TABLE 9.2.3
	POPULATION, LABOUR FORCE, EMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED 15 YEARS & OVER 1974, 1984, 1992, 1999, 2001 & 2002
	SEX	Apr 1974	Apr 1984	Apr 1992	Labour Force Survey Sept 1999	Census May 2001	Poverty Survey July 2002	Poverty Survey 2008/09
	POPULATION
	MALE	1,685	2,105	3,111	4,280	4,015	4,164
	FEMALE	2,007	2,243	3,113	4,933	4,182	4,087
	TOTAL	3,692	4,348	6,224	9,213	8,197	8,251
	LABOUR FORCE
	MALE	1,287	1,646	2,553	3,446	3,222	3,214	4,716
	FEMALE	678	1,119	1,890	3,289	2,828	2,748	4,309
	TOTAL	1,965	2,765	4,443	6,735	6,050	5,962	9,025
	EMPLOYED
	MALE	833	1,290	2,397	3,287	3,014	3,009	4,655
	FEMALE	347	751	1,724	2,891	2,630	2,487	4,235
	TOTAL	1,180	2,041	4,121	6,178	5,644	5,496	8,890
	UNEMPLOYED
	MALE	454	356	156	159	208	204	61
	FEMALE	331	368	166	398	198	261	74
	TOTAL	785	724	322	557	406	465	135
	Uemployment Rate (%)	39.9%	26.2%	7.2%	8.3%	6.7%	7.8%	1.5%
	Participation Rate (%)	53.2%	63.6%	71.4%	73.1%	73.8%	72.3%
	Source: Population Census 1974, 1984, 1992, Labour Force Survey September 1999 and Poverty Survey July 2002.
	Last Updated: May 30, 2013