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In thousands
Total In employment
Mauritian Total Total
population Own Contrib. Unemployed econ. econ.
aged 16 & Employees Employers account family Total active inactive
over workers workers
Both sexes
2011 Q3 984.8 440.2 21.5 67.1 9.0 537.8 45.9 583.7 401.1
Q4 987.2 438.4 20.1 73.3 10.0 541.8 43.8 585.6 401.6
2012 Q1 989.6 420.7 19.7 84.0 11.1 535.5 46.8 582.3 407.3
Q2 992.6 433.6 20.4 84.3 10.0 548.3 48.9 597.2 395.4
Q31 994.8 439.1 19.0 77.4 13.8 549.3 47.1 596.4 398.4
% change, latest quarter over:
previous quarter 0.2 1.3 -6.9 -8.2 38.0 0.2 -3.7 -0.1 0.8
same quarter a year ago 1.0 -0.2 -11.6 15.4 53.3 2.1 2.6 2.2 -0.7
Male
2011 Q3 482.6 271.7 18.8 49.7 2.4 342.6 19.5 362.1 120.5
Q4 483.8 272.2 17.4 55.6 2.4 347.6 17.9 365.5 118.3
2012 Q1 484.8 261.7 17.2 61.6 3.4 343.9 20.2 364.1 120.7
Q2 486.2 265.9 17.8 62.1 2.8 348.6 20.1 368.7 117.5
Q31 487.2 275.7 16.7 58.0 3.3 353.7 18.6 372.3 114.9
% change, latest quarter over:
previous quarter 0.2 3.7 -6.2 -6.6 17.9 1.5 -7.5 1.0 -2.2
same quarter a year ago 1.0 1.5 -11.2 16.7 37.5 3.2 -4.6 2.8 -4.6
Female
2011 Q3 502.2 168.5 2.7 17.4 6.6 195.2 26.4 221.6 280.6
Q4 503.4 166.2 2.7 17.7 7.6 194.2 25.9 220.1 283.3
2012 Q1 504.8 159.0 2.5 22.4 7.7 191.6 26.6 218.2 286.6
Q2 506.4 167.7 2.6 22.2 7.2 199.7 28.8 228.5 277.9
Q31 507.6 163.4 2.3 19.4 10.5 195.6 28.5 224.1 283.5
% change, latest quarter over:
previous quarter 0.2 -2.6 -11.5 -12.6 45.8 -2.1 -1.0 -1.9 2.0
same quarter a year ago 1.1 -3.0 -14.8 11.5 59.1 0.2 8.0 1.1 1.0
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Table 2: Labour force characteristics by age and sex, 3rd Quarter 20121
In thousands
Mauritian aged Age group (years)
16 and over 16-24 25 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50+
Both sexes
In employment 549.3 61.5 61.0 153.5 139.1 134.2
Unemployed 47.1 20.5 8.6 9.2 5.8 3.0
Labour force 596.4 82.0 69.6 162.7 144.9 137.2
Economically inactive 398.4 103.3 19.0 42.4 45.5 188.2
Total Population 994.8 185.3 88.6 205.1 190.4 325.4
Employment rate (%) 92.1 75.0 87.6 94.3 96.0 97.8
Unemployment rate (%) 7.9 25.0 12.4 5.7 4.0 2.2
Activity rate (%) 60.0 44.3 78.6 79.3 76.1 42.2
Male
In employment 353.7 38.7 38.1 96.2 87.2 93.5
Unemployed 18.6 9.7 3.7 2.2 1.6 1.4
Labour force 372.3 48.4 41.8 98.4 88.8 94.9
Economically inactive 114.9 46.1 3.6 3.6 5.5 56.1
Total Population 487.2 94.5 45.4 102.0 94.3 151.0
Employment rate (%) 95.0 80.0 91.1 97.8 98.2 98.5
Unemployment rate (%) 5.0 20.0 8.9 2.2 1.8 1.5
Activity rate (%) 76.4 51.2 92.1 96.5 94.2 62.8
Female
In employment 195.6 22.8 22.9 57.3 51.9 40.7
Unemployed 28.5 10.8 4.9 7.0 4.2 1.6
Labour force 224.1 33.6 27.8 64.3 56.1 42.3
Economically inactive 283.5 57.2 15.4 38.8 40.0 132.1
Total Population 507.6 90.8 43.2 103.1 96.1 174.4
Employment rate (%) 87.3 67.9 82.4 89.1 92.5 96.2
Unemployment rate (%) 12.7 32.1 17.6 10.9 7.5 3.8
Activity rate (%) 44.1 37.0 64.4 62.4 58.4 24.3
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Table 3: Employment by industrial activity 1, 3rd Quarter 2011 to 3rd Quarter 2012
Male
2011Q3 342.6 9.4 32.4 58.2 14.1 16.0 13.1 45.1
Q4 347.6 9.3 31.9 58.8 14.5 15.4 14.6 44.2
2012 Q1 343.9 8.1 31.8 60.1 13.9 16.0 15.6 44.5
Q2 348.6 8.5 31.1 60.4 13.2 15.2 14.1 46.3
Q33 353.7 8.7 32.3 58.9 14.5 15.5 14.1 44.8
Female
2011 Q3 195.2 6.4 18.8 74.8 17.8 0.8 17.2 57.6
Q4 194.2 6.0 20.8 73.2 20.2 0.5 17.5 55.7
2012 Q1 191.6 5.9 20.6 73.5 19.2 0.8 18.7 54.8
