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Economically active population by age group, 2002-2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
6,362.000
6,045.000
6,579.000
5,702.000
5,558.000
4,377.000
3,357.000
2,699.000
1,764.000
1,551.000
2,331.000
46,325.000
Economically active male population by age group, 2002-2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
4,179.000
4,439.000
4,845.000
4,406.000
4,370.000
3,600.000
2,824.000
2,306.000
1,540.000
1,364.000
2,106.000
35,979.000
Economically active female population by age group, 2002-2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
2182.000
1606.000
1734.000
1295.000
1188.000
777.000
533.000
393.000
224.000
187.000
225.000
10,344.000
Activity rate, 2002-2003, total population, % (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
49.7
53.8
58.4
62.1
64.6
65.9
64.6
62.8
61.0
52.6
40.3

57.3

Activity rate, 2002-2003, male population, % (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
58.9
84.9
97.7
99.7
99.8
99.8
99.5
99.2
97.3
87.8
66.1

87.4

Activity rate, 2002-2003, female population, % (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+
38.2
26.7
27.5
27.2
28.1
25.6
22.6
19.9
17.1
13.4
8.7

26.1

Total employment by status in employment, 2003, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
members of producers’ cooperatives
contributing family workers
workers not classifiable by status
6,083
169
19,849
8,851
8,139
1,231
Male employment by status in employment, 2003, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
members of producers’ cooperatives
contributing family workers
workers not classifiable by status
4,769
154
17,434
7,903
3,412
807
Female employment by status in employment, 2003, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
members of producers’ cooperatives
contributing family workers
workers not classifiable by status
1,314
15
2,415
947
4,728
424
Unemployment rate, 2003, Persons aged 15 years and over, % (ILO) 4.3
Male unemployment rate, 2003, Persons aged 15 years and over, % (ILO) 4.2
Female unemployment rate, 2003, Persons aged 15 years and over, % (ILO) 4.9
Unemployment by age group, 2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+ 
322
501
379
228
161
125
121
82
51
9
23
2,002
Male unemployment by age group, 2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+ 
229
373
275
171
115
96
100
70
46
8
18
1,500
Female unemployment by age group, 2003, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65+
Total, 15+ 
93
128
104
57
46
29
22
12
5
1
5
502
Unemployment by level of education, 2000, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
First level
Second level, first stage
Second level, second stage. 
Incl. persons whose secondary school qualifications were not determined
Third level
254
403
548
397
147
Male unemployment by level of education, 2000, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
First level
Second level, first stage
Second level, second stage. 
Incl. persons whose secondary school qualifications were not determined
Third level
126
247
352
248
110
Female unemployment by level of education, 2000, Thousands of persons aged 10 years and over (ILO)
No schooling
First level
Second level, first stage
Second level, second stage. 
Incl. persons whose secondary school qualifications were not determined
Third level
127
156
196
149
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