CHAPTER 4:
THE LABOUR SECTOR
General considerations
4.1
declined by 0.9%
(1)
During the twelve months ending December 1982, the
supply of labour grew by 0.6% while
0.6% while the demand for labour
In consequence, overall employment
declined somewhat in 1982 and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continued to rise, reaching
reaching 4.5% in the
quarter ending February 1983, up from 3.9% in the quarter
same period, the
ending November 1982
underemployment rate
(3)
(2)
to 2.6%. Influenced
1982, a decrease in
Employment on building
These decreases were,
Over the
rose from 1.9%
by the general economic slowdown in
manufacturing employment was recorded.
and construction sites also declined.
however, largely offset by the increase in employment in the
/tertiary
(1) The total labour force and the employed population according to the
definitions used for the General Household Survey:
Labour force
Rate of Increase/ (Decrease) on previous
period
Number of
persons employed
Rate of Increase/ (Decrease) on previous
period
1981 Sep
Dec
2 501 500
-
2 407 800
2 479 800
(0.9)
2 406 100
(0.1)
1982 Mar
2 480 400
0.3
2 399 800
(0.3)
Jun
2 487 600
0.3
2 401 800
0.1
Sep
2 511 700
1.0
2 405 000
0.1
Dec
2 494 500
(0.7)
2 385 100
(0.8)
(2) These unemployment rates are based on the definitions used for the General Household Survey. In the quarter ending February 1983, 113 000 persons were unemployed (seasonally adjusted).
(3) Underemployment is defined with reference to hours worked. Employed persons who worked less than 35 hours during the week prior to enumeration are considered as underemployed if they were seeking more work, or if they were not seeking more work because they believed more work was not available.
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