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Latest Highlights 2020

In 2020, the working age population (aged 15 years & over) was 359.2 thousand.

The labour force participation rate was 65.2 per cent.

Employment totaled 216.9 thousand.

The unemployment rate was 7.4 per cent.

More details ... REPORT OF SUMMARY FINDINGS LABOUR FORCE SURVEY 2020 MEDIA RELEASE

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Summary Data

	Labour Force Survey 2019		Labour Force Survey 2020
	Number (persons)	Distribution (%)	Number (persons)	Distribution (%)
Working age population (15+) Male Female	369,800 199,200 170,700	100.0 53.9 46.1	359,200 192,200 167,000	100.0 53.5 46.5
Labour Force (15+) Male Female	237,900 144,400 93,600	100.0 60.7 39.3	234,200 142,100 92,100	100.0 60.7 39.3
Employment (15+) Male Female	221,700 135,800 85,900	100.0 61.3 38.7	216,900 133,000 83,900	100.0 61.3 38.7
Unemployment (15+) Male Female	16,200 8,500 7,700	100.0 52.5 47.5	17,400 9,100 8,200	100.0 52.7 47.3
Unemployment (18-59) Male Female	15,700 8,300 7,400	100.0 52.9 47.1	16,800 8,800 8,000	100.0 52.3 47.7
Outside Labour Force (15+) Male Female	131,900 54,800 77,100	100.0 41.5 58.5	124,900 50,000 74,900	100.0 40.1 59.9

Note: Data may not add up to the total due to rounding.

Year	Report	Media Release	SnapShot	Excel	Questionnaire	FAQ
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