| Employed persons, thousands | Occupations total | | 837.9 | 825.8 | 806.6 | 761.4 | 698.9 | 675.4 | 633.4 | 619.3 | 617.2 | 606.5 | 579.3 | 572.5 | 577.7 | 585.5 | 594.3 | 595.5 | 607.4 | 646.3 | 655.3 | 656.5 | 595.8 | 570.9 |
| Legislators, senior officials and managers | | 95.1 | 94.2 | 92.1 | 89.0 | 86.1 | 86.5 | 72.5 | 71.0 | 84.6 | 82.4 | 75.0 | 72.4 | 68.8 | 69.6 | 69.8 | 73.6 | 76.9 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 79.5 | 72.0 | 65.6 |
| ..legislators and senior officials | | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.5 | .. | .. | 1.8 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.8 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 3.2 |
| ..corporate managers | | 79.1 | 77.9 | 72.7 | 67.1 | 60.6 | 57.3 | 47.5 | 46.4 | 51.1 | 49.3 | 46.8 | 45.9 | 42.1 | 40.8 | 40.9 | 42.8 | 48.3 | 34.8 | 45.9 | 49.6 | 43.8 | 38.9 |
| ..general managers | | 11.3 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 22.0 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 31.7 | 31.1 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 27.8 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 26.8 | 43.7 | 31.8 | 24.5 | 23.6 | 23.5 |
| Professionals | | 110.5 | 108.9 | 104.7 | 98.5 | 89.1 | 82.0 | 76.3 | 75.7 | 69.0 | 66.9 | 72.3 | 75.7 | 73.8 | 84.0 | 82.6 | 78.9 | 85.9 | 94.8 | 95.2 | 90.3 | 95.5 | 108.9 |
| ..physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals | | 33.9 | 33.5 | 31.0 | 27.5 | 22.4 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 18.4 | 10.8 | 12.6 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 16.3 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 17.1 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 22.2 |
| ..life science and health professionals | | 16.0 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 12.6 |
| ..teaching professionals | | 33.1 | 32.3 | 31.7 | 30.7 | 30.0 | 29.4 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 26.0 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 27.7 | 32.5 | 33.7 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 33.6 | 31.0 | 31.1 | 35.1 | 32.0 |
| ..other professionals | | 27.5 | 28.3 | 27.7 | 26.5 | 24.5 | 22.3 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 24.6 | 25.9 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 24.4 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 30.3 | 33.0 | 28.9 | 31.2 | 42.1 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | | 87.7 | 86.4 | 85.5 | 82.0 | 77.7 | 76.5 | 86.0 | 89.0 | 82.5 | 81.8 | 77.1 | 80.3 | 78.4 | 74.8 | 71.7 | 78.5 | 80.7 | 79.1 | 83.3 | 84.9 | 83.1 | 70.0 |
| ..physical and engineering science associate professionals | | 19.7 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 15.5 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 20.9 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 11.3 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 17.4 |
| ..life science and health associate professionals | | 19.1 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 15.8 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 15.8 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 |
| ..teaching associate professionals | | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| ..other associate professionals | | 44.2 | 44.8 | 46.4 | 46.5 | 46.6 | 47.6 | 46.0 | 48.8 | 44.3 | 45.1 | 42.1 | 42.9 | 48.4 | 44.0 | 42.4 | 45.2 | 48.0 | 54.5 | 57.2 | 58.9 | 57.1 | 41.8 |
| Clerks | | 48.1 | 46.2 | 45.1 | 42.6 | 38.0 | 34.8 | 32.9 | 31.7 | 28.4 | 28.3 | 27.4 | 27.0 | 29.2 | 30.2 | 30.2 | 25.9 | 29.4 | 32.8 | 31.5 | 35.0 | 32.6 | 34.2 |
| ..office clerks | | 39.8 | 38.0 | 36.6 | 34.2 | 29.6 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 20.9 | 21.3 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 17.5 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 20.8 | 19.3 |
| ..customer services clerks | | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.3 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 14.9 |
| Service workers and shop and market sales workers | | 56.3 | 57.2 | 58.9 | 59.9 | 64.9 | 70.1 | 68.1 | 68.2 | 67.0 | 65.9 | 64.4 | 62.1 | 67.3 | 67.3 | 76.3 | 71.6 | 73.5 | 81.2 | 77.8 | 83.3 | 75.1 | 70.6 |
| ..personal and protective services workers | | 37.9 | 38.1 | 39.2 | 38.6 | 38.7 | 41.6 | 38.9 | 39.1 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 31.2 | 29.8 | 34.7 | 35.0 | 42.9 | 38.7 | 42.3 | 47.7 | 45.8 | 50.0 | 45.2 | 41.2 |
| ..models, salespersons and demonstrators | | 18.4 | 19.0 | 19.7 | 21.3 | 26.2 | 28.5 | 29.2 | 29.2 | 34.2 | 33.0 | 33.2 | 32.4 | 32.7 | 32.3 | 33.3 | 32.9 | 31.2 | 33.5 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 29.4 |
| Skilled agricultural and fishery workers | | 43.1 | 43.0 | 43.8 | 44.9 | 44.2 | 41.7 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 28.3 | 26.7 | 23.1 | 21.3 | 18.3 | 19.2 | 15.0 | 15.4 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 9.4 |
| Craft and related trades workers | | 183.3 | 182.3 | 176.0 | 163.7 | 142.5 | 132.4 | 118.4 | 114.6 | 105.8 | 103.5 | 95.9 | 90.7 | 90.2 | 88.7 | 93.6 | 94.1 | 92.7 | 100.4 | 110.2 | 110.6 | 84.3 | 71.8 |
| ..extraction and building trades workers | | 46.6 | 47.6 | 45.8 | 45.0 | 39.9 | 35.7 | 29.8 | 29.3 | 28.2 | 28.8 | 27.2 | 29.4 | 29.7 | 30.1 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 33.7 | 44.8 | 56.7 | 58.4 | 38.3 | 32.2 |
| ..metal, machinery and related trades workers | | 87.7 | 86.7 | 83.2 | 75.3 | 63.3 | 57.1 | 58.6 | 54.4 | 45.0 | 43.4 | 41.9 | 40.3 | 42.2 | 38.0 | 36.7 | 35.6 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 36.6 | 40.9 | 35.4 | 28.6 |
| ..precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers | | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.1 | .. | 2.3 |
