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Table 7: Labour Force and Unemployment Rate: 2013 to 2016 Unemployment
Labour force

By Age By Gender

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

Q2 354,100 218,300 44,500 7.8 25,700 57.8 18,800 42.2 19,900 44.7 24,600 55.3

Q3 353,600 219,700 43,600 7.6 23,600 54.1 20,000 45.9 18,500 42.4 25,100 57.6

Q4 351,700 231,200 44,000 7.5 26,400 60.0 17,600 40.0 18,800 42.7 25,200 57.3

2015Q1 349,500 229,900 50,300 8.7 27,000 53.7 23,300 46.3 23,500 46.7 26,800 53.3

Q2 354,100 234,500 46,000 7.8 26,300 57.2 19,700 42.8 18,200 39.6 27,800 60.4

Q3 353,100 226,000 42,600 7.4 21,900 51.4 20,700 48.6 17,100 40.1 25,500 59.9

Q4 357,600 234,600 46,600 7.9 24,500 52.6 22,100 47.4 19,700 42.3 26,900 57.7

2016Q1 347,500 224,200 43,500 7.6 24,800 57.0 18,700 43.0 17,200 39.5 26,300 60.5

Q2 352,800 227,300 43,100 7.4 23,800 55.2 19,300 44.8 18,400 42.7 24,700 57.3

Q3 356,900 223,800 44,400 7.6 25,300 57.0 19,100 43.0 18,900 42.6 25,500 57.4

Q4 357,100 228,400 38,900 6.6 20,600 53.0 18,300 47.0 13,200 33.9 25,700 66.1

1 Adult - 25 years and above
2 Youth - 16-24 years
n.a. : not available
Source: Statistics Mauritius.