Table 3 - Population, Labour Force, Employed, Unemployed, 15 Years and over
	1974, 1984, 1992 and 2001 Censuses and 1999 Labour Force Survey
	Component	SEX	1974	1984	1992	1999	2001
	Population	Male	1685	2105	3111	4280	4015
		Female	2007	2243	3113	4933	4182
		Total	3692	4348	6224	9213	8197
	Labour Force	Male	1287	1646	2553	3446	3222
		Female	678	1119	1890	3289	2828
		Total	1965	2765	4443	6735	6050
	Employed	Male	833	1290	2397	3287	3014
		Female	347	751	1724	2891	2630
		Total	1180	2041	4121	6178	5644
	Unemployed	Male	454	356	156	159	208
		Female	331	368	166	398	198
		Total	785	724	322	557	406
	Unemployment Rate	Total	39.9%	26.2%	7.2%	8.3%	6.7%
	Participation Rate	Total	53.2%	63.6%	71.4%	73.1%	73.8%
	Note: Definitions and timing change slightly from one census to the next.
	Annual Average Percentage Change from one Census to the Next
		SEX	1974-1984	1984-1992	1992-2001	1992-1999	1992-2001
	Population	Male	2.5%	6.0%	3.2%	5.4%	3.2%
		Female	1.2%	4.8%	3.8%	8.4%	3.8%
		Total	1.8%	5.4%	3.5%	6.9%	3.5%
	Labour Force	Male	2.8%	6.9%	2.9%	5.0%	2.9%
		Female	6.5%	8.6%	5.5%	10.6%	5.5%
		Total	4.1%	7.6%	4.0%	7.4%	4.0%
	Employed	Male	3.8%	10.7%	2.9%	5.3%	2.9%
		Female	11.6%	16.2%	5.8%	9.7%	5.8%
		Total	7.3%	12.7%	4.1%	7.1%	4.1%
	Unemployed	Male	-2.2%	-7.0%	3.7%	0.3%	3.7%
		Female	1.1%	-6.9%	2.1%	20.0%	2.1%
		Total	-0.8%	-6.9%	2.9%	10.4%	2.9%