Employment
National accounts

Population and labour participation (national concept), Average in 1,000
Year, quarterPopulation1Economically
active
population
Unemployed
persons2
Employed
persons
EmployeesSelf-employed

1: From 2011 results of the current population updates, before that back-calculations based on the 2011 census.
2: Results of the Labour Force Survey; persons in private households aged 15 to 74 years.
Calibration marginals take into account population figures based on the 2011 Census; before 2011: back-recalculation.

- = No figures or magnitude zero.
To the topic national accounts.

2025I84,71847,2061,56545,64141,9173,724
2024IV84,75847,5311,47646,05542,3133,742
III84,70647,4551,57745,87842,1203,758
II84,68647,3731,49445,87942,0953,784
I84,66447,2121,51645,69641,8833,813
2023IV84,67747,4271,35646,07142,2383,833
III84,53247,1961,34645,85042,0083,842
II84,44847,0701,30845,76241,9103,852
I84,40046,8511,33145,52041,6583,862
2022IV84,20147,1411,31545,82641,9513,875
III84,02346,9131,37545,53841,6503,888
II83,79146,7021,31145,39141,4903,901
I83,17746,4721,37045,10241,1883,914
2021IV83,28346,6931,35545,33841,4113,927
III83,19646,4531,45145,00241,0613,941
II83,15046,2911,58844,70340,7433,960
I83,15546,1901,75044,44040,4613,979
2020IV83,19446,4151,51044,90540,9073,998
III83,15146,3321,66444,66840,6494,019
II83,12846,1721,55944,61340,5624,051
I83,17146,5061,47245,03440,9464,088
2019IV83,17846,7021,25945,44341,3264,117
III83,09946,4531,27045,18341,0474,136
II83,05846,2951,23845,05740,9024,155
I83,03746,1121,35244,76040,5844,176
2018IV83,03346,3811,27745,10440,9044,200
III82,93146,1721,34944,82340,6024,221
II82,84746,0221,38644,63640,3964,240
I82,81145,7461,45544,29140,0364,255
2017IV82,77545,9991,41144,58840,3194,269
III82,69045,7621,47944,28339,9994,284
II82,62245,5621,51044,05239,7514,301
I82,54145,3041,63743,66739,3494,318
2016IV82,50045,5391,51244,02739,6914,336
III82,38345,3051,61543,69039,3374,353
II82,30045,1421,66643,47639,1074,369
I82,21244,8821,80143,08138,6994,382
2015IV82,12245,2351,75643,47939,0844,395
III81,73544,9001,72043,18038,7734,407
II81,50744,7651,80842,95738,5374,420
I81,38344,5101,94642,56438,1304,434
2014IV81,18844,8721,86343,00938,5624,447
III81,02444,6991,89342,80638,3444,462
II80,89544,5431,90042,64338,1714,472
I80,82444,4032,10042,30337,8194,484
2013IV80,79344,6131,92242,69138,2054,486
III80,67144,3981,96942,42937,9294,500
II80,57244,2262,00742,21937,7154,504
I80,54744,1372,19841,93937,4234,516
2012IV80,53944,3931,97642,41737,9014,516
III80,45044,1712,04842,12337,5934,530
II80,37543,9282,02441,90437,3764,528
I80,33943,7882,20941,57937,0444,535
2011IV80,34544,0152,03541,98037,4534,527
III80,28943,8432,18141,66237,1254,537
II80,23643,6152,20341,41236,8834,529
I80,22943,5522,49241,06036,5274,533
2010IV80,29543,9122,41841,49436,9764,518
III80,27443,6862,49041,19636,6704,526
II80,27143,5262,59040,93636,4234,513
I80,29743,5402,96640,57436,0594,515
2009IV80,44643,8122,72541,08736,5934,494
III80,45943,7822,91540,86736,3674,500
II80,47643,6382,88940,74936,2624,487
I80,55043,6412,98340,65836,1674,491
2008IV80,70343,9992,81041,18936,7144,475
III80,75343,8002,88340,91736,4324,485
II80,77643,7373,10140,63636,1604,476
I80,82343,6643,27840,38635,9044,482
2007IV80,97843,9793,29640,68336,2154,468
III80,98243,7313,39640,33535,8584,477
II80,99143,4523,43140,02135,5564,465
I81,01843,4543,77039,68435,2184,466
2006IV81,148- - 40,05535,6134,442
III81,161- - 39,72835,2834,445
II81,177- - 39,28934,8614,428
I81,207- - 38,89534,4684,427
2005IV81,335- - 39,61235,2094,403
III81,337- - 39,28234,8824,400
II81,328- - 38,97034,5994,371
I81,347- - 38,83634,4844,352
2004IV81,463- - 39,50935,2054,304
III81,454- - 39,32835,0464,282
II81,445- - 39,12534,8844,241
I81,463- - 38,90434,6884,216
2003IV81,568- - 39,36735,2014,166
III81,552- - 39,15535,0074,148
II81,533- - 38,90034,7834,117
I81,542- - 38,94434,8384,106
2002IV81,636- - 39,63535,5624,073
III81,594- - 39,55835,4864,072
II81,552- - 39,46335,4104,053
I81,531- - 39,42935,3774,052
2001IV81,610- - 39,96535,9374,028
III81,543- - 39,76335,7304,033
II81,478- - 39,61135,5894,022
I81,438- - 39,48735,4584,029

As at 30 April 2025