57.8 18,800 42.2 19,900 44.7 24,600 55.3
Q3 353,600 219,700
Q4 351,700 231,200 23,600 54.1 20,000 45.9 18,500 42.4 25,100 57.6
2015Q1 349,500 229,900
26,400 60.0 17,600 40.0 18,800 42.7 25,200 57.3

27,000 53.7 23,300 46.3 23,500 46.7 26,800 53.3

Q2 354,100 234,500 26,300 57.2 19,700 42.8 18,200 39.6 27,800 60.4

Q3 353,100 226,000 21,900 51.4 20,700 48.6 17,100 40.1 25,500 59.9

Q4 357,600 234,600 24,500 52.6 22,100 47.4 19,700 42.3 26,900 57.7

2016Q1 347,500 224,200 24,800 57.0 18,700 43.0 17,200 39.5 26,300 60.5

Q2 352,800 227,300 23,800 55.2 19,300 44.8 18,400 42.7 24,700 57.3
Q3 356,900 223,800
Q4 357,100 228,400 25,300 57.0 19,100 43.0 18,900 42.6 25,500 57.4
2017Q1 353,100 227,300
20,600 53.0 18,300 47.0 13,200 33.9 25,700 66.1

22,100 49.9 22,200 50.1 17,700 40.0 26,600 60.0

1 Adult - 25 years and above
2 Youth - 16-24 years
3 Provisional

n.a. : not available