Page 46 - Labour Market Information Bulletin - 2020 Volume 01

Table 3.1.1.3 : Percenatage Distribution of Currently Unemployed Persons according to
Expected Employment type by Gender - 2020(Jan - June)**

Male Female Total
Employment type
No. % No. % No. %
Self employment 8,585 4.0 37,612 14.7 46,197 9.8
Paid employment 134,477 62.4 167,411 65.6 301,888 64.1
Any employment 72,410 33.6 50,269 19.7 122,680 26.1
Total 215,473 100.0 255,293 100.0 470,765 100.0

Source : Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Department of Census & Statistics
* * All Island

Graph 3.1.1.3: Percentage Distribution of Currently Unemployed Persons by Expected
Employment type & Gender - 1st half 2020

70.0 65.6
62.4
60.0 According to the table 3.1.1.3, about 64
percent of total unemployed persons
Percentage 40.0 33.6 Male expected paid employment in the first
50.0
half of 2020. The graph 3.1.1.3 also
shows that majority of unemployed
30.0
20.0 14.7 19.7 Female males and females expected paid
employment in the first half of 2020.
10.0
4.0
0.0
Self employment Paid employment Any employment
Employment Type

Table 3.1.1.4: Percentage Distribution of Unemployed Persons by Level of Education and
Gender - 2020 (Jan - June)**

G.C.E.(A/L) &
Gender Below G.C.E.(O/L) G.C.E. (O/L) Total
above
Male 45.9 26.0 28.0 100
Female 25.5 20.4 54.1 100
Total 34.8 23.0 42.2 100

Source : Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Department of Census & Statistics
* * All Island

Graph 3.1.1.4: Percentage Distribution of Unemployed Persons by Level of Education and
Gender - 1st half 2020

As per table 3.1.1.4, majority of
unemployment of 42.2 percent was
among those with qualification of
GCE (A/L) & above group in the first
half of 2020. It was 28 percent and
54.1 percent for males and females
respectively. This reveals that the
problem of unemployment was more
acute among educated females than
males.