Caribbean Labour Statistics
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Unemployed persons by sex and age, Suriname
Both sexes
Age 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
15-19 1,154 1,919 1,360 1,133 1,060 1,410
20-24 3,134 2,405 2,978 3,193 3,940 4,570
25-29 3,255 2,017 3,027 1,290 2,770 3,280
30-34 1,859 1,202 1,928 969 1,630 1,600
35-39 398 1,197 701 527 960 1,330
40-44 473 331 520 149 280 190
45-49 202 565 131 202 240 310
50-54 0 67 54 48 120 210
55-59 0 0 0 48 0 0
60-65 0 0 0 0 0 40
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 10,475 9,703 10,699 7,559 11,010 12,930
 
Male
Age 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
15-19 470 833 679 773 730 940
20-24 1,195 1,272 1,701 2,004 2,590 2,630
25-29 1,593 1,054 1,243 689 1,300 1,720
30-34 847 461 780 360 960 560
35-39 260 461 131 48 400 470
40-44 131 133 221 101 160 140
45-49 131 210 131 101 200 40
50-54 0 0 54 0 80 70
55-59 0 0 0 48 0 0
60-65 0 0 0 0 0 40
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 4,627 4,424 4,940 4,124 6,420 6,580
 
Female
Age 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993
15-19 684 1,086 681 360 330 470
20-24 1,939 1,133 1,277 1,189 1,350 1,940
25-29 1,662 963 1,784 601 1,470 1,560
30-34 1,012 741 1,148 609 670 1,050
35-39 138 736 570 479 560 860
40-44 342 198 299 48 130 50
45-49 71 355 0 101 50 280
50-54 0 67 0 48 40 140
55-59 0 0 0 0 0 0
60-65 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5,848 5,279 5,759 3,435 4,590 6,350

The data for 1995, 1996, 1997 were slightly revised (1999)

Source: Labour Force Surveys, Algemeen Bureau voor de Statistiek, Suriname, various years

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