| Urban and rural settlements | Males and females | Labour force, thousands | | 685.3 | 677.8 | 664.5 | 672.5 | 669.8 | 669.3 | 692.7 | 689.2 | 693.9 | 687.0 | 681.9 | 688.0 | 683.4 | 680.0 | 674.4 | 683.1 | 691.4 | 698.8 | 702.4 | 702.6 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 585.3 | 589.6 | 589.9 | 602.9 | 601.9 | 615.6 | 651.7 | 657.6 | 656.0 | 593.9 | 568.0 | 603.2 | 614.9 | 621.3 | 624.8 | 640.9 | 644.6 | 658.6 | 664.7 | 671.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 100.0 | 88.2 | 74.6 | 69.5 | 67.9 | 53.8 | 41.0 | 31.6 | 37.8 | 93.1 | 113.9 | 84.8 | 68.5 | 58.7 | 49.6 | 42.3 | 46.7 | 40.3 | 37.7 | 31.3 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 389.8 | 394.5 | 404.1 | 393.3 | 392.7 | 390.1 | 361.2 | 357.0 | 346.2 | 347.4 | 346.6 | 331.9 | 327.4 | 320.3 | 316.9 | 300.5 | 290.8 | 277.3 | 274.3 | 278.4 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 1 075.1 | 1 072.3 | 1 068.6 | 1 065.8 | 1 062.5 | 1 059.4 | 1 053.9 | 1 046.3 | 1 040.1 | 1 034.4 | 1 028.4 | 1 019.9 | 1 010.8 | 1 000.4 | 991.3 | 983.7 | 982.2 | 976.2 | 976.7 | 981.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 63.7 | 63.2 | 62.2 | 63.1 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 65.7 | 65.9 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 66.3 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 69.4 | 70.4 | 71.6 | 71.9 | 71.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 54.4 | 55.0 | 55.2 | 56.6 | 56.7 | 58.1 | 61.8 | 62.9 | 63.1 | 57.4 | 55.2 | 59.1 | 60.8 | 62.1 | 63.0 | 65.2 | 65.6 | 67.5 | 68.1 | 68.4 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 14.6 | 13.0 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 13.5 | 16.7 | 12.3 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Standard error of employed | | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Males | Labour force, thousands | | 352.8 | 347.9 | 339.8 | 342.2 | 338.8 | 334.9 | 351.6 | 353.9 | 354.7 | 349.6 | 343.8 | 348.2 | 347.3 | 346.2 | 347.3 | 349.8 | 355.8 | 360.1 | 362.0 | 360.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 296.8 | 299.9 | 297.8 | 305.3 | 301.1 | 304.3 | 329.7 | 334.9 | 334.3 | 291.3 | 277.6 | 302.7 | 309.4 | 314.7 | 320.0 | 327.9 | 329.4 | 337.8 | 342.4 | 346.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 56.0 | 48.0 | 42.0 | 36.9 | 37.7 | 30.7 | 21.9 | 19.1 | 20.4 | 58.3 | 66.3 | 45.5 | 37.9 | 31.5 | 27.3 | 21.8 | 26.4 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 14.7 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 151.9 | 156.4 | 163.3 | 159.8 | 162.3 | 165.0 | 146.6 | 141.2 | 138.0 | 141.2 | 144.9 | 137.4 | 134.8 | 132.1 | 128.0 | 123.2 | 117.8 | 111.9 | 111.9 | 116.7 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 504.7 | 504.3 | 503.1 | 502.0 | 501.2 | 499.9 | 498.2 | 495.1 | 492.7 | 490.7 | 488.8 | 485.6 | 482.1 | 478.3 | 475.3 | 472.9 | 473.6 | 472.0 | 473.9 | 477.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 69.9 | 69.0 | 67.5 | 68.2 | 67.6 | 67.0 | 70.6 | 71.5 | 72.0 | 71.2 | 70.3 | 71.7 | 72.0 | 72.4 | 73.1 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 76.3 | 76.4 | 75.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 58.8 | 59.5 | 59.2 | 60.8 | 60.1 | 60.9 | 66.2 | 67.6 | 67.9 | 59.4 | 56.8 | 62.3 | 64.2 | 65.8 | 67.3 | 69.3 | 69.6 | 71.6 | 72.3 | 72.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 15.9 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 16.7 | 19.3 | 13.1 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 4.1 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| Standard error of employed | | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
