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Labour Force


​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

​​ ​2023​ 2024
Number (persons) ​ ​
Working age population (18+)
Male
Female
338,900
180,200
158,800
346,000
183,900
 162.100
Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
227,700
136,700
91,000
233,200
139.,500
93,700
Employment (18+)
Male
Female
216,000
129,700
86,300
222,300
133,700
88,600
Unemployment (18+)
  Male
Female
11,700
7,000
4,700
10,900
5,800
5,100
Outside Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
111,200
43,500
67,700
112,800
44,500
68,400
Distribution (%) ​ ​
Working age population (18+)
Male
Female
100.0
53.2
46.9
100.0
53.2
46.8
Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
100.0
60.0
40.0

100.0

59.8

40.2
Employment (18+)
Male
Female
100.0
60.1
40.0

100.0
60.1
39.9
Unemployment (18+)
Male
Female
100.0
59.6
40.2

100.0

53.2
46.8
Outside Labour Force (18+)
Male
Female
100.0
39.1
60.9

​100.0

39.5
60.6
Notes:
​Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.
Year ​Aged 18+​ ​Aged 15+​​ Questionnaire ​​​Report ​​​FAQ​
​2023 – 2024​ ​ ​ ​ ​
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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.