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1. Population aged 15 and more, and economically active population |
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< Population aged 15 and more, and economically active population > |
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 The population aged 15 and more was 39,937 thousand in March, which rose 473 thousand persons or 1.2 percent year-on-year.
The economically active population marked 24,062 thousand in March, which dropped 52 thousand persons or 0.2 percent year-on-year.
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
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Economically Active Population (thousand persons) |
24,114 |
24,566 |
24,032 |
23,709 |
23,667 |
24,062 |
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(Year-on-year, %) |
(0.6) |
(0.4) |
(0.2) |
(-0.1) |
(-0.2) |
(-0.2) |
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(Seasonally Adjusted Percentage over the Previous Month, %) |
(-0.1) |
(0.1) |
(-0.2) |
(-0.2) |
(-0.2) |
(-0.1) |
- The economically active male population recorded 14,183 thousand in March, which grew 66 thousand persons or 0.5 percent year-on-year. The economically active female population marked 9,879 thousand in March, which went down by 118 thousand persons or 1.2 percent year-on-year.
< Population aged 15 and more, and economically active population >
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(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year) |
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
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Feb. |
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Change |
Change rate |
March |
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Change |
Change rate |
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Compo-
sition |
Compo-
sition |
Compo-
sition |
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· Population Aged 15 and More |
39,464 |
100.0 |
39,900 |
100.0 |
473 |
1.2 |
39,937 |
100.0 |
473 |
1.2 |
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┌ Males |
19,251 |
48.8 |
19,501 |
48.9 |
269 |
1.4 |
19,518 |
48.9 |
268 |
1.4 |
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└ Females |
20,213 |
51.2 |
20,399 |
51.1 |
204 |
1.0 |
20,419 |
51.1 |
206 |
1.0 |
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- Economically Active Population |
24,114 |
100.0 |
23,667 |
100.0 |
-36 |
-0.2 |
24,062 |
100.0 |
-52 |
-0.2 |
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┌ Males |
14,117 |
58.5 |
13,975 |
59.0 |
70 |
0.5 |
14,183 |
58.9 |
66 |
0.5 |
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└ Females |
9,997 |
41.5 |
9,692 |
41.0 |
-106 |
-1.1 |
9,879 |
41.1 |
-118 |
-1.2 |
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- Economically Inactive Population |
15,350 |
100.0 |
16,233 |
100.0 |
509 |
3.2 |
15,875 |
100.0 |
525 |
3.4 |
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┌ Males |
5,134 |
33.4 |
5,526 |
34.0 |
199 |
3.7 |
5,335 |
33.6 |
202 |
3.9 |
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└ Females |
10,216 |
66.6 |
10,707 |
66.0 |
310 |
3.0 |
10,540 |
66.4 |
324 |
3.2 |
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< Labor force participation rate > |
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The labor force participation rate stood at 60.2 percent in March, down 0.9%p year-on-year.
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
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Labor Force Participation Rate (%) |
61.1 |
61.8 |
60.4 |
59.5 |
59.3 |
60.2 |
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(Year-on-year Change, %p) |
(-0.3) |
(-0.4) |
(-0.6) |
(-0.8) |
(-0.8) |
(-0.9) |
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Seasonally Adjusted Labor Force Participation Rate (%) |
61.5 |
61.3 |
61.1 |
60.9 |
60.8 |
60.6 |
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2. Employment trends |
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< Employed persons > |
The number of employed persons totaled 23,110 thousand persons in March, which fell by 195 thousand persons or 0.8 percent year-on-year.
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
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Employed Persons (Year-on-year Change, thousand persons) |
184 |
78 |
-12 |
-103 |
-142 |
-195 |
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(Year-on-year Change Rate, %) |
0.8 |
0.3 |
-0.1 |
-0.4 |
-0.6 |
-0.8 |
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< Employment-population ratio > |
The employment-population ratio recorded 57.9 percent in March, declining 1.2%p year-on-year.
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
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Employment-population Ratio (%) |
59.1 |
59.9 |
58.4 |
57.3 |
57.0 |
57.9 |
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(Year-on-year Change, %p) |
-0.1 |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
-1.0 |
-1.0 |
-1.2 |
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3. Unemployment trends |
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< Unemployed persons and unemployment rate > |
The number of unemployed persons totaled 952 thousand people in March, increasing 142 thousand persons or 17.6 percent year-on-year.
- The number of unemployed males amounted to 641 thousand persons, which went up by 112 thousand persons or 21.2 percent year-on-year. The number of unemployed females amounted to 311 thousand persons, which rose by 30 thousand persons or 10.7 percent year-on-year.
The unemployment rate marked 4.0 percent in March, up 0.6%p year-on-year.
- The unemployment rate for males recorded 4.5 percent, up 0.8%p year-on-year. The unemployment rate for females marked 3.1 percent, up 0.3%p year-on-year.
- The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent, up 0.2%p from the previous month.
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
March |
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Unemployed Persons (thousand persons) |
810 |
750 |
787 |
848 |
924 |
952 |
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Unemployment Rate (%) |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
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(Year-on-year Change, %p) |
(-0.1) |
(0.1) |
(0.2) |
(0.3) |
(0.4) |
(0.6) |
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Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate (%) |
3.1 |
3.2 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
< Unemployed persons and unemployment rate >
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(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year) |
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
Feb. |
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March |
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Change |
Change rate |
Change |
Change rate |
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Unemployed Persons |
810 |
924 |
106 |
12.9 |
952 |
142 |
17.6 |
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Males |
529 |
608 |
72 |
13.5 |
641 |
112 |
21.2 |
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Females |
281 |
317 |
34 |
11.9 |
311 |
30 |
10.7 |
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Unemployment Rate |
3.4 |
3.9 |
0.4p |
- |
4.0 |
0.6p |
- |
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(Seasonally Adjusted) |
(3.1) |
(3.5) |
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(3.7) |
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Males |
3.7 |
4.4 |
0.5p |
- |
4.5 |
0.8p |
- |
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(Seasonally Adjusted) |
(3.5) |
(3.9) |
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(4.2) |
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Females |
2.8 |
3.3 |
0.4p |
- |
3.1 |
0.3p |
- |
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(Seasonally Adjusted) |
(2.5) |
(2.8) |
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(2.9) |
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4. Economically inactive population |
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< Economically inactive population by gender > |
The economically inactive population totaled 15,875 thousand people in March, increasing 525 thousand persons or 3.4 percent year-on-year.
- The economically inactive male population amounted to 5,335 thousand people, which rose 202 thousand persons or 3.9 percent year-on-year. The economically inactive female population amounted to 10,540 thousand people, which grew 324 thousand persons or 3.2 percent year-on-year.
< Economically inactive population by gender >
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(Unit: thousand persons, %, year-on-year) |
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2008 |
2009 |
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March |
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Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
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March |
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Compo-
sition |
Compo-
sition |
Compo-
sition |
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Total
(Change rate) |
15,350
(1.8) |
100.0
- |
15,772
(2.8) |
16,156
(3.2) |
16,233
(3.2) |
100.0
- |
15,875
(3.4) |
100.0
- |
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Males
Females |
5,134
10,216 |
33.4
66.6 |
5,337
10,435 |
5,516
10,640 |
5,526
10,707 |
34.0
66.0 |
5,335
10,540 |
33.6
66.4 |
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