Labour force by institucional sector and unemployment
Number of persons by july of each year
 
 

 

 

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

 

 Labour Force

 

1,903,068

1,945,955

2,018,444

2,059,613

2,121,451

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 Total employment

 

1,776,903

1,829,928

1,925,652

1,957,708

1,955,507

 

 Private sector

 

1,525,371

1,565,013

1,658,840

1,681,562

1,645,643

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 Public sector

 

252,320

251,532

264,915

276,146

305,290

 

 Central government

128,896

128,561

128,671

124,010

135,002

 

 Other public sector entities

122,636

136,354

140,141

152,136

170,288

 

 Unemployment

 

126,165

116,027

92,792

101,905

165,944

 
Notes:
n1/ Beginning on 2000, when the results of the population census were available, the INEC applied several methodological changes that make the data from the year 2000 onwards not comparable in absolute values with the data from previous years
n2/ Beginning on 2010, with the application of the National Household Survey (ENAHO), which replaces the Multi-Purpose Household Survey (EHPM), a series of methodological changes were made that imply that as of this year, the absolute values are not comparable with data from previous years. One of the main changes is that the working-age population is now measured as people aged 15 years and over, when previously it was defined as the population aged 12 and over.
n3/ Source: National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC).

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