| Age-group | Employed | Unemployed | Economically active | Economically inactive | Discouraged workers | Population | Activity rate | Un-employment rate | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousand persons | % | ||||||||
| 2008 | |||||||||
| Together | |||||||||
| 15–19 | 16.0 | 9.7 | 25.7 | 567.9 | 3.3 | 593.6 | 4.3 | 37.7 | 2.7 |
| 20–24 | 231.5 | 50.3 | 281.8 | 348.4 | 8.5 | 630.2 | 44.7 | 17.9 | 36.7 |
| 25–29 | 507.8 | 50.1 | 557.9 | 160.5 | 8.7 | 718.4 | 77.7 | 9.0 | 70.7 |
| 30–34 | 572.7 | 44.0 | 616.8 | 160.3 | 10.2 | 777.1 | 79.4 | 7.1 | 73.7 |
| 35–39 | 572.7 | 42.4 | 615.1 | 122.7 | 11.1 | 737.8 | 83.4 | 6.9 | 77.6 |
| 40–44 | 536.5 | 39.7 | 576.2 | 102.6 | 11.2 | 678.8 | 84.9 | 6.9 | 79.0 |
| 45–49 | 524.7 | 37.5 | 562.2 | 129.0 | 13.7 | 691.1 | 81.3 | 6.7 | 75.9 |
| 50–54 | 456.5 | 30.7 | 487.1 | 163.9 | 11.1 | 651.0 | 74.8 | 6.3 | 70.1 |
| 55–59 | 325.2 | 19.5 | 344.6 | 362.4 | 7.9 | 707.0 | 48.7 | 5.6 | 46.0 |
| 60–64 | 74.5 | … | 76.6 | 510.0 | … | 586.6 | 13.1 | … | 12.7 |
| 65–69 | 23.7 | … | 24.1 | 480.1 | … | 504.2 | 4.8 | … | 4.7 |
| 70–74 | 6.6 | … | 6.6 | 407.4 | … | 414.0 | 1.6 | … | 1.6 |
| Total | 3 848.3 | 326.3 | 4 174.6 | 3 515.2 | 87.5 | 7 689.9 | 54.3 | 7.8 | 50.0 |
| 15–24 years | 247.5 | 60.0 | 307.5 | 916.3 | 11.8 | 1 223.8 | 25.1 | 19.5 | 20.2 |
| 15–64 years | 3 818.0 | 325.9 | 4 144.0 | 2 627.7 | 87.3 | 6 771.6 | 61.2 | 7.9 | 56.4 |
| 20–64 years | 3 802.0 | 316.3 | 4 118.3 | 2 059.8 | 84.0 | 6 178.1 | 66.7 | 7.7 | 61.5 |
| Male | |||||||||
| 15–19 | 10.6 | 6.4 | 17.0 | 284.8 | 2.2 | 301.8 | 5.6 | 37.4 | 3.5 |
| 20–24 | 133.9 | 27.3 | 161.1 | 157.4 | 5.6 | 318.5 | 50.6 | 16.9 | 42.0 |
| 25–29 | 293.3 | 28.0 | 321.3 | 42.7 | 5.3 | 363.9 | 88.3 | 8.7 | 80.6 |
| 30–34 | 341.2 | 24.5 | 365.7 | 26.4 | 5.7 | 392.1 | 93.3 | 6.7 | 87.0 |
| 35–39 | 318.0 | 21.5 | 339.5 | 30.4 | 5.1 | 369.9 | 91.8 | 6.3 | 86.0 |
| 40–44 | 276.5 | 20.5 | 296.9 | 37.8 | 5.3 | 334.7 | 88.7 | 6.9 | 82.6 |
| 45–49 | 260.6 | 19.1 | 279.7 | 55.9 | 7.5 | 335.6 | 83.3 | 6.8 | 77.6 |
| 50–54 | 221.7 | 14.4 | 236.1 | 73.4 | 5.4 | 309.5 | 76.3 | 6.1 | 71.6 |
| 55–59 | 177.9 | 11.1 | 188.9 | 137.6 | 4.6 | 326.5 | 57.9 | 5.9 | 54.5 |
| 60–64 | 42.3 | … | 43.2 | 213.7 | … | 256.9 | 16.8 | … | 16.5 |
| 65–69 | 13.4 | … | 13.5 | 197.3 | … | 210.9 | 6.4 | … | 6.4 |
| 70–74 | 4.3 | … | 4.3 | 154.7 | … | 159.1 | 2.7 | … | 2.7 |
| Total | 2 093.6 | 173.7 | 2 267.3 | 1 412.2 | 47.5 | 3 679.5 | 61.6 | 7.7 | 56.9 |
| 15–24 years | 144.5 | 33.6 | 178.1 | 442.2 | 7.8 | 620.3 | 28.7 | 18.9 | 23.3 |
| 15–64 years | 2 075.9 | 173.6 | 2 249.4 | 1 060.1 | 47.4 | 3 309.6 | 68.0 | 7.7 | 62.7 |
| 20–64 years | 2 065.2 | 167.2 | 2 232.4 | 775.3 | 45.3 | 3 007.8 | 74.2 | 7.5 | 68.7 |
| Female | |||||||||
| 15–19 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 283.1 | 1.1 | 291.8 | 3.0 | 38.2 | 1.8 |
| 20–24 | 97.7 | 23.1 | 120.7 | 191.0 | 2.8 | 311.7 | 38.7 | 19.1 | 31.3 |
| 25–29 | 214.6 | 22.1 | 236.6 | 117.8 | 3.5 | 354.5 | 66.8 | 9.3 | 60.5 |
| 30–34 | 231.5 | 19.5 | 251.1 | 133.9 | 4.6 | 385.0 | 65.2 | 7.8 | 60.1 |
| 35–39 | 254.7 | 20.9 | 275.6 | 92.3 | 6.0 | 367.9 | 74.9 | 7.6 | 69.2 |
| 40–44 | 260.0 | 19.2 | 279.2 | 64.8 | 5.9 | 344.1 | 81.2 | 6.9 | 75.6 |
| 45–49 | 264.1 | 18.3 | 282.5 | 73.0 | 6.2 | 355.5 | 79.5 | 6.5 | 74.3 |
| 50–54 | 234.7 | 16.3 | 251.0 | 90.5 | 5.7 | 341.5 | 73.5 | 6.5 | 68.7 |
| 55–59 | 147.3 | 8.4 | 155.7 | 224.8 | 3.3 | 380.5 | 40.9 | 5.4 | 38.7 |
| 60–64 | 32.2 | … | 33.4 | 296.3 | … | 329.8 | 10.1 | … | 9.8 |
| 65–69 | 10.2 | … | 10.5 | 282.8 | … | 293.3 | 3.6 | … | 3.5 |
| 70–74 | 2.3 | … | 2.3 | 252.7 | … | 255.0 | 0.9 | … | 0.9 |
| Total | 1 754.7 | 152.7 | 1 907.3 | 2 103.0 | 40.0 | 4 010.3 | 47.6 | 8.0 | 43.8 |
| 15–24 years | 103.0 | 26.4 | 129.4 | 474.1 | 4.0 | 603.5 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 17.1 |
| 15–64 years | 1 742.2 | 152.4 | 1 894.5 | 1 567.5 | 39.9 | 3 462.1 | 54.7 | 8.0 | 50.3 |
| 20–64 years | 1 736.8 | 149.1 | 1 885.8 | 1 284.4 | 38.7 | 3 170.3 | 59.5 | 7.9 | 54.8 |