| Females | Labour force, thousands | | 332.5 | 330.0 | 324.7 | 330.3 | 331.0 | 334.4 | 341.0 | 335.3 | 339.1 | 337.4 | 338.1 | 339.8 | 336.1 | 333.8 | 327.1 | 333.4 | 335.6 | 338.8 | 340.4 | 341.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 288.5 | 289.8 | 292.1 | 297.6 | 300.8 | 311.3 | 322.0 | 322.7 | 321.7 | 302.6 | 290.4 | 300.5 | 305.5 | 306.6 | 304.8 | 312.9 | 315.3 | 320.8 | 322.3 | 325.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 44.1 | 40.2 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 30.2 | 23.1 | 19.0 | 12.6 | 17.4 | 34.8 | 47.7 | 39.3 | 30.6 | 27.2 | 22.3 | 20.5 | 20.4 | 18.0 | 18.1 | 16.6 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 237.9 | 238.1 | 240.8 | 233.5 | 230.3 | 225.1 | 214.6 | 215.8 | 208.3 | 206.2 | 201.6 | 194.6 | 192.6 | 188.2 | 189.0 | 177.4 | 173.0 | 165.4 | 162.4 | 161.8 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 570.5 | 568.0 | 565.5 | 563.7 | 561.3 | 559.5 | 555.7 | 551.2 | 547.4 | 543.6 | 539.7 | 534.4 | 528.7 | 522.1 | 516.0 | 510.8 | 508.7 | 504.2 | 502.8 | 503.6 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 58.3 | 58.1 | 57.4 | 58.6 | 59.0 | 59.8 | 61.4 | 60.8 | 62.0 | 62.1 | 62.6 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 63.4 | 65.3 | 66.0 | 67.2 | 67.7 | 67.9 |
| Employment rate, % | | 50.6 | 51.0 | 51.7 | 52.8 | 53.6 | 55.6 | 57.9 | 58.6 | 58.8 | 55.7 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 57.8 | 58.7 | 59.1 | 61.3 | 62.0 | 63.6 | 64.1 | 64.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 13.2 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 14.1 | 11.6 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Standard error of employed | | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.5 |
| Urban settlement | Males and females | Labour force, thousands | | 499.3 | 493.3 | 485.6 | 489.3 | 486.3 | 487.6 | 493.0 | 486.4 | 488.4 | 486.2 | 480.1 | 479.4 | 482.7 | 479.7 | 471.8 | 480.9 | 481.8 | 487.6 | 486.4 | 496.4 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 427.1 | 430.7 | 429.6 | 435.2 | 434.6 | 447.7 | 463.9 | 464.9 | 462.1 | 418.2 | 396.8 | 418.0 | 432.2 | 434.5 | 435.2 | 450.7 | 447.7 | 458.4 | 459.1 | 474.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 72.2 | 62.6 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 51.7 | 39.9 | 29.0 | 21.5 | 26.3 | 68.0 | 83.3 | 61.5 | 50.6 | 45.3 | 36.6 | 30.2 | 34.2 | 29.2 | 27.3 | 21.9 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 260.4 | 266.0 | 265.1 | 256.4 | 255.0 | 251.6 | 237.0 | 233.5 | 224.7 | 221.2 | 222.5 | 215.4 | 215.4 | 210.3 | 208.7 | 193.1 | 189.1 | 178.3 | 171.8 | 180.0 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 759.7 | 759.3 | 750.8 | 745.7 | 741.3 | 739.2 | 730.0 | 719.9 | 713.1 | 707.4 | 702.7 | 694.9 | 698.2 | 690.1 | 680.6 | 674.0 | 671.0 | 665.9 | 658.2 | 676.3 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 65.7 | 65.0 | 64.7 | 65.6 | 65.6 | 66.0 | 67.5 | 67.6 | 68.5 | 68.7 | 68.3 | 69.0 | 69.1 | 69.5 | 69.3 | 71.4 | 71.8 | 73.2 | 73.9 | 73.4 |
