	Workforce				Employed				% of Workforce		Unemployed & Looking for work
	Total	Quarterly	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Quarterly	Full-time	Part-time	Unemployed	Quarterly	For work	Quarterly	Full-time		Part-time
	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	%	%	(‘000)	(‘000)	(‘000)	%	(‘000)	%
2025
January	16,115		10,412	5,703	14,495		9,629	4,866	10.1		1,620		783	7.5	837	14.7
February	15,957		10,132	5,825	14,123		9,356	4,767	11.5		1,834		776	7.7	1,058	18.2
March	15,790	(15,954)**	10,032	5,758	14,186	(14,268)**	9,385	4,801	10.2	(10.6)**	1,604	(1,686)¨	647	6.4	957	16.6
April	15,946		9,768	6,178	14,166		9,094	5,072	11.2		1,780		674	6.9	1,106	17.9
May	15,740		9,548	6,192	14,025		8,982	5,043	10.9		1,715		566	5.9	1,149	18.6
2024
January	15,532		9,710	5,823	14,150		9,205	4,945	8.9		1,382		505	5.2	877	15.1
February	15,664		9,962	5,702	14,228		9,359	4,869	9.2		1,436		603	6.1	833	14.6
March	15,625	(15,607)**	9,698	5,927	14,267	(14,215)**	9,103	5,164	8.7	(8.9)**	1,358	(1,392)**	595	6.1	763	12.9
April	15,767		9,998	5,769	14,232		9,329	4,903	9.7		1,535		669	6.7	866	15.0
May	15,675		10,041	5,634	14,310		9,441	4,869	8.7		1,365		600	6.0	765	13.6
June	15,610	(15,684)**	9,835	5,775	14,307	(14,283)**	9,366	4,941	8.3	(8.9)**	1,303	(1,401)**	469	4.8	834	14.4
July	15,752		10,047	5,705	14,155		9,390	4,765	10.1		1,597		657	6.5	940	16.5
August	15,711		9,939	5,772	14,288		9,387	4,901	9.1		1,423		552	5.6	871	15.1
September	15,815	(15,759)**	9,955	5,860	14,305	(14,249)**	9,372	4,933	9.5	(9.6)**	1,510	(1,510)**	583	5.9	927	15.8
October	15,697		10,019	5,678	14,247		9,504	4,743	9.2		1,450		515	5.1	935	16.5
November	15,792		9,840	5,952	14,430		9,267	5,163	8.6		1,362		573	5.8	789	13.3
December	15,818	(15,769)**	10,064	5,754	14,276	(14,318)**	9,323	4,953	9.7	(9.2)**	1,542	(1,451)**	741	7.4	801	13.9
2023
January	15,025		9,545	5,480	13,418		8,901	4,517	10.7		1,607		644	6.7	963	17.6
February	15,038		9,551	5,487	13,517		8,949	4,568	10.1		1,521		602	6.3	919	16.7
March	14,984	(15,016)**	9,529	5,455	13,574	(13,503)**	8,990	4,584	9.4	(10.1)**	1,410	(1,513)**	539	5.7	871	16.0
April	15,100		9,578	5,522	13,814		9,058	4,756	8.5		1,286		520	5.4	766	13.9
May	14,965		9,357	5,608	13,707		8,843	4,864	8.4		1,258		514	5.5	744	13.3
June	15,206	(15,090)**	9,545	5,661	13,635	(13,719)**	8,937	4,697	10.3	(9.1)**	1,572	(1,372)**	608	6.4	964	17.0
July	15,161		9,663	5,498	13,780		9,070	4,710	9.1		1,381		593	6.1	788	14.3
August	15,334		9,456	5,878	13,648		8,796	4,852	11.0		1,686		660	7.0	1,026	17.5
September	15,319	(15,271)**	9,683	5,636	13,755	(13,728)**	8,963	4,792	10.2	(10.1)**	1,564	(1,544)**	720	7.4	844	15.0
October	15,501		9,615	5,886	13,959		9,009	4,950	9.9		1,542		606	6.3	963	15.9
November	15,515		9,634	5,881	14,010		9,008	5,002	9.7		1,505		626	6.5	879	14.9
December	15,539	(15,518)	9,778	5,761	14,175	(14,048)	9,242	4,993	8.8	(9.5)**	1,364	(1,470)**	536	5.5	828	14.4
2022
January	14,580		9,229	5,351	13,379		8,765	4,614	8.2		1,201		464	5.0	737	13.8
February	14,443		9,256	5,187	13,216		8,793	4,423	8.5		1,227		463	5.0	764	14.7
March	14,523	(14,515)**	9,183	5,332	13,390	(13,328)**	8,678	4,712	7.8	(8.2)**	1,133	(1,187)**	387	4.3	746	13.7
April	14,562		9,268	5,294	13,151		8,709	4,442	9.7		1,411		559	6.0	852	16.1
