| 1st quarter | Total | Males and females | Labour force, thousands | | 679.7 | 675.6 | 662.2 | 658.5 | 668.7 | 664.5 | 683.3 | 685.1 | 685.2 | 686.8 | 685.5 | 683.0 | 681.9 | 677.5 | 662.4 | 667.3 | 673.7 | 685.2 | 697.9 | 694.2 | 705.3 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 570.4 | 580.4 | 583.6 | 584.6 | 599.8 | 600.7 | 638.4 | 649.1 | 656.9 | 610.0 | 551.6 | 585.4 | 604.5 | 610.1 | 605.8 | 623.1 | 630.0 | 646.8 | 650.5 | 661.8 | 670.3 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 109.3 | 95.2 | 78.6 | 73.9 | 68.9 | 63.8 | 44.9 | 36.0 | 28.3 | 76.8 | 133.9 | 97.6 | 77.4 | 67.5 | 56.6 | 44.2 | 43.6 | 38.4 | 47.4 | 32.4 | 35.0 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 395.5 | 396.7 | 406.4 | 407.3 | 393.8 | 394.9 | 370.5 | 361.2 | 354.9 | 347.6 | 342.9 | 337.0 | 328.9 | 322.8 | 328.9 | 316.4 | 308.6 | 291.0 | 278.9 | 286.8 | 278.9 |
| 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 | 1 028.5 | 1 019.9 | 1 010.8 | 1 000.4 | 991.3 | 983.7 | 982.2 | 976.2 | 976.7 | 981.0 | 984.2 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 63.2 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 61.8 | 62.9 | 62.7 | 64.8 | 65.5 | 65.9 | 66.4 | 66.7 | 67.0 | 67.5 | 67.7 | 66.8 | 67.8 | 68.6 | 70.2 | 71.4 | 70.8 | 71.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 53.1 | 54.1 | 54.6 | 54.9 | 56.5 | 56.7 | 60.6 | 62.0 | 63.2 | 59.0 | 53.6 | 57.4 | 59.8 | 61.0 | 61.1 | 63.3 | 64.1 | 66.3 | 66.6 | 67.5 | 68.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 16.1 | 14.1 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 11.2 | 19.5 | 14.3 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Standard error of employed | | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 7.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 9.8 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 |
| Males | Labour force, thousands | | 348.5 | 350.6 | 346.1 | 332.6 | 335.1 | 331.3 | 346.5 | 354.2 | 351.6 | 346.1 | 344.3 | 348.5 | 344.2 | 346.2 | 343.5 | 342.6 | 345.1 | 352.7 | 359.3 | 357.7 | 362.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 289.5 | 298.9 | 300.5 | 289.8 | 296.8 | 292.8 | 320.0 | 330.5 | 338.9 | 299.2 | 258.8 | 294.9 | 300.5 | 308.7 | 311.4 | 316.6 | 319.7 | 331.8 | 332.5 | 341.5 | 342.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 59.0 | 51.7 | 45.7 | 42.8 | 38.3 | 38.5 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 12.7 | 46.9 | 85.6 | 53.7 | 43.7 | 37.5 | 32.1 | 25.9 | 25.5 | 20.9 | 26.8 | 16.3 | 20.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 156.2 | 153.7 | 157.0 | 169.4 | 166.1 | 168.9 | 151.7 | 140.8 | 141.0 | 144.6 | 144.4 | 137.0 | 137.9 | 132.1 | 131.8 | 130.3 | 128.4 | 119.3 | 114.6 | 119.7 | 117.6 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 504.7 | 504.3 | 503.1 | 502.0 | 501.2 | 500.2 | 498.2 | 495.1 | 492.7 | 490.7 | 488.8 | 485.6 | 482.1 | 478.3 | 475.3 | 472.8 | 473.6 | 472.0 | 473.9 | 477.4 | 480.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 69.0 | 69.5 | 68.8 | 66.3 | 66.9 | 66.2 | 69.6 | 71.6 | 71.4 | 70.5 | 70.4 | 71.8 | 71.4 | 72.4 | 72.3 | 72.5 | 72.9 | 74.7 | 75.8 | 74.9 | 75.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 57.4 | 59.3 | 59.7 | 57.7 | 59.2 | 58.5 | 64.2 | 66.8 | 68.8 | 61.0 | 52.9 | 60.7 | 62.3 | 64.5 | 65.5 | 67.0 | 67.5 | 70.3 | 70.2 | 71.5 | 71.2 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 16.9 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 13.6 | 24.8 | 15.4 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 5.7 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| Standard error of employed | | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 7.4 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 6.7 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 11.6 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 14.5 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 11.0 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 8.5 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 10.8 |
