Original Data
In first half of May 2021 (compared with second half of April 2021, among persons aged 15 and over):
Unemployment rate from the labour force - 5.0% (5.3% in the second half of April 2021)
The percentage in labour force of employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons – 6.7% (7.9% in the second half of April 2021)
The percentage in labour force of persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons – 9.6% (10.6% in the second half of April 2021)
| Number and percentage in labour force | Second half of April 2021 | First half of May 2021 |
| Unemployed persons | 218,700 5.3% | 198,600 5.0% |
| Employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons | 322,700 7.9% | 267,500 6.7% |
| Persons not in the labour force who stopped working due to dismissal or closure of the workplace from March 2020 + employed persons temporarily absent from work all week due to reasons related to the Coronavirus pandemic + unemployed persons | 446,000 10.6% | 398,600 9.6% |
