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1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001* |
Economically
active population (thousand) |
249.1 |
276.0 |
302.1 |
306.0 |
307.6 |
311.1 |
318.2 |
324.9 |
329.8 |
|
as % of the total population |
46.0 |
47.6 |
46.4 |
46.3 |
45.9 |
45.8 |
46.4 |
46.8 |
47.0 |
Gainfully
employed population (thousand) |
217.8 |
253.4 |
283.8 |
285.9 |
286.1 |
288.8 |
294.7 |
301.8 |
307.8 |
|
Males (%) |
62.5 |
61.0 |
61.0 |
60.7 |
60.6 |
60.3 |
60.0 |
58.9 |
58.7 |
|
Females (%) |
37.5 |
39.0 |
39.0 |
39.3 |
39.4 |
39.7 |
40.4 |
41.2 |
41.3 |
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Economic Activity
(thousand) |
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A |
Agriculture, hunting and
forestry |
|
|
28.7 |
27.5 |
25.0 |
24.8 |
24.3 |
23.8 |
23.4 |
B |
Fishing |
|
|
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
C |
Mining and quarrying |
|
|
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
D |
Manufacturing |
|
|
44.0 |
42.2 |
40.8 |
39.6 |
38.0 |
36.7 |
37.2 |
E |
Electricity, gas and water
supply |
|
|
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
F |
Construction |
|
|
27.7 |
27.3 |
26.9 |
26.1 |
26.2 |
26.5 |
26.9 |
G |
Wholesale and retail trade;
repairs |
|
|
49.5 |
50.8 |
51.9 |
52.4 |
52.9 |
54.2 |
55.0 |
H |
Hotels and restaurants |
|
|
30.1 |
30.0 |
29.7 |
30.0 |
31.7 |
33.0 |
33.2 |
I |
Transport, storage and
communication |
|
|
17.9 |
18.4 |
19.1 |
19.7 |
20.4 |
21.4 |
22.2 |
J |
Financial intermediation |
|
|
12.3 |
12.8 |
13.2 |
13.7 |
15.3 |
16.0 |
15.7 |
K |
Real estate, renting and
business activities |
|
|
12.0 |
12.5 |
12.9 |
13.8 |
14.5 |
14.9 |
15.4 |
L |
Public administration and
defence; Copmulsory social security |
|
|
18.2 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
19.8 |
20.7 |
21.4 |
22.2 |
M |
Education |
|
|
13.3 |
14.2 |
14.9 |
15.2 |
15.7 |
16.1 |
17.0 |
N |
Health and social work |
|
|
10.3 |
10.7 |
11.0 |
11.2 |
11.5 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
O |
Other community, social and
personal services activities |
|
|
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.4 |
12.5 |
13.2 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
P |
Private households with employed
persons |
|
|
4.0 |
5.0 |
5.5 |
6.1 |
6.7 |
7.8 |
9.2 |
Q |
Extra territor, organ and bodies |
|
|
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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Registered
Unemployed (thousand) |
8.3 |
5.1 |
7.9 |
9.4 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
11.4 |
10.9 |
9.5 |
Unemployment rate
(%) |
3.3 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.0 |
|
Males |
2.9 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
|
Females |
4.2 |
2.5 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
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Unemployed under
25 years as % of total unemployed |
27.0 |
20.6 |
14.8 |
14.4 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
12.2 |
11.0 |
11.7 |
|
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|
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Unemployed by
level of education (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
No schooling |
1.9 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
|
Primary |
33.7 |
19.9 |
27.0 |
26.6 |
27.2 |
27.4 |
29.5 |
28.1 |
24.0 |
|
Secondary General |
38.1 |
43.8 |
44.6 |
45.1 |
44.8 |
43.6 |
43.2 |
45.8 |
46.5 |
|
Secondary Technical |
6.4 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
8.9 |
9.3 |
|
Third |
20.0 |
30.7 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
19.8 |
19.9 |
18.5 |
16.6 |
19.9 |
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|
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|
|
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Growth in rates
of pay (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in money terms |
9.8 |
9.2 |
6.6 |
6.1 |
6.8 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
7.2 |
5.1 |
|
in real terms |
4.6 |
4.4 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
3.1 |
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Growth in
earnings (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
in money terms |
9.1 |
9.5 |
6.1 |
6.1 |
6.6 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
6.9 |
5.1 |
|
in real terms |
3.8 |
4.7 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
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(Last updated
14/11/2002) |
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*Provisional Figures |
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