| Females | Labour force, thousands | | 331.2 | 325.0 | 316.1 | 325.9 | 333.6 | 333.2 | 336.8 | 330.8 | 333.6 | 340.7 | 341.2 | 334.4 | 337.7 | 331.3 | 318.9 | 324.7 | 328.5 | 332.5 | 338.5 | 336.5 | 342.5 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 280.9 | 281.5 | 283.2 | 294.8 | 303.1 | 307.8 | 318.4 | 318.5 | 318.0 | 310.8 | 292.8 | 290.5 | 304.0 | 301.3 | 294.5 | 306.4 | 310.3 | 315.0 | 318.0 | 320.3 | 328.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 50.3 | 43.5 | 33.0 | 31.1 | 30.5 | 25.4 | 18.4 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 29.8 | 48.4 | 43.9 | 33.7 | 30.0 | 24.5 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 20.6 | 16.1 | 14.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 239.2 | 243.0 | 249.4 | 237.9 | 227.7 | 226.0 | 218.9 | 220.3 | 213.8 | 203.0 | 198.5 | 199.9 | 191.0 | 190.7 | 197.1 | 186.2 | 180.1 | 171.7 | 164.3 | 167.1 | 161.3 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 570.5 | 568.0 | 565.5 | 563.7 | 561.3 | 559.2 | 555.7 | 551.2 | 547.4 | 543.6 | 539.7 | 534.4 | 528.7 | 522.1 | 516.0 | 510.9 | 508.7 | 504.2 | 502.8 | 503.6 | 503.8 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 58.1 | 57.2 | 55.9 | 57.8 | 59.4 | 59.6 | 60.6 | 60.0 | 60.9 | 62.7 | 63.2 | 62.6 | 63.9 | 63.5 | 61.8 | 63.6 | 64.6 | 65.9 | 67.3 | 66.8 | 68.0 |
| Employment rate, % | | 49.2 | 49.5 | 50.1 | 52.3 | 54.0 | 55.0 | 57.3 | 57.8 | 58.1 | 57.2 | 54.3 | 54.4 | 57.5 | 57.7 | 57.1 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 62.5 | 63.2 | 63.6 | 65.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 15.2 | 13.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 7.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 14.2 | 13.1 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Standard error of employed | | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 9.7 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14.2 | 10.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 12.1 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 9.2 | 8.6 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 11.2 | 11.9 |
| Urban settlement | Males and females | Labour force, thousands | | 489.0 | 489.1 | 479.6 | 482.3 | 493.0 | 483.8 | 484.1 | 486.0 | 478.7 | 484.8 | 479.8 | 476.5 | 482.4 | 479.5 | 459.5 | 466.3 | 467.3 | 474.2 | 482.9 | 488.8 | 499.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 407.4 | 420.5 | 423.2 | 428.3 | 438.7 | 437.8 | 452.1 | 461.4 | 461.5 | 428.6 | 380.3 | 405.1 | 426.5 | 426.7 | 416.6 | 434.4 | 436.9 | 446.6 | 449.1 | 465.7 | 475.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 81.6 | 68.7 | 56.4 | 54.0 | 54.3 | 46.0 | 32.0 | 24.6 | 17.1 | 56.2 | 99.5 | 71.4 | 55.9 | 52.8 | 42.8 | 31.9 | 30.4 | 27.6 | 33.8 | 23.1 | 24.6 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 269.6 | 270.6 | 271.9 | 264.5 | 249.3 | 254.3 | 245.0 | 234.4 | 234.5 | 222.5 | 222.5 | 219.2 | 214.7 | 210.6 | 221.1 | 207.5 | 203.7 | 191.7 | 175.2 | 182.5 | 182.8 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 758.6 | 759.8 | 751.6 | 746.8 | 742.4 | 738.1 | 729.1 | 720.4 | 713.1 | 707.3 | 702.2 | 695.7 | 697.1 | 690.0 | 680.6 | 673.7 | 671.0 | 665.9 | 658.0 | 671.3 | 682.6 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 64.5 | 64.4 | 63.8 | 64.6 | 66.4 | 65.5 | 66.4 | 67.5 | 67.1 | 68.5 | 68.3 | 68.5 | 69.2 | 69.5 | 67.5 | 69.2 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 73.4 | 72.8 | 73.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 53.7 | 55.3 | 56.3 | 57.3 | 59.1 | 59.3 | 62.0 | 64.1 | 64.7 | 60.6 | 54.2 | 58.2 | 61.2 | 61.8 | 61.2 | 64.5 | 65.1 | 67.1 | 68.3 | 69.4 | 69.