|
Labour market (Labour Force
Survey)1 |
% of
population |
|
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Economic activity rate
(15 - 64) |
63.2 |
63.3 |
61.6 |
61.0 |
63.3 |
| Employment rate
(15-64), total |
54.5 |
55.5 |
52.9 |
51.0 |
50.7 |
| Employment rate
(15-64), male |
58.4 |
59.4 |
57.0 |
54.9 |
53.6 |
| Employment rate
(15-64), female |
50.7 |
51.8 |
49.0 |
47.2 |
47.9 |
|
|
| Average employment by
NACE branches2 |
in % of
total |
| - Agriculture and
forestry |
25.3 |
26.2 |
25.8 |
26.7 |
: |
| - Industry (excluding
construction) |
27.6 |
26.5 |
24.6 |
23.1 |
: |
| -
Construction |
4.4 |
4.1 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
: |
| -
Services |
42.7 |
43.2 |
45.4 |
46.1 |
: |
|
% of labour
force |
| Unemployment rate,
total |
13.7 |
12.2 |
14.1 |
16.3 |
19.9 |
| Unemployment rate,
males |
13.9 |
12.6 |
14.0 |
16.7 |
20.8 |
| Unemployment rate,
females |
13.5 |
11.8 |
14.1 |
15.9 |
18.9 |
| Unemployment rate of
persons < 25 years |
33.5 |
28.4 |
31.4 |
33.4 |
39.3 |
|
as % of all
unemployed |
| Long-term unemployment
share |
60.4 |
61.5 |
60.0 |
58.7 |
63.1 |
