Labour Force
MAIN LABOUR FORCE INDICATORS
| Jul 2026 | Apr 2026 | Jan 2026 | Oct 2025 | Jul 2025 | Apr 2025 | Jan 2025 | Oct 2024 | Jul 2024 | Apr 2024 | Jan 2024 |
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| BOTH SEXES | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL POPULATION | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 | 2,732,500 |
| Population 15 years and over | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 | 2,155,800 |
| Labour Force | 1,468,500 | 1,473,900 | 1,441,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,490,300 | 1,494,400 | 1,473,900 | 1,468,300 | 1,461,600 | 1,483,100 | 1,486,400 |
| Employed Labour Force | 1,419,200 | 1,418,800 | 1,389,400 | 1,413,200 | 1,441,100 | 1,444,500 | 1,419,500 | 1,417,000 | 1,409,000 | 1,420,300 | 1,405,700 |
| Informal Employment | 797,400 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 795,300 | 786,300 | 800,800 | 822,000 | 805,200 | 792,800 | 786,500 |
| Formal Employment | 621,800 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 645,800 | 658,100 | 618,600 | 595,000 | 603,800 | 627,500 | 619,200 |
| Informal Sector | 671,700 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 684,000 | 678,000 | 679,800 | 693,700 | 670,500 | 666,100 | 658,600 |
| Formal Sector | 715,400 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 722,300 | 730,400 | 702,700 | 689,900 | 704,600 | 718,200 | 710,000 |
| Household Own-Use Production and Community Sector | 32,100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 34,800 | 36,100 | 36,900 | 33,400 | 33,800 | 35,900 | 37,200 |
| Time Related Underemployed | 18,400 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 25,400 | 22,300 | 24,300 | 22,900 | 20,000 | 24,800 | 28,100 |
| Unemployed Labour Force | 49,300 | 55,000 | 51,500 | 48,800 | 49,200 | 50,000 | 54,500 | 51,300 | 52,600 | 62,800 | 80,700 |
| Unemployed Youth | 18,200 | 21,000 | 17,900 | 19,400 | 20,500 | 19,600 | 23,500 | 21,600 | 19,500 | 29,400 | 32,300 |
| Outside The Labour Force | 687,300 | 681,900 | 714,800 | 693,800 | 665,500 | 661,400 | 681,900 | 687,500 | 694,200 | 672,700 | 669,400 |
| Potential LF | 33,400 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 26,600 | 26,900 | 33,200 | 29,400 | 32,200 | 23,600 | 34,100 |
| Unemployment Rate (LU1) | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Combined Rate of time -related underemployment and Unemployment (LU2) | 4.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.3 |
| Combined Rate of Unemployment and Potential Labour Force (LU3) | 5.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7.5 |
| Composite Measure of Labour Underutilization (LU4) | 6.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.7 | 6.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 9.7 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 14.8 | 16.0 |
| Percentage of Population 15 years & over | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 78.9 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 68.1 | 68.4 | 66.8 | 67.8 | 69.1 | 69.3 | 68.4 | 68.1 | 67.8 | 68.8 | 68.9 |
| Informal Employment Rate | 56.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 55.2 | 54.4 | 56.4 | 58.0 | 57.1 | 55.8 | 56.0 |
| Employment to Population Ratio | 65.8 | 65.8 | 64.5 | 65.6 | 66.8 | 67.0 | 65.8 | 65.7 | 65.4 | 65.9 | 65.2 |
| MALE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL POPULATION | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 | 1,351,500 |
| Population 15 years and over | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 | 1,058,700 |
| Labour Force | 787,700 | 781,900 | 769,200 | 777,200 | 794,400 | 789,200 | 786,100 | 789,100 | 775,300 | 788,500 | 788,500 |
| Employed Labour Force | 767,000 | 761,000 | 747,700 | 757,000 | 775,600 | 769,500 | 763,000 | 768,500 | 750,200 | 762,200 | 757,200 |
| Informal Employment | 484,400 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 490,900 | 479,300 | 485,300 | 505,100 | 491,900 | 482,000 | 475,700 |
| Formal Employment | 282,700 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 284,700 | 290,300 | 277,700 | 263,400 | 258,300 | 280,200 | 281,500 |
| Informal Sector | 436,800 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 449,300 | 443,200 | 443,400 | 452,700 | 439,900 | 435,000 | 430,400 |
| Formal Sector | 328,200 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 323,900 | 324,700 | 317,100 | 312,200 | 307,300 | 323,800 | 324,800 |
