Economic Statistics

Labour market indicators (resident population 15 years and over) - 2001 population census
Indicator Total Males females
Number of persons employed 5,928 3,386 2,542
Number of persons employed (urban) 4,569 2,501 2,068
Number of persons employed (rural) 1,359 885 474
Number of persons employed - private 3,291 1,798 1,493
Number of persons employed - public 1,452 835 617
Unpaid workers, subsistence workers 82 48 34
Unemployment rate (%) 13.1 11.7 14.8
Labour force participation rate (%) 69.0 76.4 61.4
Employment-population ratio (%) 60.0 67.5 52.3
Gross average annual income from all sources $12,253 $14,121 $10,328

Source: Statistics Office

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