| Persons aged 15 to 74 years1 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From 2016 updated selection basis of the sample based on the 2011 Census. 1: Population in private households. 2: Sum of unemployed and underemployed and potential labour force. 3: Share of the underemployed in the employed. 4: Share of the overemployed in the employed. 5: Share of (Unemployed + Underemployed + potential labour force) in the (economically active population + potential labour force). | |||||||||
| in 1 000 | |||||||||
| Population | 30,471 | 30,537 | 30,555 | 30,607 | 30,747 | 31,181 | 31,252 | 31,157 | 31,078 |
| Economically acitve population | 22,074 | 22,183 | 22,291 | 22,397 | 22,476 | 22,983 | 23,128 | 23,158 | 23,322 |
| Persons in employment | 20,738 | 20,947 | 21,061 | 21,209 | 21,353 | 21,956 | 22,171 | 22,276 | 22,504 |
| Full-time | 18,671 | 18,824 | 18,875 | 18,986 | 19,071 | 19,577 | 19,687 | 19,775 | 19,907 |
| Part-time | 2,067 | 2,123 | 2,186 | 2,223 | 2,282 | 2,378 | 2,484 | 2,499 | 2,597 |
| Underemployed | 1,737 | 1,526 | 1,478 | 1,376 | 1,299 | 1,274 | 1,189 | 1,083 | 1,048 |
| Full-Time | 1,215 | 1,046 | 1,006 | 937 | 865 | 873 | 783 | 721 | 714 |
| Part-time | 521 | 480 | 472 | 440 | 434 | 401 | 406 | 362 | 334 |
| Overemployed | 506 | 458 | 487 | 506 | 552 | 628 | 775 | 793 | 825 |
| Full-time | 494 | 446 | 474 | 491 | 532 | 606 | 751 | 765 | 795 |
| Part-time | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 |
| Unemployed | 1,336 | 1,236 | 1,230 | 1,188 | 1,123 | 1,028 | 957 | 883 | 818 |
| Economically inactive population | 8,397 | 8,354 | 8,262 | 8,209 | 8,272 | 8,198 | 8,124 | 7,999 | 7,755 |
| Potential labour force | 481 | 464 | 471 | 465 | 484 | 514 | 503 | 466 | 451 |
| seeking work but not immediately available | 249 | 238 | 246 | 245 | 244 | 262 | 250 | 231 | 236 |
| available to work but not seeking | 232 | 226 | 225 | 219 | 240 | 252 | 254 | 235 | 216 |
| Other economically inactive population | 7,915 | 7,890 | 7,792 | 7,745 | 7,788 | 7,684 | 7,621 | 7,533 | 7,304 |
| with a desire to work | 451 | 439 | 435 | 440 | 465 | 539 | 558 | 497 | 479 |
| without a desire to work | 7,464 | 7,451 | 7,357 | 7,305 | 7,323 | 7,145 | 7,063 | 7,036 | 6,825 |
| Unused labour supply2 | 3,553 | 3,225 | 3,179 | 3,029 | 2,905 | 2,815 | 2,649 | 2,432 | 2,317 |
| in % | |||||||||
| Underemployment rate3 | 8,4 | 7,3 | 7,0 | 6,5 | 6,1 | 5,8 | 5,4 | 4,9 | 4,7 |
| Full-time | 6,5 | 5,6 | 5,3 | 4,9 | 4,5 | 4,5 | 4,0 | 3,6 | 3,6 |
| Part-time | 25,2 | 22,6 | 21,6 | 19,8 | 19,0 | 16,9 | 16,3 | 14,5 | 12,9 |
| Overemployment rate4 | 2,4 | 2,2 | 2,3 | 2,4 | 2,6 | 2,9 | 3,5 | 3,6 | 3,7 |
| Share of the potential labour force in the inactive population | 5,7 | 5,6 | 5,7 | 5,7 | 5,8 | 6,3 | 6,2 | 5,8 | 5,8 |
| Share of the unused labour supply in the population | 11,7 | 10,6 | 10,4 | 9,9 | 9,4 | 9,0 | 8,5 | 7,8 | 7,5 |
| Unused labor supply rate5 | 15,8 | 14,2 | 14,0 | 13,2 | 12,7 | 12,0 | 11,2 | 10,3 | 9,7 |
As at 14 October 2020