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Chart 9(a)
Percent
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0
-1.0
-2.0
THE ECONOMY
Labour force and the employed population (year-on-year growth rate)
Labour force
Total employment
1992
1993
1994
QI Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 QI Q2 Q3 Q4
1991
1995
1996
The growth in total employment outpaced that in labour supply particularly in the latter part of 1996.
Chart 9(b)
Unemployment and underemployment rates
Percent
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
مة
Underemployment rate
0
QI Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
The labour market improved during 1996, following the easing in 1995.
1996