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Latest Highlights                 2023


In 2023, the working age population (aged 18 years and over) was 339.0 thousand. 

The labour force participation rate was 67.2 per cent.

Employment totaled 216.0 thousand.

The unemployment rate was 5.1 per cent. 


More details ...   REPORT OF LABOUR FORCE SURVEY 

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Summary Data

 ​ 2022​​ 2023 (P)
Number (persons)
Working age population (18+)
  Male
  Female
335,100
177,500
157,500
339,000
180,200
158,800
Labour Force (18+)
  Male
  Female
220,900
133,500
87,500
227,700
136,700
91,000
Employment (18+)
  Male
  Female
209,900
127.400
85,500
216,000
129,700
86,300
Unemployment (18+)
  Male
  Female
11,100
6,100
4,900
11,700
7,000
4,700
Outside Labour Force (18+)
  Male
  Female
114,100
44,000
70,100
111,300
43,500
67,700
Distribution (%)
Working age population (18+)
  Male
  Female
100.0
53.0
47.0
100.0
53.2
46.8
Labour Force (18+)
  Male
  Female
100.0
60.4
39.6
100.0
60.0
40.0
Employment (18+)
  Male
  Female
100.0
60.7
39.3
100.0
60.1
39.9
Unemployment (18+)
Male
  Female
100.0
55.4
44.6
100.0
59.6
40.4
Outside Labour Force (18+)
  Male
  Female
100.0
38.6
61.4
100.0
39.1
60.9


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1. The Labour Force statistics obtained from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) year 2017 to 2020 are revised based on the final data of the Population and Housing Census (BPP) 2021 and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2021.
2. Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.