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Selected Tables:

Population and Type of Activity 2001,  2002,  2003,  2004, and 2005

Type of Activity
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
1.
Population 15 +
144 033 873
148 729 934 151 406 298 153 923 648 155 549 736
2.
Labor Force
98 812 448
100.779 270 102 630 802 103 973 387 105 802 372
Labor Force Participation Rate
(68.60)
(67.76) (67.79) (67.55) (68.02)
Working
90 807 417
91 647 166  92 810 791 93 722 036 94 948 118
Looking for Work
8 005 031 *)
9 132 104 9 820 011 10 251 351 10 854 254
Unemployment Rate
(8.10)
(9.06) (9 57) (9.86) (10.26)
3.
Not in Labor Force
45 221 425
47 950 664 48 775 496 49 950 261 49 747 364
Schooling
10 899 236
11 238 799 11 481 777 11 577 230 12 919 459
House Keeping
26 461 653
28 724 098 29 790 420 30 877 274 29 245 039
Others
7 860 536
7 987 767 7 503 299 7 495 757 7 582 866

*) Unemployment : Looking for work  Establishing a new business/firm  Hopeless of job  and Have a job in future start
Source: National Labour Force Survey 2001,  2002,  2003,  2004, and 2005