Labour Market Indicators
The following labour market indicators are taken from the 2001, 2006 and 2011 Censuses.
Labour market indicators (resident population 15 years and over)
| 2001 | 2006 | 2011 | |||||||
| Indicator | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females |
| Labour Force | 6820 | 3835 | 2985 | 7460 | 4087 | 3373 | 7554 | 4039 | 3515 |
| Number of persons employed | 5,928 | 3,386 | 2,542 | 6,794 | 3,739 | 3,055 | 6,938 | 3,708 | 3,230 |
| Number of persons employed (urban) | 4,569 | 2,501 | 2,068 | 5195 | 2794 | 2401 | 5411 | 2830 | 2581 |
| Number of persons employed (rural) | 1,359 | 885 | 474 | 1599 | 945 | 654 | 1527 | 878 | 649 |
| Number of persons employed (private) | 3,291 | 1,798 | 1,493 | 3,589 | 1,919 | 1,670 | 4791 | 2552 | 2239 |
| Number of persons employed (public) | 1,452 | 835 | 617 | 1,721 | 923 | 798 | 2147 | 1156 | 991 |
| Unpaid workers, subsistence workers | 82 | 48 | 34 | 87 | 53 | 34 | 123 | 76 | 47 |
| Number of Unemployed | 892 | 449 | 443 | 666 | 348 | 318 | 616 | 331 | 285 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 13.1 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Labour force participation rate (%) | 69 | 76.4 | 61.4 | 70.2 | 76.1 | 64.2 | 71 | 77 | 65 |
| Employment-population ratio (%) | 60 | 67.5 | 52.3 | 63.1 | 68.7 | 57.5 | 64 | 69 | 59 |
| Gross average annual income, all sources | $12,253 | $14,121 | $10,328 | $15,059 | $14,778 | $14,269 | $15,028 | $16,848 | $13,243 |
Source: 2001, 2006, 2011 Censuses, Statistics Office
You can find more information about the labour market in the Census of Population and Dwellings reports.