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National goal - Employment for 76% of the population aged 20-64
EMPLOYMENT RATES OF POPULATION AGED 20 - 64
(Per cent)
Sex
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
2012
2020
Total
60.1
61.9
65.1
68.4
70.7
68.8
65.4
62.9
63.0
76.0
Male
64.4
66.8
69.9
73.4
76.1
73.8
69.1
66.0
65.8
Female
56.0
57.1
60.4
63.5
65.4
64.0
61.7
59.8
60.2
EMPLOYED PERSONS AGED 20 - 64
(Thousand)
Sex
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011*
2012
Total
2 853.6
2 918
3 041.9
3 180.9
3 275.8
3 178.6
2 993.9
2 917.6
2 882.2
Male
1 510.5
1 554.5
1 611.3
1 685.0
1 737.0
1 683.1
1 569.3
1 535.2
1 511.0
Female
1 343.1
1 363.6
1 430.7
1 495.8
1 538.8
1 495.5
1 424.6
1 382.4
1 371.2
* Data are revised according to the weighting procedure, implemented since 2012 and data from 2011 Population Census (see Survey Methodology).
Note: More information on the methodology of the survey and the relevant indicators can be found in the subject heading "Labour market", methodology: Labour Force Survey, subheading Annual data, subsection Employed persons and employment rates.