May	14,413		8,990	5,423	13,244		8,513	4,731	8.1		1,169		477	5.3	692	12.8
June	14,491	(14,489)**	9,285	5,206	13,366	(13,254)**	8,876	4,490	7.8	(8.5)**	1,125	(1,235)**	409	4.4	716	13.8
July	14,686		9,378	5,308	13,440		8,884	4,556	8.5		1,246		494	5.3	752	14.2
August	14,850		9,276	5,574	13,487		8,684	4,803	9.2		1,363		592	6.4	771	13.8
September	14,907	(14,814)**	9,416	5,491	13,705	(13,544)**	8,881	4,824	8.1	(8.6)**	1,202	(1,270)**	535	5.7	667	12.1
October	14,830		9,097	5,733	13,468		8,572	4,896	9.2		1,362		525	5.8	837	14.6
November	14,918		9,374	5,544	13,580		8,868	4,712	9.0		1,338		506	5.4	832	15.0
December	14,952	(14,900)**	9,366	5,586	13,568	(13,539)**	8,771	4,797	9.3	(9.2)**	1,384	(1,361)**	595	6.4	789	14.1
2021
January	14,355		8,889	5,466	12,675		8,197	4,478	11.7		1,680		692	7.8	988	18.1
February	14,633		9,112	5,521	12,703		8,322	4,381	13.2		1,930		790	8.7	1,140	20.6
March	14,388	(14,459)**	9,073	5,315	12,749	(12,709)**	8,405	4,344	11.4	(12.1)**	1,639	(1,750)**	668	7.4	971	18.3
April	14,598		9,127	5,471	13,291		8,534	4,757	9.0		1,307		593	6.5	714	13.0
May	14,562		9,237	5,325	13,069		8,679	4,390	10.3		1,493		558	6.0	935	17.6
June	14,768	(14,643)**	9,396	5,372	13,374	(13,245)**	8,826	4,548	9.4	(9.5)**	1,394	(1,398)**	570	6.1	824	15.3
July	14,620		9,384	5,236	13,198		8,765	4,433	9.7		1,422		619	6.6	803	15.3
August	14,403		9,146	5,257	13,041		8,654	4,387	9.5		1,362		492	5.4	870	16.5
September	14,573	(14,532)**	9,178	5,395	13,308	(13,182)**	8,648	4,660	8.7	(9.3)**	1,265	(1,350)**	530	5.8	735	13.6
October	14,339		9,209	5,130	13,019		8,738	4,281	9.2		1,320		471	5.1	849	16.5
November	14,517		9,371	5,146	13,187		8,789	4,398	9.2		1,330		582	6.2	748	14.5
December	14,713	(14,523)**	9,374	5,339	13,461	(13,222)**	8,817	4,644	8.5	(9.0)**	1,252	(1,301)**	557	5.9	695	13.0
2020
January	14,067		9,314	4,753	12,706		8,601	4,105	9.7		1,361		713	7.7	648	13.6
February	14,087		9,190	4,897	12,913		8,673	4,240	8.3		1,174		517	5.6	657	13.4
March (Total)	14,096	(14,083)**	8,798	5,298	12,382	(12,667)	8,114	4,268	12.2	(10.1)**	1,715	(1,417)**	684	7.8	1,030	19.4
March (Early)	13,891		8,884	5,007	12,872		8,482	4,390	7.3		1,019		402	4.5	617	12.3
March (Late)	14,302		8,697	5,605	11,895		7,737	4,158	16.8		2,407		960	11.0	1,447	25.8
April	14,150		8,827	5,323	11,991		7,826	4,165	15.3		2,159		1,001	11.3	1,158	21.8
May	14,128		8,815	5,313	12,038		7,908	4,130	14.8		2,090		907	10.3	1,183	22.3
June	14,106	(14,128)**	8,838	5,268	12,058	(12,029)**	7,934	4,124	14.5	(14.9)**	2,048	(2,099)**	904	10.2	1,144	21.7
July	14,251		8,820	5,431	12,465		8,013	4,452	12.5		1,786		807	9.1	979	18.0
August	14,356		8,919	5,437	12,376		8,151	4,225	13.8		1,980		768	8.6	1,212	22.3
September	14,148	(14,252)**	8,723	5,425	12,320	(12,387)**	7,991	4,329	12.9	(13.1)**	1,828	(1,865)**	732	8.4	1,096	20.2
October	14,158		8,750	5,408	12,348		7,960	4,388	12.8		1,810		790	9.0	1,020	18.9
November	14,119		8,877	5,242	12,439		8,098	4,341	11.9		1,680		779	8.8	901	17.2
December	14,373	(14,217)**	8,948	5,425	12,649	(12,479)**	8,151	4,498	12.0	(12.2)**	1,724	(1,738)**	797	8.9	927	17.1

*Workforce includes those employed and those looking for work - the unemployed.

**Average calculated for previous three months.

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