Labour force, Employment and Unemployment
4th Quarter 2008 Highlights
1. The unemployment rate for the fourth
quarter of 2008 is estimated at 6.2% compared to
7.2% at the third quarter 2008 and the fourth quarter 2007.
2.The
table below gives the main estimates of labour force, employment and unemployment.
4th Quarter
Year
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
Year
2007
2007
2008
2008
2008
Labour
force
546,100
548,900
558,800
567,300
559,400
Male
352,400
353,600
353,900
358,000
355,600
Female
193,700
195,300
204,900
209,300
203,800
Employed
506,800
502,100
518,600
532,300
519,000
Male
338,100
335,000
339,700
346,700
341,000
Female
168,700
167,100
178,900
185,600
178,000
Unemployed
39,300
46,800
40,200
35,000
40,400
Male
14,300
18,600
14,200
11,300
14,600
Female
25,000
28,200
26,000
23,700
25,800
Unemployment rate (%)
Both Sexes
7.2
8.5
7.2
6.2
7.2
Male
4.1
5.3
4.0
3.2
4.1
Female
12.9
14.4
12.7
11.3
12.7
3. The main characteristics of
the unemployed at the fourth quarter of 2008 were:
(i) There
were 35,000 unemployed comprising 11,300 males (32%) and 23,700 females
(68%).
(ii) Around 11,300 or about 32% of
the unemployed were below 25 years.
(iii)About 40% (13,900) of the unemployed
were single. Among males, the majority (8,500 or 75%) was single while among
females, the majority (18,300 or 77%) was ever married (including widowed,
divorced or separated).
(iv)Some 8,700 or 25% had not attained the Certificate
of Primary Education (CPE) level or equivalent and a further 15,700 (45%)
did not have the Cambridge School Certificate (SC) or equivalent.
(v)Around 7,200 (20%) had been looking for
work for more than one year.
(vi)Around 10,500 (30%) were looking
for a first job.
(vii) 4,200 or 12% of the unemployed were heads
of households.
(viii)5,400
(15%) lived in households with no employed persons.
4.Unemployment
rate for the year 2008 is estimated at 7.2% against 8.5% in 2007.
March 2009
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Labour force, Employment
and Unemployment - 4th
Quarter 2008
Introduction
Table
1 – Actual and seasonally adjusted quarterly unemployment rates, Q1
2007 – Q4 2008
Table
2 - Estimated labour force, employment, unemployment and inactive population
by sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
3 - Quarterly estimates of labour force, employment, unemployment and inactive
population by sex, 2007 - 2008
Table
4 - Percentage distribution of the employed population by industrial sector
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
5 - Percentage distribution of the employed population by occupation group
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
6 - Percentage distribution of the employed population by employment status
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
7 - Percentage distribution of the employed population by sex and number of
hours worked during the survey reference week, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
8 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population by age and sex, 4th
quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
9 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population by marital status
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
10 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population by educational attainment
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
11 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population by duration of unemployment
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
12 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population with work experience
by industrial sector, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
13 - Percentage distribution of the unemployed population by job search method
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
Table
14 - Percentage distribution of the inactive population by inactivity status
and sex, 4th quarter 2007 & 2008
