| Males and females | Restricted and not restricted ability to work total | Labour force, thousands | | 632.0 | 661.1 | 671.3 | 673.2 | 672.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 565.6 | 621.1 | 633.5 | 583.0 | 587.6 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 66.5 | 40.0 | 37.9 | 90.1 | 84.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 284.2 | 255.9 | 240.3 | 237.3 | 234.3 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 916.3 | 916.9 | 911.6 | 910.5 | 906.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 69.0 | 72.1 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 74.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 61.7 | 67.7 | 69.5 | 64.0 | 64.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 13.4 | 12.6 |
| Ability to work is restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 32.4 | 37.4 | 42.6 | 47.1 | 44.3 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 25.3 | 32.5 | 37.0 | 34.8 | 30.9 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 7.2 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 13.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 64.1 | 62.3 | 68.5 | 66.5 | 61.6 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 96.5 | 99.6 | 111.0 | 113.6 | 106.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 33.6 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 41.5 | 41.8 |
| Employment rate, % | | 26.2 | 32.6 | 33.3 | 30.7 | 29.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 22.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 26.0 | 30.4 |
| ..ability to work is considerably restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 44.5 | 42.7 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 43.8 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 50.7 | 48.8 | 49.6 | 51.7 | 52.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 16.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 27.3 | 15.1 | 13.3 | 40.8 | 45.7 |
| ..ability to work is to some extent restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 26.2 | 31.2 | 36.4 | 38.7 | 35.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 20.7 | 27.3 | 31.6 | 29.9 | 26.2 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 5.5 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 19.7 | 19.6 | 25.0 | 23.1 | 17.8 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 45.8 | 50.8 | 61.4 | 61.8 | 53.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 57.1 | 61.4 | 59.2 | 62.6 | 66.7 |
| Employment rate, % | | 45.2 | 53.6 | 51.5 | 48.3 | 48.9 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 20.9 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 22.8 | 26.7 |
| Ability to work is not restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 599.6 | 623.7 | 628.8 | 626.1 | 627.8 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 540.3 | 588.6 | 596.5 | 548.2 | 556.7 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 59.3 | 35.1 | 32.3 | 77.9 | 71.1 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 220.1 | 193.6 | 171.8 | 170.8 | 172.6 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 819.7 | 817.3 | 800.5 | 796.9 | 800.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 73.1 | 76.3 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 78.4 |
| Employment rate, % | | 65.9 | 72.0 | 74.5 | 68.8 | 69.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 12.4 | 11.3 |
| Males | Restricted and not restricted ability to work total | Labour force, thousands | | 324.6 | 331.7 | 340.4 | 339.3 | 337.7 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 289.0 | 310.8 | 320.2 | 285.4 | 292.1 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 35.6 | 21.0 | 20.1 | 53.9 | 45.6 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 113.3 | 108.8 | 98.4 | 99.1 | 99.3 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 437.8 | 440.6 | 438.8 | 438.5 | 436.9 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 74.1 | 75.3 | 77.6 | 77.4 | 77.3 |
| Employment rate, % | | 66.0 | 70.5 | 73.0 | 65.1 | 66.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 11.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 15.9 | 13.5 |
| Ability to work is restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 15.4 | 17.9 | 20.4 | 22.8 | 18.1 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 11.8 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 11.4 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 3.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 30.4 | 32.6 | 32.2 | 33.0 | 28.0 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 45.9 | 50.5 | 52.6 | 55.7 | 46.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 33.6 | 35.5 | 38.8 | 40.9 | 39.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 25.7 | 31.1 | 33.1 | 28.0 | 24.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 23.5 | 12.3 | 14.5 | 31.4 | 36.8 |
