Employed Labour Force by Occupation Group and Sex, (Annual), 2010 to 2023
| Occupation Groups | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Both Sexes | 67,702 | 71,016 | 74,339 | 74,844 | 74,324 | 77,131 | 82,379 | 81,718 | 85,074 | 83,977 | 75,016 | 77,962 | 91,270 | 97,394 |
| Managers | 4,152 | 5,559 | 6,327 | 5,547 | 5,744 | 4,583 | 4,757 | 4,397 | 5,358 | 5,360 | 3,857 | 5,010 | 5,681 | 6,756 |
| Professionals | 7,734 | 5,813 | 5,569 | 6,563 | 7,358 | 7,522 | 7,107 | 7,065 | 7,038 | 6,817 | 6,385 | 7,528 | 7,391 | 9,588 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 7,560 | 3,260 | 4,434 | 3,901 | 4,565 | 5,607 | 6,072 | 5,916 | 6,359 | 6,194 | 5,174 | 5,649 | 6,235 | 6,861 |
| Clerical support workers | 4,733 | 4,668 | 3,875 | 4,634 | 4,693 | 4,619 | 4,848 | 5,204 | 4,542 | 4,938 | 4,266 | 5,345 | 5,852 | 6,853 |
| Service and sales workers | 16,285 | 14,477 | 15,983 | 16,016 | 18,386 | 20,030 | 23,502 | 22,624 | 20,945 | 23,498 | 22,249 | 23,738 | 25,168 | 26,181 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 5,662 | 5,222 | 5,691 | 6,124 | 7,156 | 7,429 | 7,326 | 6,807 | 7,413 | 6,713 | 5,401 | 6,971 | 8,045 | 8,019 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 8,801 | 6,459 | 6,761 | 7,977 | 7,965 | 9,427 | 10,035 | 10,702 | 12,879 | 9,503 | 9,055 | 9,114 | 10,399 | 9,655 |
| Plant and machine operators, and assemblers | 3,617 | 3,149 | 3,327 | 3,479 | 3,747 | 4,109 | 4,655 | 4,750 | 5,379 | 4,897 | 3,824 | 4,440 | 4,594 | 4,966 |
| Elementary occupations | 7,797 | 7,374 | 8,383 | 8,057 | 6,954 | 9,583 | 11,762 | 10,771 | 13,277 | 13,519 | 10,925 | 10,166 | 13,619 | 15,973 |
| Not Stated | 1,361 | 15,038 | 13,988 | 12,547 | 7,756 | 4,222 | 2,315 | 3,481 | 1,884 | 2,537 | 3,879 | .. | 4,287 | 2,541 |
| Total Male | 37,370 | 37,720 | 40,079 | 40,189 | 41,335 | 43,884 | 45,694 | 43,998 | 48,101 | 44,824 | 39,395 | 40,554 | 50,126 | 54,387 |
| Managers | 1,997 | 2,843 | 2,881 | 2,755 | 2,942 | 2,391 | 2,229 | 2,032 | 2,535 | 2,287 | 1,815 | 2,226 | 2,971 | 3,521 |
| Professionals | 3,085 | 2,318 | 1,970 | 2,335 | 3,063 | 2,848 | 2,484 | 2,799 | 2,598 | 2,480 | 2,182 | 2,417 | 2,116 | 4,598 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 3,635 | 1,743 | 2,054 | 1,965 | 2,298 | 2,816 | 2,995 | 3,338 | 2,926 | 2,906 | 2,540 | 2,977 | 3,091 | 3,346 |
| Clerical support workers | 1,157 | 918 | 1,029 | 1,242 | 1,380 | 1,294 | 1,333 | 1,206 | 1,232 | 1,310 | 1,076 | 1,549 | 1,354 | 2,320 |