| Employment rate, % | | 56.2 | 56.7 | 57.2 | 58.4 | 58.6 | 60.6 | 63.6 | 64.6 | 64.8 | 59.1 | 56.5 | 60.2 | 61.9 | 63.0 | 63.9 | 66.9 | 66.7 | 68.8 | 69.8 | 70.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 14.5 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 14.0 | 17.4 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Standard error of employed | | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 8.6 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.3 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Males | Labour force, thousands | | 245.5 | 241.6 | 240.8 | 241.8 | 236.6 | 239.7 | 243.1 | 244.1 | 245.3 | 242.9 | 235.2 | 238.6 | 239.6 | 238.2 | 239.4 | 241.6 | 246.0 | 248.7 | 249.7 | 250.0 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 207.5 | 209.5 | 209.8 | 212.5 | 209.1 | 216.2 | 227.7 | 231.5 | 232.0 | 201.6 | 187.5 | 205.6 | 212.9 | 214.8 | 220.0 | 226.7 | 226.3 | 232.4 | 235.0 | 240.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 38.0 | 32.1 | 31.0 | 29.3 | 27.5 | 23.5 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 41.4 | 47.7 | 33.0 | 26.7 | 23.4 | 19.3 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 16.3 | 14.8 | 9.6 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 95.3 | 100.1 | 101.9 | 98.3 | 99.1 | 99.7 | 89.4 | 86.1 | 84.0 | 86.5 | 89.3 | 81.7 | 82.4 | 81.9 | 78.0 | 76.2 | 72.3 | 68.3 | 66.8 | 71.4 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 340.8 | 341.8 | 342.7 | 340.1 | 335.7 | 339.3 | 332.5 | 330.2 | 329.3 | 329.4 | 324.6 | 320.3 | 322.0 | 320.1 | 317.3 | 317.9 | 318.3 | 317.0 | 316.5 | 321.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 72.0 | 70.7 | 70.3 | 71.1 | 70.5 | 70.6 | 73.1 | 73.9 | 74.5 | 73.7 | 72.5 | 74.5 | 74.4 | 74.4 | 75.4 | 76.0 | 77.3 | 78.5 | 78.9 | 77.8 |
| Employment rate, % | | 60.9 | 61.3 | 61.2 | 62.5 | 62.3 | 63.7 | 68.5 | 70.1 | 70.5 | 61.2 | 57.8 | 64.2 | 66.1 | 67.1 | 69.3 | 71.3 | 71.1 | 73.3 | 74.2 | 74.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 15.5 | 13.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| Standard error of employed | | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 9.0 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.9 |
| Females | Labour force, thousands | | 253.8 | 251.7 | 244.8 | 247.5 | 249.8 | 247.9 | 249.9 | 242.3 | 243.1 | 243.3 | 244.9 | 240.8 | 243.1 | 241.5 | 232.5 | 239.3 | 235.9 | 238.9 | 236.7 | 246.4 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 219.6 | 221.2 | 219.8 | 222.7 | 225.6 | 231.5 | 236.2 | 233.4 | 230.1 | 216.7 | 209.3 | 212.3 | 219.3 | 219.7 | 215.2 | 224.1 | 221.4 | 226.0 | 224.2 | 234.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 34.2 | 30.5 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 16.5 | 13.7 | 8.8 | 13.0 | 26.6 | 35.6 | 28.5 | 23.8 | 21.8 | 17.3 | 15.2 | 14.5 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.4 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 165.1 | 165.8 | 163.2 | 158.0 | 155.8 | 151.9 | 147.6 | 147.4 | 140.7 | 134.7 | 133.2 | 133.7 | 133.0 | 128.5 | 130.8 | 116.9 | 116.8 | 110.0 | 105.0 | 108.5 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 418.9 | 417.5 | 408.1 | 405.6 | 405.6 | 399.8 | 397.5 | 389.7 | 383.8 | 378.0 | 378.1 | 374.6 | 376.1 | 370.0 | 363.2 | 356.1 | 352.7 | 348.9 | 341.7 | 354.9 |