Persons aged 15 years and over classified by sex and principal economic status. (000's)
| Sex and economic status |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Males |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| At work |
917.8 |
960.3 |
991.5 |
999.8 |
1,008.2 |
1,038.5 |
1,080.6 |
1,130.4 |
1,162.7 |
| Unemployed |
89.8 |
75.0 |
67.6 |
80.4 |
80.5 |
81.1 |
77.1 |
80.3 |
81.8 |
| Student |
173.0 |
171.8 |
172.2 |
177.5 |
182.6 |
179.0 |
176.8 |
169.7 |
172.6 |
| On home duties |
9.2 |
8.7 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
5.3 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
5.8 |
| Retired |
185.5 |
187.8 |
195.6 |
196.8 |
202.4 |
206.9 |
208.7 |
213.0 |
216.2 |
| Other |
56.7 |
54.2 |
55.9 |
61.7 |
70.7 |
68.7 |
72.5 |
74.1 |
78.9 |
| Total |
1,431.9 |
1,457.8 |
1,488.2 |
1,522.1 |
1,549.8 |
1,578.7 |
|
|
1,717.9 |
| |
| Females |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| At work |
595.8 |
629.7 |
662.1 |
696.7 |
709.8 |
731.9 |
776.8 |
810.4 |
850.7 |
| Unemployed |
35.1 |
34.3 |
31.6 |
34.3 |
33.1 |
31.6 |
32.5 |
35.1 |
37.9 |
| Student |
186.2 |
194.1 |
195.9 |
195.2 |
199.0 |
198.4 |
193.6 |
199.3 |
197.9 |
| On home duties |
570.5 |
558.1 |
551.9 |
546.9 |
555.2 |
551.9 |
539.4 |
530.3 |
522.8 |
| Retired |
61.4 |
60.8 |
61.1 |
64.4 |
65.0 |
70.3 |
72.2 |
78.3 |
85.5 |
| Other |
30.2 |
26.7 |
28.8 |
30.1 |
33.2 |
37.9 |
42.1 |
44.4 |
46.3 |
| Total |
1,479.2 |
1,503.7 |
1,531.5 |
1,567.7 |
1,595.3 |
1,621.9 |
1,656.6 |
1,697.7 |
1,740.9 |
| |
| All persons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| At work |
1,513.6 |
1,590.0 |
1,653.5 |
1,696.5 |
1,718.0 |
1,770.4 |
1857.4 |
1,940.8 |
2,013.3 |
| Unemployed |
124.8 |
109.3 |
99.2 |
114.7 |
113.6 |
112.6 |
109.7 |
115.4 |
119.7 |
| Student |
359.2 |
365.9 |
368.1 |
372.7 |
381.6 |
377.4 |
370.4 |
369.0 |
370.6 |
| On home duties |
579.7 |
566.8 |
557.4 |
552.8 |
560.5 |
556.4 |
544.6 |
535.4 |
528.5 |
| Retired |
246.9 |
248.6 |
256.7 |
261.2 |
267.4 |
277.2 |
280.9 |
291.3 |
301.6 |
| Other |
86.9 |
80.9 |
84.8 |
91.9 |
103.9 |
106.6 |
114.6 |
118.4 |
125.1 |
| Total |
2,911.1 |
2,961.5 |
3,019.7 |
3,089.8 |
3,145.1 |
3,200.6 |
3,277.4 |
3,370.3 |
3,458.9 |
|
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