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National Census Report 2001, St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.5 Unemployed Labour ForceThe 2001 labour force was comprised of 9 258 persons who were unemployed 18 , (Table 5.1).This number of unemployed persons represents an increase compared to 1991 when there were8 238. There were 1 298 males added to the unemployed, while the number of femalesdecreased by 278 during the intercensal period.In 2001, males accounted for 6 229 of the unemployed and females 3 029. Most of theunemployed were in the 20 to 24 and the 15 to 19 age groups (Table 5.1). These two groupstogether accounted for 45.25 per cent of all the unemployed persons.Table 5.6: Unemployment Rate by AgeGroup and Sex, 2001Age Group Total Male FemaleTotal 20.90 22.45 18.3115-19 51.47 50.19 54.1720-24 31.65 32.48 28.7325-29 21.51 23.03 18.2530-34 17.70 18.75 15.5535-39 14.43 16.37 11.1240-44 13.19 15.18 9.7345-49 11.56 14.09 7.4250-54 11.32 14.15 5.9455-59 12.68 15.16 7.3060-64 10.56 13.04 4.8565 + 6.10 6.41 5.86The Unemployment Rate 19 in 2001 was 20.90 per cent with the male having a higher rate (22.45per cent) compared to females (18.31 per cent), (Table 5.6). The unemployment rates for males18 Persons who during the reference period, looked for work or wanted and were available for work19 The Unemployed expressed as a percentage of the Labour Force.71

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