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Unemployed persons by sex and age, Trinidad and Tobago
Both sexes ('000)
Age 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
15-19 10.2 10.9 13.0 13.8 14.6 12.8 13.3 13.5 13.4 15.4 15.4 16.3
20-24 15.3 16.8 17.3 17.9 18.3 19.6 20.6 21.7 22.5 21.3 23.3 22.3
25-29 9.1 9.7 8.8 11.4 10.5 11.7 13.0 13.5 16.5 17.2 19.3 18.2
30-34 6.4 7.3 7.7 7.4 9.9 10.8 12.0 13.3 14.5 16.2 13.8 11.4
35-39 6.2 5.6 6.9 7.9 9.3 8.9 9.6 9.6 9.1 10.6 10.2 7.7
40-44 4.7 4.7 5.2 5.6 6.4 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.6 5.8
45-49 4.2 2.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.3 5.4 4.7 3.9
50-54 2.8 2.5 3.5 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 2.8 2.7
55-59 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.4 2.0 2.3 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.6
60-64 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.9
65 plus 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3
Total 60.9 62.7 69.3 74.0 79.4 81.2 86.1 89.4 93.9 99.9 99.2 91.2
 
Male ('000)
Age 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
15-19 5.2 6.0 7.2 7.3 8.8 6.7 6.8 8.0 7.8 8.5 9.0 8.8
20-24 7.2 8.4 9.0 9.4 8.5 10.0 10.1 11.7 12.2 11.6 12.8 12
25-29 3.6 4.3 4.3 5.6 4.5 6.0 6.4 6.9 8.5 10.1 10.3 10
30-34 2.4 2.8 3.2 3.7 4.2 4.8 6.0 7.1 7.9 8.8 7.1 6.2
35-39 2.4 2.9 3.6 3.4 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.7 4.7 5.8 5.0 3.6
40-44 1.8 2.3 3.1 3.3 3.4 3.0 2.6 3.8 3.7 4.0 3.6 3.4
45-49 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.7 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.1
50-54 1.4 1.2 1.9 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 1.6 2.2 1.6 1.6
55-59 1 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2
60-64 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.6
65 plus 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
Total 27.7 30.9 36.1 37.9 39.0 41.3 43.1 49.5 51.5 56.3 54.3 49.6
 
Female ('000)
Age 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991
15-19 5.0 4.9 5.8 6.5 5.8 6.1 6.5 5.5 5.6 6.9 6.4 7.5
20-24 8.1 8.4 8.3 8.5 9.8 9.6 10.5 10.0 10.3 9.8 10.6 10.3
25-29 5.5 5.4 4.3 5.8 6.0 5.7 6.6 6.6 8.0 7.1 9.0 8.2
30-34 4.0 4.5 4.5 3.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 7.4 6.7 5.1
35-39 3.8 2.7 3.3 4.5 5.2 4.8 5.3 4.9 4.4 4.8 5.2 4.1
40-44 2.9 2.4 2.1 2.3 3.0 3.0 3.9 2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 2.4
45-49 2.0 1.3 2.7 2.7 2.3 2.2 2.0 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.8
50-54 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2
55-59 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
60-64 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3
65 plus 0.1 0.1 0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total 33.2 31.8 33.2 36.1 40.4 39.9 43.0 39.9 42.4 43.7 44.9 41.5

Source: Continuous Sample Surveys of Population, Central Statistical Office, Trinidad and Tobago

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