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Table 3C Married/Separated Females in the labour force classified by Age
Group and Labour Force Status in the Reference Week,
1983-1986
Labour Force Status
in Reference Week
15-24
25-44
Age Group
45-54
55-64
65 & cDver
Total
1rhousands
In
Employment
(Total)
1983
1984
1985
1986
13 5
13 0
12 3
11 7
81 8
83 9
90 6
93 3
25 1
24 4
26 2
24 8
12
11
12
11
5
1
1
1
2 1
1 9
1 9
1 7
135 0
134 3
143 0
142 7
Full-time
1983
1984
1985
1986
12 1
12 0
11 4
10 8
59 3
64 7
68 4
72 3
14 9
16 2
17 2
16 5
7 7
7 5
7 6
7 4
1 2
1 0
1 2
1 1
95 1
101 4
106 0
108 0
Part-time
not under
employed
1983
1984
1985
1986
1 2
0 8
0 8
0 7
21 3
17 9
20 7
19 3
9 9
7 9
8 6
7 9
4 8
3 4
4 4
3 6
1 0
1 0
0 7
0 7
38 1
31 0
35 2
32 1
Part-time
and under
employed
1983
1984
1985
1986
0 2
0 2
0 1
0 1
1 2
1 3
1 4
1 8
0 3
0 3
0 3
0 5
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
_
-
-
-
1 8
1 9
1 8
2 6
Unemployed
(Total)
Seeking
full-time
work
1983
1984
1985
1986
1983
1984
1985
1986
4 4
3 8
4 9
4 5
2 8
2 5
3 5
2 9
20 6
21 7
25 1
27 4
9 0
10 3
13 4
13 1
3 1
4 4
4 9
5 9
1 3
1 8
2 6
2 4
1 0
1 5
1 5
1 4
0 5
0 6
0 7
0 4
-
-
0
0
_
-
-
0
1
1
1
29 1
31 6
36 4
39 2
13 6
15 3
20 2
18 9
Seeking
part-time
work
1983
1984
1985
1986
1 6
1 3
1 4
1 6
11 6
11 4
11 7
14 3
1 8
2 6
2 3
3 4
0 5
0 9
0 8
1 0
-
-
0
-
1
15 5
16 3
16 3
20 3
Total Labour
Force
1983
1984
1985
1986
17 9
16 8
17 2
16 2
102 4
105 6
115 7
120 7
28 2
28 8
31 1
30 7
13 5
12 6
13 6
12 5
2 1
1 9
2 0
1 8
164 1
165 9
179 4
181 9
Per Cent
Unemployment
Rate
(%)
1983
1984
1985
1986
24 6
22 6
28 5
27 8
20
20
21
22
1
5
7
7
11 0
15 3
15 8
19 2
7 4
11 9
11 0
11 2
_
-
5 0
5 6
17 7
19 0
20 3
21 6
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