| Household Own-Use Production and Community Sector | 2,000 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2,400 | 1,600 | 2,500 | 3,600 | 3,100 | 3,300 | 2,000 |
| Unemployed Labour Force | 20,700 | 20,900 | 21,500 | 20,200 | 18,900 | 19,700 | 23,000 | 20,500 | 25,000 | 26,300 | 31,300 |
| Unemployed Youth | 8,900 | 10,100 | 8,600 | 8,500 | 9,200 | 8,800 | 10,800 | 9,600 | 9,400 | 15,100 | 14,700 |
| Outside The Labour Force | 271,000 | 276,900 | 289,600 | 281,500 | 264,300 | 269,500 | 272,700 | 269,700 | 283,400 | 270,200 | 270,200 |
| Unemployment Rate (LU1) | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Combined Rate of time -related underemployment and Unemployment (LU2) | 3.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| Combined Rate of Unemployment and Potential Labour Force (LU3) | 4.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| Composite Measure of Labour Underutilization (LU4) | 5.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 8.2 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 13.6 | 13.8 |
| Percentage of Population 15 years & over | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 | 78.3 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 74.4 | 73.8 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 74.3 | 74.5 | 73.2 | 74.5 | 74.5 |
| Informal Employment Rate | 63.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 63.3 | 62.3 | 63.6 | 65.7 | 65.6 | 63.2 | 62.8 |
| Employment to Population Ratio | 72.4 | 71.9 | 70.6 | 71.5 | 73.3 | 72.7 | 72.1 | 72.6 | 70.9 | 72.0 | 71.5 |
| FEMALE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TOTAL POPULATION | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,381,000 |
| Population 15 years and over | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 | 1,097,100 |
| Labour Force | 680,800 | 692,000 | 671,800 | 684,800 | 695,900 | 705,200 | 687,900 | 679,200 | 686,300 | 694,600 | 697,900 |
| Employed Labour Force | 652,200 | 657,900 | 641,800 | 656,200 | 665,500 | 674,900 | 656,400 | 648,400 | 658,700 | 658,100 | 648,500 |
| Informal Employment | 313,100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 304,400 | 307,100 | 315,500 | 316,900 | 313,300 | 310,800 | 310,800 |
| Formal Employment | 339,100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 361,200 | 367,900 | 340,900 | 331,500 | 345,400 | 347,300 | 337,700 |
| Informal Sector | 234,900 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 234,800 | 234,900 | 236,400 | 241,000 | 230,600 | 231,100 | 228,100 |
| Formal Sector | 387,100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 398,400 | 405,600 | 385,600 | 377,700 | 397,400 | 394,400 | 385,200 |
| Household Own-Use Production and Community Sector | 30,100 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 32,400 | 34,400 | 34,400 | 29,800 | 30,800 | 32,600 | 35,200 |
| Unemployed Labour Force | 28,600 | 34,200 | 30,000 | 28,600 | 30,400 | 30,300 | 31,500 | 30,800 | 27,600 | 36,500 | 49,400 |
| Unemployed Youth | 9,200 | 11,000 | 9,300 | 10,800 | 11,300 | 10,800 | 12,700 | 12,000 | 10,100 | 14,300 | 17,600 |
| Outside The Labour Force | 416,300 | 405,000 | 425,300 | 412,300 | 401,200 | 391,800 | 409,200 | 417,800 | 410,800 | 402,500 | 399,200 |
| Unemployment Rate (LU1) | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| Combined Rate of time -related underemployment and Unemployment (LU2) | 5.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.0 | 9.1 |
| Combined Rate of Unemployment and Potential Labour Force (LU3) | 7.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Composite Measure of Labour Underutilization (LU4) | 8.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.4 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 11.9 |
| Youth Unemployment Rate | 11.8 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 12.6 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 11.8 | 16.4 | 18.5 |
| Percentage of Population 15 years & over | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 | 79.4 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 62.1 | 63.1 | 61.2 | 62.4 | 63.4 | 64.3 | 62.7 | 61.9 | 62.6 | 63.3 | 63.6 |
| Informal Employment Rate | 48.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 45.7 | 45.5 | 48.1 | 48.9 | 47.6 | 47.2 | 47.9 |
| Employment to Population Ratio | 59.4 | 60.0 | 58.5 | 59.8 | 60.7 | 61.5 | 59.8 | 59.1 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.1 |
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