Labour Force by Industry and Employment Status (CSSP Estimates) /Hundreds (‘00)/
| 2019 | 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan - Mar | Apr - Jun | Jul - Sep* | Oct - Dec | Jan - Mar | Apr - Jun | |||||||||||||
| Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | Lab Force | Emp | Unemp Rate % | |
| Total Labour Force | * 6,237 | *5,986 | 4.0 | * 6,112 | * 5,846 | 4.4 | - | - | - | * 6,167 | * 5,888 | 4.5 | * 6,182 | * 5,925 | 4.2 | * 6,041 | * 5,729 | 5.1 |
| Other Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & Fishing | * 218 | * 214 | 1.4 | * 202 | * 200 | 1.0 | - | - | - | * 177 | * 177 | 0.0 | * 174 | * 174 | 0.0 | * 295 | * 288 | 2.4 |
| Sugar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petroleum and Gas | * 114 | * 89 | 21.9 | * 109 | * 89 | 18.3 | - | - | - | * 151 | * 140 | 7.3 | * 140 | * 117 | 17.9 | * 156 | * 132 | 16.0 |
| Construction | * 827 | * 774 | 6.4 | * 829 | * 762 | 8.2 | - | - | - | * 812 | * 745 | 8.4 | * 783 | * 735 | 6.1 | * 721 | * 641 | 11.1 |
| Wholesale/Retail Trade, Restaurants & Hotels | * 1,233 | * 1,188 | 3.6 | * 1,098 | * 1,045 | 4.7 | - | - | - | * 1,128 | * 1,074 | 4.8 | * 1,249 | * 1,202 | 3.8 | * 1,214 | * 1,151 | 5.2 |
| Transport, Storage & Communication | * 425 | * 409 | 3.5 | * 385 | * 378 | 2.1 | - | - | - | * 359 | * 349 | 3.1 | * 367 | * 357 | 3.0 | * 434 | * 409 | 5.8 |
| Finance, Insurance, Real-Estate & Business Services | * 704 | * 687 | 2.4 | * 694 | * 671 | 3.2 | - | - | - | * 635 | * 611 | 3.9 | * 673 | * 652 | 3.1 | * 642 | * 621 | 3.3 |
| Community, Social & Personal Services | * 2,094 | * 2,042 | 2.5 | * 2,210 | * 2,138 | 3.3 | - | - | - | * 2,266 | * 2,193 | 3.2 | * 2,180 | * 2,108 | 3.3 | * 2,154 | * 2,091 | 2.9 |
| Electricity & Water | * 91 | * 91 | 0.0 | * 72 | * 72 | 0.0 | - | - | - | * 101 | * 101 | 0.0 | * 106 | * 106 | 0.0 | * 95 | * 95 | 0.0 |
| Other Manufacturing (excluding sugar and oil) | * 485 | * 458 | 5.8 | * 456 | * 443 | 2.9 | - | - | - | * 445 | * 424 | 4.9 | * 424 | * 399 | 5.9 | * 298 | * 276 | 7.0 |
| Other Mining & Quarrying | * 4 | * 4 | 0.0 | * 5 | * 5 | 0.0 | - | - | - | * 20 | * 16 | 20.0 | * 7 | * 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Not stated | * 44 | * 30 | 27.3 | * 52 | * 42 | 19.2 | - | - | - | * 72 | * 58 | 20.8 | * 79 | * 68 | 13.9 | * 32 | * 25 | 21.9 |
*Data for the third quarter of 2019 is currently unavailable.
