Table 5 -  Unemployment and Participation Rates and Employment Population Ratios
in Reference Week by Sex, 1999 and 2001
Total Unemployment Rate Participation Rate Employment Population Ratio
Age Groups 1999 2001 1999 2001 1999 2001
17 - 19 n.a. 18.9% n.a. 70.8% n.a. 57.5%
15 -19 24.3% 20.7% 50.3% 45.1% 38.1% 35.8%
20 - 34 7.8% 6.2% 89.1% 89.6% 82.2% 84.0%
35 - 49 4.1% 4.4% 90.0% 88.6% 86.3% 84.7%
50-64 10.9% 5.0% 66.1% 67.2% 58.9% 63.9%
65+ 2.2% 15.8% 27.4% 20.6% 26.8% 17.3%
Total 15+ 8.3% 6.7% 73.1% 73.8% 67.1% 68.9%
Total 17+   6.5%   77.2%   72.1%
Males Unemployment Rate Participation Rate Employment Population Ratio
Age Groups 1999 2001 1999 2001 1999 2001
17 - 19 n.a. 15.9% n.a. 76.2% n.a. 51.0%
15 - 19 10.2% 17.0% 59.7% 48.2% 53.6% 40.0%
20 - 34 3.1% 5.2% 92.5% 94.8% 89.6% 89.8%
35 - 49 1.3% 5.1% 95.3% 93.8% 94.0% 89.1%
50-64 14.4% 5.9% 87.2% 78.6% 74.7% 74.0%
65+ 0.0% 15.0% 36.4% 29.9% 36.4% 25.4%
Males 15+ 4.6% 6.5% 80.5% 80.3% 76.8% 75.1%
Males 17+   6.3%   84.0%   78.7%
Females Unemployment Rate Participation Rate Employment Population Ratio
Age Groups 1999 2001 1999 2001 1999 2001
17 - 19 n.a. 22.2% n.a. 65.6% n.a. 51.0%
15-19 39.9% 24.8% 42.8% 42.1% 25.7% 31.7%
20 - 34 12.2% 7.3% 86.1% 84.6% 75.6% 78.4%
35 - 49 6.7% 3.7% 85.5% 83.6% 79.7% 80.5%
50-64 6.1% 3.9% 49.6% 56.0% 46.5% 53.8%
65+ 6.8% 17.5% 18.1% 12.4% 16.9% 10.2%
Females 15+ 12.1% 7.0% 66.7% 67.6% 58.6% 62.9%
Females 17+   6.7%   70.6%   65.9%