| Service and sales workers | 6,121 | 5,296 | 6,009 | 6,036 | 7,009 | 7,693 | 8,773 | 7,166 | 7,790 | 8,072 | 7,166 | 7,687 | 8,902 | 8,575 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 4,597 | 4,038 | 4,381 | 4,623 | 5,908 | 6,369 | 6,009 | 5,393 | 5,935 | 5,839 | 4,523 | 5,326 | 6,891 | 7,326 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 7,909 | 5,488 | 5,578 | 7,037 | 6,952 | 8,406 | 9,183 | 9,389 | 11,629 | 8,344 | 7,764 | 7,517 | 9,094 | 8,263 |
| Plant and machine operators, and assemblers | 3,435 | 2,748 | 2,996 | 3,151 | 3,351 | 3,790 | 4,344 | 4,394 | 5,081 | 4,474 | 3,723 | 4,102 | 4,320 | 4,879 |
| Elementary occupations | 4,720 | 3,691 | 4,827 | 4,314 | 4,257 | 6,043 | 7,076 | 6,342 | 7,387 | 7,756 | 6,573 | 6,752 | 9,117 | 9,856 |
| Not Stated | 714 | 8,640 | 8,354 | 6,731 | 4,175 | 2,234 | 1,268 | 1,938 | 987 | 1,355 | 2,033 | .. | 2,271 | 1,702 |
| Total Female | 30,332 | 33,296 | 34,260 | 34,655 | 32,990 | 33,247 | 36,685 | 37,720 | 36,973 | 39,153 | 35,621 | 37,408 | 41,144 | 43,007 |
| Managers | 2,155 | 2,717 | 3,446 | 2,791 | 2,801 | 2,193 | 2,528 | 2,365 | 2,823 | 3,073 | 2,042 | 2,784 | 2,710 | 3,234 |
| Professionals | 4,649 | 3,495 | 3,600 | 4,229 | 4,295 | 4,674 | 4,623 | 4,265 | 4,440 | 4,337 | 4,203 | 5,111 | 5,275 | 4,990 |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 3,925 | 1,517 | 2,379 | 1,935 | 2,268 | 2,791 | 3,077 | 2,578 | 3,433 | 3,288 | 2,633 | 2,672 | 3,144 | 3,515 |
| Clerical support workers | 3,576 | 3,750 | 2,847 | 3,393 | 3,313 | 3,325 | 3,515 | 3,998 | 3,309 | 3,628 | 3,190 | 3,795 | 4,498 | 4,534 |
| Service and sales workers | 10,164 | 9,181 | 9,974 | 9,980 | 11,377 | 12,338 | 14,729 | 15,458 | 13,156 | 15,425 | 15,082 | 16,051 | 16,266 | 17,605 |
| Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers | 1,065 | 1,184 | 1,310 | 1,501 | 1,248 | 1,060 | 1,317 | 1,414 | 1,477 | 874 | 878 | 1,645 | 1,153 | 693 |
| Craft and related trades workers | 892 | 971 | 1,183 | 940 | 1,013 | 1,020 | 852 | 1,312 | 1,250 | 1,159 | 1,292 | 1,597 | 1,305 | 1,392 |
| Plant and machine operators, and assemblers | 182 | 402 | 331 | 328 | 396 | 319 | 311 | 356 | 298 | 424 | 102 | 338 | 274 | 87 |
| Elementary occupations | 3,077 | 3,684 | 3,555 | 3,743 | 2,697 | 3,540 | 4,686 | 4,429 | 5,890 | 5,763 | 4,352 | 3,414 | 4,502 | 6,117 |
| Not Stated | 647 | 6,398 | 5,634 | 5,816 | 3,582 | 1,988 | 1,047 | 1,544 | 897 | 1,182 | 1,846 | .. | 2,016 | 839 |
| ..not available for a specific period | ||||||||||||||
| Note: Data for 2010 is from the Housing and Population Census and 2011 to 2019 is from the Labour Force Survey | ||||||||||||||
| Source: Central Statistical Office, Labor Force | ||||||||||||||
| Last updated: 27/5/2023 by Martha Joseph |