| Persons aged 15 to 74 years 1 | 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 | 61,424 | 61,430 | 61,375 | 61,364 | 61,544 | 62,061 | 62,054 | 61,987 | 61,930 |
| Economically acitve population | 41,088 | 41,243 | 41,586 | 41,825 | 42,008 | 42,881 | 43,111 | 43,203 | 43,594 |
| Persons in employment | 38,689 | 39,019 | 39,407 | 39,735 | 40,058 | 41,107 | 41,490 | 41,735 | 42,221 |
| Full-time | 28,377 | 28,608 | 28,551 | 28,826 | 28,933 | 29,701 | 29,899 | 30,068 | 30,255 |
| Part-time | 10,313 | 10,410 | 10,855 | 10,908 | 11,124 | 11,406 | 11,591 | 11,665 | 11,965 |
| Underemployed | 3,584 | 3,212 | 3,104 | 2,902 | 2,726 | 2,623 | 2,428 | 2,191 | 2,082 |
| Full-time | 1,677 | 1,454 | 1,366 | 1,275 | 1,173 | 1,180 | 1,055 | 978 | 971 |
| Part-time | 1,907 | 1,758 | 1,738 | 1,626 | 1,553 | 1,443 | 1,373 | 1,213 | 1,111 |
| Overemployed | 912 | 841 | 870 | 915 | 1,013 | 1,160 | 1,394 | 1,417 | 1,464 |
| Full-time | 832 | 767 | 790 | 823 | 902 | 1,030 | 1,254 | 1,266 | 1,305 |
| Part-time | 81 | 74 | 81 | 92 | 110 | 130 | 141 | 151 | 160 |
| Unemployed Persons | 2,399 | 2,224 | 2,179 | 2,090 | 1,950 | 1,774 | 1,621 | 1,468 | 1,373 |
| Economically inactive population | 20,335 | 20,187 | 19,786 | 19,539 | 19,537 | 19,180 | 18,943 | 18,784 | 18,336 |
| Potential labour force | 1,080 | 1,034 | 1,032 | 990 | 1,009 | 1,032 | 1,007 | 925 | 899 |
| seeking work but not immediately available | 509 | 491 | 501 | 480 | 476 | 494 | 483 | 449 | 437 |
| available to work but not seeking | 571 | 543 | 532 | 510 | 533 | 539 | 524 | 477 | 462 |
| Other economically inactive population | 19,256 | 19,153 | 18,754 | 18,549 | 18,528 | 18,148 | 17,936 | 17,858 | 17,437 |
| with a desire to work | 1,181 | 1,196 | 1,136 | 1,144 | 1,196 | 1,295 | 1,317 | 1,208 | 1,186 |
| without a desire to work | 18,075 | 17,957 | 17,618 | 17,405 | 17,332 | 16,853 | 16,619 | 16,650 | 16,250 |
| Unused labor supply2 | 7,062 | 6,471 | 6,315 | 5,981 | 5,684 | 5,429 | 5,056 | 4,585 | 4,354 |
| in % | |||||||||
| Underemployment rate3 | 9,3 | 8,2 | 7,9 | 7,3 | 6,8 | 6,4 | 5,9 | 5,3 | 4,9 |
| Full-time | 5,9 | 5,1 | 4,8 | 4,4 | 4,1 | 4,0 | 3,5 | 3,3 | 3,2 |
| Part-time | 18,5 | 16,9 | 16,0 | 14,9 | 14,0 | 12,6 | 11,8 | 10,4 | 9,3 |
| Overemployment rate4 | 2,4 | 2,2 | 2,2 | 2,3 | 2,5 | 2,8 | 3,4 | 3,4 | 3,5 |
| Share of the potential labour force in the inactive population | 5,3 | 5,1 | 5,2 | 5,1 | 5,2 | 5,4 | 5,3 | 4,9 | 4,9 |
| Share of the unused labour supply in the population | 11,5 | 10,5 | 10,3 | 9,7 | 9,2 | 8,7 | 8,1 | 7,4 | 7,0 |
| Unused labor supply rate5 | 16,7 | 15,3 | 14,8 | 14,0 | 13,2 | 12,4 | 11,5 | 10,4 | 9,8 |
As at 14 October 2020