| ..other craft and related trades workers | | 42.9 | 42.0 | 41.6 | 38.1 | 34.5 | 35.2 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 30.7 | 28.8 | 24.6 | 18.7 | 17.4 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 20.2 | 18.1 | 17.1 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 8.8 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | | 147.2 | 142.2 | 135.1 | 119.5 | 96.6 | 88.1 | 85.6 | 78.1 | 80.9 | 78.9 | 79.6 | 79.0 | 81.0 | 81.4 | 83.0 | 83.2 | 84.1 | 94.0 | 90.5 | 93.5 | 85.0 | 80.8 |
| ..stationary-plant and related operators | | 14.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 12.3 | 15.9 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 |
| ..machine operators and assemblers | | 31.0 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 24.6 | 19.5 | 17.3 | 18.2 | 15.4 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 18.7 | 24.4 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 32.5 | 30.7 | 32.8 | 39.1 | 38.3 | 42.0 | 35.8 | 34.4 |
| ..drivers and mobile-plant operators | | 102.2 | 99.1 | 94.6 | 82.9 | 66.0 | 58.6 | 51.6 | 47.0 | 51.1 | 49.1 | 48.3 | 41.5 | 38.0 | 41.3 | 40.2 | 39.9 | 40.4 | 44.1 | 43.6 | 43.1 | 42.3 | 39.4 |
| Elementary occupations | | 65.5 | 64.4 | 64.1 | 60.1 | 58.4 | 61.4 | 60.5 | 58.6 | 68.4 | 69.6 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 68.1 | 67.5 | 68.4 | 71.4 | 65.9 | 65.1 | 67.8 | 64.3 | 56.6 | 56.1 |
| ..sales and services elementary occupations | | 39.3 | 38.2 | 39.7 | 38.6 | 39.0 | 41.3 | 38.0 | 36.2 | 42.8 | 42.3 | 37.4 | 36.8 | 42.8 | 43.2 | 42.1 | 43.1 | 41.6 | 41.9 | 45.0 | 42.7 | 39.0 | 36.8 |
| ..agricultural, fishery and related labourers | | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| ..labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport | | 21.8 | 22.1 | 20.5 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 18.1 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 20.7 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 19.2 | 21.4 | 18.4 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 16.8 | 12.5 | 14.5 |
| Proportion of the employed (occupations total=100), % | Occupations total | | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Legislators, senior officials and managers | | 11.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
| ..legislators and senior officials | | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .. | .. | 0.3 | 0.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| ..corporate managers | | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.8 |
| ..general managers | | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Professionals | | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 12.9 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 13.2 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 16.0 | 19.1 |
| ..physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals | | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| ..life science and health professionals | | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| ..teaching professionals | | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| ..other professionals | | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 7.4 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.1 | 11.3 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 12.3 |
| ..physical and engineering science associate professionals | | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 |
| ..life science and health associate professionals | | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| ..teaching associate professionals | | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| ..other associate professionals | | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.6 | 7.3 |
| Clerks | | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| ..office clerks | | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| ..customer services clerks | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| Service workers and shop and market sales workers | | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 12.4 |
| ..personal and protective services workers | | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| ..models, salespersons and demonstrators | | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Skilled agricultural and fishery workers | | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Craft and related trades workers | | 21.9 | 22.1 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 18.7 | 18.5 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 12.6 |
| ..extraction and building trades workers | | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 8.6 | 8.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| ..metal, machinery and related trades workers | | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 |
| ..precision, handicraft, printing and related trades workers | | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .. | 0.4 |
| ..other craft and related trades workers | | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Plant and machine operators and assemblers | | 17.6 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 13.1 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.2 |
| ..stationary-plant and related operators | | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| ..machine operators and assemblers | | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| ..drivers and mobile-plant operators | | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 |
| Elementary occupations | | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.8 |
| ..sales and services elementary occupations | | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| ..agricultural, fishery and related labourers | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| ..labourers in mining, construction, manufacturing and transport | | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.5 |