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Employed Population 15 Years and over by Occupation and Employment Status, 1996
Produced By: Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics
Category: Labour Demand
Date: 11/10/2006
Employed Population 15 Years and over by Occupation and Employment Status, 1996
The table below shows the total number of employed persons aged over 15 years by major occupational group and employment status in 1996.
| Major Occupational Groups
| Total |
Own Account |
Total Public Sector |
Total Private Sector |
Unpaid |
Not Stated |
| Legislatiors, Senior Officials, Managers |
7,880 |
2,388 |
646 |
4,527 |
92 |
227 |
| Professionals |
17,984 |
606 |
10,208 |
6,553 |
106 |
511 |
| Technicians & Associates |
11,578 |
688 |
3,525 |
6,991 |
64 |
310 |
| Clerks |
16,501 |
664 |
3,592 |
11,703 |
80 |
462 |
| Service Workers |
22,139 |
3,323 |
3,236 |
14,845 |
123 |
612 |
| Skilled Agriculture & Fisheries |
45,645 |
41,875 |
192 |
2,102 |
487 |
989 |
| Craft & Related Trades |
27,215 |
4,982 |
2,137 |
19,403 |
60 |
633 |
| Plant & Machine Operators |
22,479 |
3,823 |
1,327 |
16,711 |
78 |
540 |
| Elementary Occupations |
45,757 |
25,651 |
2,345 |
16,063 |
494 |
1204 |
| Unallocated Occupation Codes |
2,136 |
11 |
1,911 |
171 |
1 |
42 |
| TOTAL |
219,314 |
84,011 |
29,119 |
99,069 |
1,585 |
5,530 |
(Source: Bureau of Statistics (1998) 1996 Fiji Census of Population and Housing, General Tables, Parliamentary Paper No. 43).Table 47-1