Table 1: Principal Economic Status of 15 - 18 years olds :
2002
| Age Group | Total | Principal Economic Status | ||||
At school, student |
At Work |
Seeking first job |
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job | Other |
||
| 15 years |
60,882
|
56,905
|
2,820
|
427
|
442
|
288
|
| 16 years |
61,682
|
55,618
|
3,470
|
1,206
|
847
|
541
|
| 17 years |
63,039
|
52,335
|
6,735
|
1,609
|
1,516
|
844
|
| 18 years |
65,009
|
42,470
|
14,441
|
1,906
|
2,695
|
1,497
|
| 15-18 years |
248,612 |
207,328 |
27,466 |
5,148 |
5,500 |
3,170 |
1996
| Age Group | Total | Principal Economic Status | ||||
At school, student |
At Work |
Seeking first job |
Unemployed having lost or given up previous job | Other |
||
| 15 years | 71,732 | 69,503 | 819 | 1,026 | 256 | 128 |
| 16 years | 71,884 | 65,385 | 3,425 | 2,093 | 675 | 306 |
| 17 years | 68,932 | 57,430 | 6,804 | 2,950 | 1,241 | 507 |
| 18 years | 65,085 | 42,696 | 14,875 | 3,736 | 3,003 | 775 |
| 15-18 years | 277,633 |
235,014 |
25,923 |
9,805 |
5,175 |
1,716 |