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Extent of unemployment | Total | Men | Women | |||
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2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
171,835 | 174,356 | 90,643 | 91,713 | 81,192 | 82,643 |
Percent with unemployment |
7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.4 |
Total with unemployment |
12,977 | 13,724 | 7,200 | 7,628 | 5,777 | 6,095 |
Did not work but looked for work |
2,068 | 2,419 | 1,109 | 1,374 | 959 | 1,045 |
1 to 14 weeks |
807 | 977 | 410 | 545 | 397 | 431 |
15 weeks or more |
1,260 | 1,442 | 698 | 829 | 562 | 614 |
Worked during the year |
10,909 | 11,305 | 6,091 | 6,254 | 4,818 | 5,050 |
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment |
458 | 401 | 270 | 224 | 188 | 176 |
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment |
10,451 | 10,904 | 5,821 | 6,030 | 4,630 | 4,874 |
1 to 4 weeks |
2,370 | 2,640 | 1,226 | 1,321 | 1,144 | 1,319 |
5 to 10 weeks |
2,027 | 1,807 | 1,093 | 1,062 | 934 | 745 |
11 to 14 weeks |
1,327 | 1,403 | 836 | 775 | 490 | 627 |
15 to 26 weeks |
2,488 | 2,905 | 1,432 | 1,682 | 1,056 | 1,223 |
27 weeks or more |
2,239 | 2,149 | 1,233 | 1,190 | 1,006 | 959 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
12.8 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.8 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
2,234 | 2,305 | 1,282 | 1,296 | 952 | 1,009 |
2 spells |
1,099 | 1,068 | 585 | 560 | 514 | 508 |
3 spells or more |
1,135 | 1,237 | 697 | 736 | 438 | 501 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Did not work but looked for work |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
1 to 14 weeks |
39.0 | 40.4 | 37.0 | 39.7 | 41.4 | 41.3 |
15 weeks or more |
61.0 | 59.6 | 63.0 | 60.3 | 58.6 | 58.7 |
Worked during the year |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment |
4.2 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment |
95.8 | 96.5 | 95.6 | 96.4 | 96.1 | 96.5 |
1 to 4 weeks |
21.7 | 23.4 | 20.1 | 21.1 | 23.7 | 26.1 |
5 to 10 weeks |
18.6 | 16.0 | 17.9 | 17.0 | 19.4 | 14.8 |
11 to 14 weeks |
12.2 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 10.2 | 12.4 |
15 to 26 weeks |
22.8 | 25.7 | 23.5 | 26.9 | 21.9 | 24.2 |
27 weeks or more |
20.5 | 19.0 | 20.2 | 19.0 | 20.9 | 19.0 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
20.5 | 20.4 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 19.8 | 20.0 |
2 spells |
10.1 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
3 spells or more |
10.4 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 9.9 |
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). |