Labour Force
Latest Highlights 2025
In 2025, the working age population (aged 18 years and over) was 348,700.
The labour force participation rate was 66.5 per cent.
Employment totaled 220,400.
The unemployment rate was 5.0 per cent.
More details … REPORT OF THE LABOUR FORCE SURVEY
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Summary Data
| Number (persons) | 2024 | 2025 |
| Working age population (18+) Male Female |
346,000 183,900 162,100 |
348,700 187,900 160,800 |
| Labour Force (18+) Male Female |
233,200 139,500 93,700 |
232,000 140,200 91,800 |
| Employment (18+) Male Female |
222,300 133,700 88,600 |
220,400 134,600 85,800 |
| Unemployment (18+) Male Female |
10,900 5,800 5,100 |
11,600 5,600 6,000 |
| Outside Labour Force (18+) Male Female |
112,800 44,500 68,400 |
116,700 47,700 69,000 |
| Distribution (%) | ||
| Working age population (18+) Male Female |
100.0 53.2 46.8 |
100.0 53.9 46.1 |
| Labour Force (18+) Male Female |
100.0 59.8 40.2 |
100.0 60.4 39.6 |
| Employment (18+) Male Female |
100.0 60.1 39.9 |
100.0 61.1 38.9 |
| Unemployment (18+) Male Female |
100.0 53.2 46.8 |
100.0 48.3 51.7 |
| Outside Labour Force (18+) Male Female |
100.0 39.5 60.5 |
100.0 40.9 59.1 |
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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.