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2015-04-21 9:30 AM Nr 2015:583
Labour Force Survey (LFS), March 2015:
Number of employees increased by 65 000
In March 2015, 4 767 000 persons aged 15-74 were employed, not
seasonally adjusted. This is an increase of 66 000 persons compared
to March 2014. The number of unemployed persons was 414 000,
corresponding to an unemployment rate of 8.0 percent. The number of
hours worked averaged 159.4 million per week. Smoothed and
seasonally adjusted data shows a continuing increase in the number
of employed persons and an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent.
In March 2015 the number of employed persons aged 15-74 amounted
to 4 767 000, not seasonally adjusted. This corresponds to an
increase of 66 000 when compared to March 2014. The employment rate
among persons aged 15-74 was 65.8 percent. Compared to previous
months the smoothed and seasonally adjusted data shows an increase
in the number of employed persons, while the employment rate only
shows minor changes. In March 2015 the number of employed persons
amounted to 4 819 000 which corresponds to an employment rate of
66.6 percent.
On average, the number of hours worked in March 2015 amounted to
159.4 million per week, not seasonally adjusted. Smoothed and
seasonally adjusted data shows a continuing increase, although at a
slower rate compared to previous months. The number of hours worked
amounted to 146.6 million per week in March 2015.
The number of employees aged 15-74 amounted to 4 264 000, not
seasonally adjusted. This corresponds to an increase of 65 000 when
compared to March 2014. The number of permanently employed persons
amounted to 3 567 000, an increase of 63 000 when compared to March
2014, and the number of temporary employees amounted to 697
000.
In March 2015 the number of unemployed persons aged 15-74
amounted to 414 000, not seasonally adjusted, corresponding to an
unemployment rate of 8.0 percent. This is a decrease of 0.6
percentage points compared to March 2014. The number of unemployed
men was 223 000 and the number of unemployed women was 192 000, not
seasonally adjusted. For men, this corresponds to an unemployment
rate of 8.2 percent and for women 7.8 percent. Smoothed and
seasonally adjusted data show a small decrease of the number of
unemployed and minor changes in the unemployment rate. The number
of unemployed amounted to 404 000 in March 2015, which corresponds
to an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent.
Number of employed aged 15-74 (thousands)
Employment rate, persons aged 15-74 (percent)
Number of unemployed aged 15-74 (thousands)
Unemployment rate, persons aged 15-74 (percent)
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