Q2 199.7 7.1 19.4 73.5 18.4 0.6 19.6 53.9
Q33 195.6 6.5 18.9 74.5 17.9 0.6 18.9 55.6
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The distribution of employment by sector and selected NSIC sections is provisional
2
National version of the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC Revision 4)
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Table 4: Employment by occupational group 1, 3rd Quarter 2011 to 3rd Quarter 2012
ISCO-08 2
1,2,3 4 5 6,7,8 9
(000s) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%)
Both sexes
2011 Q3 537.8 21.4 9.5 20.7 30.4 18.0
Q4 541.8 19.5 9.9 21.7 30.3 18.6
2012 Q1 535.5 20.4 8.9 22.1 31.8 16.7
Q2 548.3 19.8 8.9 21.1 31.9 18.3
Q33 549.3 21.2 9.0 20.7 31.8 17.3
Male
2011 Q3 342.6 20.4 5.8 19.0 40.2 14.6
Q4 347.6 18.4 5.9 20.5 39.1 16.1
2012 Q1 343.9 20.0 5.2 19.9 41.0 13.8
Q2 348.6 18.7 5.7 19.5 42.4 13.7
Q33 353.7 19.8 5.3 19.4 41.9 13.6
Female
2011 Q3 195.2 23.2 15.8 23.6 13.6 23.8
Q4 194.2 21.4 17.1 23.9 14.6 23.0
2012 Q1 191.6 21.1 15.5 25.9 15.4 22.0
Q2 199.7 21.8 14.3 23.8 13.7 26.4
Q33 195.6 23.6 15.8 23.1 13.6 23.9
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The distribution of employment by occupational group is provisional
2
National version of the International Standard Classification of Occupation (ISCO-08)
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Table 5: Employment by hours worked, 3rd Quarter 2011 to 3rd Quarter 2012
Both sexes
2011 Q3 537.8 21,600 4.4 7.9 38.5 30.5 18.7 42.0
Q4 541.8 21,400 6.2 7.7 35.9 31.7 18.5 42.0
2012 Q1 535.5 19,900 4.9 10.6 45.4 25.0 14.1 39.2
Q2 548.3 20,600 6.8 9.4 40.3 27.4 16.1 40.4
Q31 549.3 20,500 5.2 9.9 43.7 27.2 14.1 39.4
Male
2011 Q3 342.6 14,500 4.6 5.5 33.8 33.9 22.2 44.2
Q4 347.6 14,500 6.1 5.1 33.4 33.1 22.4 44.4
2012 Q1 343.9 13,400 5.5 7.1 43.0 28.3 16.1 41.3
Q2 348.6 13,700 7.2 6.1 38.5 30.3 17.9 42.3
Q31 353.7 13,900 5.5 6.6 41.1 29.6 17.1 41.7
Female
2011 Q3 195.2 7,100 4.1 12.2 46.6 24.5 12.6 38.0
Q4 194.2 6,900 6.4 12.4 40.5 29.1 11.6 37.8
2012 Q1 191.6 6,500 3.9 16.8 49.7 19.1 10.5 35.5
Q2 199.7 6,900 6.3 15.0 43.6 22.3 12.8 37.0
Q31 195.6 6,600 4.6 15.8 48.3 22.7 8.6 35.4
0 hour not included in total hours worked & in average number of hours worked
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Table 6: Unemployment by educational attainment, 3rd Quarter 2011 to 3rd Quarter 2012
Male
2011 Q3 19.5 26.6 18.7 7.9 53.4 29.9 15.3 8.2 20.0
Q4 17.9 32.8 27.2 5.6 52.9 28.3 20.9 3.7 14.3
2012 Q1 20.2 25.7 20.6 5.1 55.3 34.4 16.5 4.4 19.0
Q2 20.1 22.1 15.7 6.4 59.4 41.3 13.0 5.1 18.5
Q31 18.6 26.9 24.8 2.1 50.0 30.9 16.5 2.6 23.1
Female
2011 Q3 26.4 29.2 18.0 11.2 54.1 30.7 14.4 9.0 16.7
Q4 25.9 24.8 14.2 10.6 57.6 27.5 23.9 6.2 17.6
2012 Q1 26.6 23.5 16.7 6.8 61.1 33.0 21.2 6.9 15.4
Q2 28.8 23.7 16.2 7.5 59.1 35.0 15.0 9.1 17.2
Q31 28.5 26.1 19.1 7.0 50.6 23.0 15.8 11.8 23.3
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Table 7: Unemployment by age, 3rd Quarter 2011 to 3rd Quarter 2012
Male
2011 Q3 482.6 120.5 0.2 45.3 36.2 12.1 6.2
Q4 483.8 118.3 0.3 45.0 36.1 11.3 7.3
2012 Q1 484.8 120.7 0.3 42.0 36.2 13.9 7.6
Q2 486.2 117.5 0.5 42.6 35.9 13.8 7.2
Q31 487.2 114.9 0.4 43.2 37.0 13.0 6.4
Female
2011 Q3 502.2 280.6 55.7 16.9 15.1 5.9 6.4
Q4 503.4 283.3 56.0 16.5 15.4 6.2 5.9
2012 Q1 504.8 286.6 57.8 15.8 15.0 5.7 5.7
Q2 506.4 277.9 58.1 15.2 16.1 5.5 5.1
Q31 507.6 283.5 55.4 15.6 16.1 6.2 6.7
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