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Labor Force Survey - quarterly rates

Labor Force Survey - quarterly rates, Quarterly, Not Seasonally Adjusted

   

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    Q2 1998    
 
 
    Q4 2019
Percent
Name Q4 2019 Q3 2019 Q4 2018
Unemployment rate
Aged 15-74
Males
5.9 5.9 6.3
Females
6.4 6.4 6.9
All persons
6.2 6.1 6.6
Aged 15-64
All persons
6.3 6.2 6.7
Males
6.0 6.0 6.5
Females
6.5 6.5 7.0
Aged 55-64
Females
4.7 4.5 5.1
Males
4.8 4.7 5.1
All persons
4.7 4.6 5.1
Aged 15-24
Females
13.5 14.0 14.2
Males
14.5 15.0 15.2
All persons
14.0 14.5 14.7
Aged 15 and over
Females
6.40856 6.38874 6.90645
All persons
6.14604 6.11730 6.59494
Males
5.92037 5.88460 6.32808
Aged 25-54
Females
6.1 6.0 6.6
Males
5.3 5.2 5.7
All persons
5.6 5.6 6.1
Activity rate
Aged 15 and over
Females
52.3 52.2 52.0
All persons
58.3 58.3 58.1
Males
64.6 64.7 64.5
Aged 15-64
All persons
74.2 74.2 73.8
Females
68.8 68.7 68.4
Males
79.5 79.7 79.2
Aged 15-74
Males
70.8 70.9 70.6
Females
59.7 59.6 59.3
All persons
65.2 65.2 64.9
Aged 25-54
All persons
86.2 86.1 85.9
Females
80.6 80.3 80.1
Males
91.8 91.8 91.6
Aged 55-64
Males
70.6 70.3 69.6
All persons
63.6 63.1 62.5
Females
57.0 56.3 55.7
Aged 15-24
Females
38.8 40.1 38.9
Males
44.4 45.5 44.4
All persons
41.7 42.8 41.7
Employment rate
Aged 15-74
All persons
61.2 61.2 60.6
Females
55.8 55.8 55.2
Males
66.6 66.7 66.1
Aged 15 and over
Males
60.8 60.9 60.4
Females
49.0 48.9 48.4
All persons
54.7 54.7 54.2
Aged 15-64
Males
74.7 74.9 74.1
All persons
69.5 69.6 68.8
Females
64.3 64.3 63.6
Aged 55-64
All persons
60.6 60.2 59.3
Females
54.3 53.8 52.9
Males
67.3 67.0 66.1
Aged 25-54
Females
75.7 75.4 74.8
Males
87.0 87.1 86.4
All persons
81.3 81.3 80.6
Aged 15-24
Males
38.0 38.6 37.6
All persons
35.9 36.6 35.6
Females
33.6 34.5 33.4
Inactivity rate
Aged 25-54
Females
19.4 19.7 19.9
Males
8.2 8.2 8.4
All persons
13.8 13.9 14.1
Aged 55-64
All persons
36.4 36.9 37.5
Males
29.4 29.7 30.4
Females
43.0 43.7 44.3
Aged 15-24
All persons
58.3 57.2 58.3
Females
61.2 59.9 61.1
Males
55.6 54.5 55.6
Aged 15-74
Females
40.3 40.4 40.7
Males
29.2 29.1 29.4
All persons
34.8 34.8 35.1
Aged 15 and over
All persons
41.7 41.7 41.9
Females
47.7 47.8 48.0
Males
35.4 35.3 35.5
Aged 15-64
Males
20.5 20.3 20.8
All persons
25.8 25.8 26.2
Females
31.2 31.3 31.6
Harmonized unemployment - monthly rates
Males
5.93333 5.90000 6.33333
All persons
6.16667 6.16667 6.60000
Females
6.43333 6.40000 6.93333
Aged 25 and over
All persons
5.36667 5.30000 5.80000
Females
5.73333 5.66667 6.20000
Males
5.10000 4.96667 5.43333
Aged 15-24
Females
13.50000 13.93333 14.26667
Males
14.56667 15.03333 15.13333
All persons
14.06667 14.53333 14.73333
   

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