Yearly Statistics
Male Adult Population and Labour Force By Activity Status, Sex and Age Group ('000 PERSONS)
| Age Group | Adult Population | Labour Force | Not in the Labour Force No. | Labour Force Participation rate % | Unemployment Rate % | |||||||||
| Total No. | Employed No. | Unemployed No. | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | 2000 | 2001 | |
| 15-19 | 11 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 39.1 | 40.2 | 23.2 | 25.6 |
| 20-24 | 10.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 86.7 | 86.2 | 13.8 | 18.5 |
| 25-29 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 96.8 | 95.9 | 8.7 | 10.6 |
| 30-34 | 9.0 | 9.7 | 8.7 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 96.7 | 97.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 35-39 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 95.8 | 95.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
| 40-44 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 97.1 | 97.1 | 4.9 | 4.0 |
| 45-49 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 96.4 | 94.3 | 4.9 | 6.0 |
| 50-54 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 93.2 | 92.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 55-59 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 79.1 | 86.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| 60-64 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 61.5 | 58.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| 65+ | 13.1 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 97.1 | 97.2 | 72.6 | 73.7 | 67.3 | 67.8 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 24.4 | 23.4 | 74.8 | 75.8 | 7.3 | 8 |