| ..ability to work is considerably restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .. |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 22.6 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 23.8 | 21.1 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 25.6 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 28.3 | 24.1 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 11.6 | 10.0 | 11.9 | 16.0 | 12.6 |
| Employment rate, % | | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.5 | 10.1 | .. |
| ..ability to work is to some extent restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 12.5 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 18.3 | 15.0 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 9.4 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 12.8 | 10.7 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 7.8 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 7.0 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 20.3 | 24.6 | 26.5 | 27.4 | 22.0 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 61.4 | 62.5 | 65.2 | 66.5 | 68.4 |
| Employment rate, % | | 46.5 | 55.1 | 55.4 | 46.5 | 48.6 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 24.3 | 11.8 | 15.0 | 30.1 | 28.9 |
| Ability to work is not restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 309.1 | 313.8 | 320.0 | 316.6 | 319.6 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 277.2 | 295.1 | 302.8 | 269.8 | 280.7 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 31.9 | 18.8 | 17.2 | 46.8 | 38.9 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 82.8 | 76.2 | 66.2 | 66.2 | 71.2 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 392.0 | 390.0 | 386.2 | 382.7 | 390.8 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 78.9 | 80.5 | 82.9 | 82.7 | 81.8 |
| Employment rate, % | | 70.7 | 75.6 | 78.4 | 70.5 | 71.8 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.3 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 12.2 |
| Females | Restricted and not restricted ability to work total | Labour force, thousands | | 307.5 | 329.3 | 331.0 | 333.8 | 334.4 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 276.6 | 310.3 | 313.2 | 297.6 | 295.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 30.9 | 19.0 | 17.7 | 36.2 | 38.9 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 171.0 | 147.1 | 141.8 | 138.2 | 135.0 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 478.5 | 476.4 | 472.8 | 472.0 | 469.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 64.3 | 69.1 | 70.0 | 70.7 | 71.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 57.8 | 65.1 | 66.3 | 63.1 | 62.9 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 10.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 10.8 | 11.6 |
| Ability to work is restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 17.0 | 19.4 | 22.2 | 24.3 | 26.3 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 13.5 | 16.8 | 19.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 33.7 | 29.7 | 36.3 | 33.5 | 33.6 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 50.7 | 49.1 | 58.4 | 57.8 | 59.9 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 33.6 | 39.6 | 37.9 | 42.0 | 43.9 |
| Employment rate, % | | 26.6 | 34.2 | 33.5 | 33.2 | 32.5 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 20.9 | 13.7 | 11.7 | 20.9 | 25.9 |
| ..ability to work is considerably restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.6 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.6 | .. | 4.0 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 21.8 | 19.3 | 20.4 | 19.6 | 22.8 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 25.1 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 28.4 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 13.1 | 15.6 | 13.1 | 16.4 | 19.8 |
| Employment rate, % | | 8.7 | 13.3 | 11.1 | .. | 14.0 |
| ..ability to work is to some extent restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 13.7 | 15.9 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 20.6 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 11.3 | 13.7 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 15.5 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 11.8 | 10.4 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 10.9 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 25.6 | 26.2 | 34.9 | 34.4 | 31.5 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 53.7 | 60.4 | 54.7 | 59.5 | 65.5 |
| Employment rate, % | | 44.1 | 52.3 | 48.6 | 49.8 | 49.1 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 17.8 | 13.5 | 11.2 | 16.3 | 25.0 |
| Ability to work is not restricted | Labour force, thousands | | 290.5 | 309.9 | 308.8 | 309.5 | 308.2 |
| ..employed, thousands | | 263.1 | 293.5 | 293.7 | 278.4 | 276.0 |
| ..unemployed, thousands | | 27.4 | 16.4 | 15.1 | 31.1 | 32.1 |
| Inactive persons, thousands | | 137.3 | 117.4 | 105.5 | 104.6 | 101.4 |
| Labour force and inactive total, thousands | | 427.8 | 427.3 | 414.3 | 414.2 | 409.6 |
| Labour force participation rate, % | | 67.9 | 72.5 | 74.5 | 74.7 | 75.2 |
| Employment rate, % | | 61.5 | 68.7 | 70.9 | 67.2 | 67.4 |
| Unemployment rate, % | | 9.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 |