| Latest Highlights
2024
In 2024, the working age population (aged 18 years and over) was 338,900.
The labour force participation rate was 67.4 per cent.
Employment totaled 222,300.
The unemployment rate was 4.7 per cent.
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Summary Data
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2023 | 2024
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Number (persons) | |
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Working age population (18+)
Male
Female
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338,900 180,200
158,800
| 346,000 183,900 162.100
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Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
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227,700 136,700
91,000
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Employment (18+)
Male
Female |
216,000 129,700
86,300
| 222,300 133,700 88,600
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Unemployment (18+)
Male
Female |
11,700 7,000
4,700
| 10,900 5,800
5,100
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Outside Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female |
111,200 43,500
67,700
| 112,800 44,500
68,400
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Distribution (%) | | |
Working age population (18+)
Male
Female |
100.0 53.2 46.9
| 100.0 53.2 46.8
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Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female |
100.0 60.0 40.0
| 100.0
59.8 40.2
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Employment (18+)
Male
Female |
100.0 60.1 40.0
| 100.0
60.1 39.9
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Unemployment (18+)
Male
Female |
100.0 59.6 40.2
| 100.0
53.2 46.8
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Outside Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
| | 100.0
39.5 60.6
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Notes: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
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Aged 18+
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Questionnaire
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FAQ | 2023
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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.
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