Statistics – Ministry of Finance

	2017												2018
	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	6,402	6,111	4.5	6,368	6,030	5.3	6,336	6,019	5	6,248	5,976	4.4	6,321	6,080	3.8	6,282	6,042	3.8
Other Agriculture, Forestry, Hunting & Fishing	245	240	2	243	237	2.1	210	208	1	208	208	0	261	259	0.8	213	213	0
Sugar	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Petroleum and gas	164	149	9.1	155	142	8.4	152	144	5.3	151	143	5.3	177	162	8.5	133	126	6
Construction	899	828	8	888	789	11.1	918	814	11.2	856	781	9	848	798	5.9	888	828	6.8
Wholesale/Retail Trade, Restaurants & Hotels	1,242	1,198	3.5	1,254	1,183	5.7	1,229	1,167	5	1,258	1,208	3.9	1,234	1,191	3.5	1,241	1,204	3.1
Transport, Storage & Communication	446	435	2.5	434	417	3.9	477	462	3.4	404	397	1.5	395	392	1	392	380	3.1
Finance, Insurance, Real-Estate & Business Services	590	562	4.7	583	570	2.4	629	611	3	600	585	2.3	602	592	2	638	622	2.5
Community, Social & Personal Services	2,188	2,099	4.1	2,211	2,104	4.9	2,081	2,000	3.9	2,166	2,073	4.2	2,170	2,080	4.1	2,181	2,095	4
Electricity & Water	98	93	5.1	83	83	0	77	77	0	85	82	3.5	93	93	0	69	69	0
Other Manufacturing (excluding sugar and oil)	511	489	4.5	482	472	2.1	531	507	4.1	474	456	3.8	471	453	3.6	488	473	3.3
Other Mining & Quarrying	8	8	0	20	20	0	7	7	0	5	5	0	12	12	0	12	12	0
Not stated	11	10	9.1	13	11	15.4	27	22	18.5	42	36	11.9	58	49	15.5	26	23	11.5