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 16.7 | 14.0 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 11.6 | 20.7 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 11.0 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 12.4 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Standard error of employed | | 12.2 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 6.9 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 9.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 12.1 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 11.6 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.4 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 11.0 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 13.6 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Relative standard error of unemployment rate, % | | 8.0 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 9.6 | 9.8 |
| Males | Labour force, thousands | | 240.6 | 246.6 | 243.3 | 235.5 | 240.7 | 236.2 | 238.2 | 243.8 | 242.4 | 239.1 | 237.2 | 240.5 | 237.6 | 239.1 | 236.1 | 236.4 | 239.2 | 238.8 | 248.3 | 244.6 | 253.3 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 200.1 | 210.0 | 210.1 | 204.9 | 211.4 | 208.6 | 218.8 | 228.1 | 235.9 | 204.8 | 173.8 | 200.1 | 207.2 | 210.3 | 213.0 | 217.9 | 221.4 | 224.2 | 228.4 | 233.7 | 239.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 40.6 | 36.6 | 33.2 | 30.6 | 29.3 | 27.6 | 19.4 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 34.3 | 63.5 | 40.4 | 30.4 | 28.9 | 23.2 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 19.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 102.6 | 97.5 | 98.0 | 102.8 | 97.6 | 104.8 | 93.2 | 84.7 | 87.6 | 89.0 | 89.3 | 81.4 | 82.3 | 80.1 | 83.4 | 82.0 | 78.9 | 73.9 | 67.0 | 74.4 | 75.2 |
| Aged 15-74 total, thousands | | 343.3 | 344.1 | 341.4 | 338.3 | 338.3 | 341.0 | 331.4 | 328.5 | 330.1 | 328.1 | 326.6 | 321.8 | 319.9 | 319.3 | 319.6 | 318.4 | 318.0 | 312.7 | 315.3 | 319.0 | 328.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 70.1 | 71.7 | 71.3 | 69.6 | 71.2 | 69.3 | 71.9 | 74.2 | 73.4 | 72.9 | 72.6 | 74.7 | 74.3 | 74.9 | 73.9 | 74.3 | 75.2 | 76.4 | 78.8 | 76.7 | 77.1 |
| Employment rate, % | | 58.3 | 61.0 | 61.5 | 60.6 | 62.5 | 61.2 | 66.0 | 69.4 | 71.5 | 62.4 | 53.2 | 62.2 | 64.8 | 65.9 | 66.6 | 68.4 | 69.6 | 71.7 | 72.5 | 73.3 | 72.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 16.9 | 14.9 | 13.7 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 26.7 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
| Standard error of labour force | | 9.1 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| Standard error of employed | | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| Standard error of unemployed | | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Standard error of inactive persons | | 6.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Standard error of aged 15-74 total | | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Standard error of labour force participation rate | | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Standard error of employment rate | | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Standard error of unemployment rate | | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Relative standard error of labour force, % | | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Relative standard error of employed, % | | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Relative standard error of unemployed, % | | 11.8 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 14.6 | 12.1 | 13.7 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 19.8 | 11.1 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.1 | 14.8 | 13.5 |
| Relative standard error of inactive persons, % | | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Relative standard error of aged 15-74 total, % | | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Relative standard error of labour force participation rate, % | | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Relative standard error of employment rate, % | | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 |