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3 Unemployment ................................................................................................. 112
Synopsis ...................................................................................................... 112
Figure3.1 Rate of unemployment 1991-1996..................................................................... 112
Figure 3.2 Unemployed persons by education levels 1996 .............................................. 113
Figure 3.3 Registered unemployment by labour force status 1996.............................................. 114
Figure 3.4 Unemployment rates in four OECD countries 1991-1995 ............................................. 115
Figure 3.5 Registered unemployed persons 15-24 years. Percentage of total unemployment 1986-96 ...... 115
Figure 3.6 Registered unemployment for 6 months or longer. Percentage of total unemployment 1986-96.. 116
3.1 Unemployment - labour force survey data ........................................................... 117
Table 3.1.1 Unemployed persons by regions and age groups 1991-1996 ................................... 117
Table 3.1.2 Rate of unemployment by regions and age groups 1991-1996 ........................................ 118
Table 3.1.3 Unemployed persons by regions and education levels 1991-1996 .................................... 119
Table 3.1.4 Rate of unemployment by regions and education levels 1991-1996................................... 120
Table 3.1.5 Unemployed persons by regions and marital status 1991-1996 ...................................... 121
Table 3.1.6 Rate of unemployment by regions and marital status 1991-1996 .................................... 122
Table 3.1.7 Unemployed persons by regions and sectors of activity 1991-1996.................................. 123
Table 3.1.8 Rate of unemployment by regions and sectors of activity 1991-1996 ............................... 124
Table 3.1.9 Unemployed persons by regions and reasons for leaving last job 1991-1996......................... 125
Table 3.1.10 Unemployed persons by regions and type of employment sought 1991-1996........................... 126
Table 3.1.11 Unemployed persons by regions and length of job search 1991-1996 ............................ 127
Table 3.1.12 Unemployed persons by regions and method of job search 1991-1996 ............................... 128
Table 3.1.13 Registered unemployed persons by regions and labour force status 1991-1996 .............. 129
3.2 Registered unemployment .................................................................................. 130
Table 3.2.1 Registered unemployment as percentage of estimated number of man-years by regions 1991-1996 ..... 130
Table 3.2.2 Registered unemployment by regions 1991-1996..................................................... 136
Table 3.2.3 Registered unemployment at end of month by age groups 1986-1996.................................. 142
Table 3.2.4 Registered unemployment by duration of unemployment 1986-1996.................................... 144
Table 3.2.5 Registered unemployed persons 15-24 years. Percentage of total unemployment by regions 1986-1996. 146
Table 3.2.6 Registered unemployment for 6 months or longer. Percentage of total unemployment by regions
1986-1996 ................................................................................. 147
Table 3.2.7 Registered unemployed persons by regions, age groups and duration of unemployment 1996........... 148
Table 3.2.8 Registered unemployed persons by regions, age groups and duration of unemployment 1996 (%)....... 150
3.3 International unemployment rates .................................................................. 152
Table 3.3.1 Rate of unemployment in fourteen OECD countries 1991-1995 ................................ 152
4 Inactive persons.............................................................................................. 153
Synopsis ...................................................................................................... 153
Figure 4.1 Inactive persons by main status 1996 ............................................................. 153
Tables ........................................................................................................ 154
Table 4.1 Inactive persons by regions and main activity status 1991-1996 .................................. 154
Table 4.2 Inactive persons by regions and age groups 1991-1996 ............................................ 155
Table 4.3 Inactive persons by regions and education levels 1991-1996 ...................................... 156
Table 4.4 Inactive persons by regions and marital status 1991-1996 ........................................ 157
Table 4.5 Inactive persons by regions and reasons for not seeking a job 1991-1996.......................... 158
5 Women and the labour market .................................................................................. 159
Synopsis ...................................................................................................... 159
Figure 5.1 Females 25-54 years. Activity rates by age of youngest child 1991-1996.......................... 159
Figure 5.2 Females 25-54 years. Actual hours worked by age of youngest child 1991-1996 .................... 160
Tables ........................................................................................................ 161
Table 5.1 Females 25-54 years by labour force status and children in household 1991-1996 .................. 161
Table 5.2 Females 25-54 years. Activity rate and unemployment rate by children in household 1991-1996 ..... 162
Table 5.3 Females 25-54 years. Full/part-time employment by children in household 1991-1996................ 162
Table 5.4 Femaies 25-54 years. Usual hours worked per week by children in household 1991-1996 ............. 163
Table 5.5 Females 25-54 years. Absence from work 1 day or more per week by children in household 1991-1996. 163
6 Students and the labour market ............................................................................... 164
Synopsis ...................................................................................................... 164
Figure 6.1 Students. Rate of economic activity 1991-1996..................................................... 164
Tables ...................................................................................................... 165
Table 6.1 Students by regions and age groups 1991-1996..................................................... 165
Table 6.2 Students by regions and age groups 1991-1996. Percentage of population........................... 166
Table 6.3 Students. Activity rate by regions and age groups 1991-1996 ..................................... 167
Table 6.4 Students in employment by economic activity 1991-1996............................................ 168
Table 6.5 Students in employment by economic activity 1991-1996 (%)........................................ 168
Table 6.6 Usual hours worked by students per week by regions and age groups 1991-1996 ................ 169