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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

1.1a Employed Persons

Seasonally adjusted (a) - '000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual average

1966-67

4 836.1

4 855.3

4 886.3

4 907.5

1967-68

4 945.7

4 972.4

5 003.3

5 033.0

1968-69

5 068.6

5 079.5

5 139.6

5 159.2

1969-70

5 196.4

5 253.9

5 320.6

5 369.6

1970-71

5 410.1

5 448.4

5 482.3

5 523.0

1971-72

5 532.4

5 527.1

5 537.0

5 562.1

1972-73

5 629.8

5 675.0

5 704.1

5 711.1

1973-74

5 807.5

5 836.5

5 900.2

5 905.8

1974-75

5 883.0

5 875.5

5 827.7

5 836.3

1975-76

5 870.5

5 931.2

5 949.9

5 964.6

1976-77

5 926.7

5 942.5

5 987.4

6 005.4

1977-78

6 022.9

5 984.1

5999.6

6009.7

6045.1

6036.5

6037.4

1978-79

6032.5

6042.1

5997.5

6040.5

6034.2

6056.4

6060.5

6065.8

6063.2

6079.7

6073.9

6103.0

6054.0

1979-80

6100.4

6115.4

6128.2

6155.7

6187.0

6188.5

6210.0

6224.8

6240.3

6220.2

6272.2

6279.2

6193.1

1980-81

6309.3

6320.2

6325.6

6309.7

6335.2

6357.2

6357.5

6376.6

6383.5

6425.1

6410.0

6424.7

6361.2

1981-82

6419.3

6434.8

6464.3

6432.5

6422.7

6436.1

6467.9

6454.1

6449.2

6433.4

6438.2

6425.4

6439.9

1982-83

6418.5

6422.9

6403.5

6405.5

6349.4

6302.1

6295.0

6292.1

6261.7

6255.8

6269.1

6276.2

6328.9

1983-84

6287.1

6286.5

6319.3

6320.3

6355.3

6386.0

6378.1

6393.6

6452.5

6476.8

6485.4

6507.1

6387.6

1984-85

6519.1

6518.8

6542.9

6539.3

6550.1

6560.1

6580.4

6626.3

6605.5

6582.5

6654.3

6665.6

6579.3

1985-86

6693.7

6734.0

6779.8

6761.8

6855.6

6828.4

6884.9

6891.8

6910.0

6985.2

6974.7

7011.2

6860.0

1986-87

6982.6

6981.0

7004.3

7024.7

7009.5

7028.7

7035.2

7057.4

7085.8

7092.8

7098.4

7130.1

7044.4

1987-88

7168.7

7154.9

7146.6

7172.8

7159.7

7236.9

7301.3

7284.1

7359.0

7366.6

7347.8

7378.2

7256.3

1988-89

7375.8

7417.2

7458.8

7472.4

7492.9

7521.1

7550.1

7608.0

7608.1

7663.3

7711.8

7711.2

7548.6

1989-90

7732.0

7780.1

7788.9

7797.4

7853.5

7828.1

7830.9

7848.8

7858.2

7879.4

7895.1

7898.3

7832.0

1990-91

7908.3

7870.4

7847.3

7833.1

7822.2

7812.2

7760.3

7761.4

7705.4

7714.6

7686.4

7671.5

7782.4

1991-92

7569.4

7686.0

7654.9

7624.3

7628.0

7640.0

7649.2

7659.4

7642.3

7644.8

7615.3

7630.6

7636.7

1992-93

7662.1

7672.3

7627.7

7640.9

7598.2

7597.9

7651.7

7597.9

7654.5

7603.0

7637.4

7665.5

7633.9

1993-94

7655.2

7678.2

7709.7

7745.3

7771.1

7785.6

7794.5

7813.1

7827.1

7840.1

7870.0

7878.2

7780.5

1994-95

7954.4

7949.1

8013.7

8018.2

8024.6

8062.6

8073.5

8153.2

8154.3

8233.9

8226.0

8256.3

8093.1

1995-96

8257.6

8288.1

8264.8

8252.0

8324.0

8331.7

8305.9

8327.8

8294.2

8278.5

8335.9

8334.7

8299.7

1996-97

8342.1

8394.6

8351.8

8386.4

8381.3

8395.5

8422.9

8416.0

8385.8

8407.8

8388.6

8396.1

8389.1

1997-98

8414.2

8388.8

8447.0

8460.3

8507.2

8514.0

8514.6

8529.4

8513.9

8572.1

8567.4

8587.5

8501.4

1998-99

8598.0

8611.2

8652.5

8687.7

(a) Annual figures are original series.

Note: There is a break in the series in April 1986. Care should be exercised when making comparisons over periods within which this date falls.

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