Labour Force Evolution By Age And Sex, 1986 - 1996

Produced By: Fiji Islands Bureau of Statistics
Category: Labour Supply
Date: 04/08/2006

LABOUR FORCE EVOLUTION BY AGE AND SEX, 1986 - 1996

Fiji's labour force has been growing at a relatively slow rate, due mainly to the level of emigration of its citizens that accelerated in 1987. An off-setting factor has been the rise in the labour force participation rate of females resulting in significant increases in their numbers entering the labour force each year. The two tables below illustrate trends in growth and composition of the labour force by age group and gender over the period 1986 - 1996 as based on census results that reflect (net) emigration over this period. As indicated, the labour force grew by 25,000, or an average annual rate of 0.8%.

Males

Age Group	1986			1996
	Population	LFPR	Labour Force	Population	LFPR	Labour Force
15 - 19	37,070	57.9	21,462	42,829	38.5	16,503
20 - 24	36,731	91.0	33,425	34,444	80.3	27,668
25 - 29	31,988	96.0	30,698	31,283	91.5	28,629
30 - 39	46,372	97.4	45,148	59,252	94.6	56,044
40 - 49	32,021	96.8	30,991	40,823	94.4	38,545
50 & over	36,899	74.3	27,410	44,091	74.1	32,663
N.S.	1,235	64.4	795	-	-	-
Total	222,316	85.4	189,929	252,722	79.2	200,052

Note: LFPR = Labour Force Participation Rate Source: Bureau of Statistics, Report on Fiji Population Census 1986, Vol. 3, Table 1 (Suva 1987) and Bureau of Statistics, 1996 Fiji Census of Population and Housing, General Tables, (Suva: 1998) Table 33. LFPRS are derived figures.  

Females

Age Group	1986				1996
	Population	Reported Labour Force	Revised Labour Force	(Revised)	Population	Labour Force	LFPR
15 - 19	36,546	7,821	14,294	39.1	40,853	7,935	19.4
20 - 24	36,997	10,770	16,689	45.1	32,511	14,745	45.4
25 - 29	31,456	8,239	12,183	38.7	30,377	13,833	45.5
30 - 39	46,053	11,912	17,786	38.6	57,368	26,835	46.8
40 - 49	31,550	7,070	11,797	37.4	40,438	18,658	46.1
50 and over	35,866	5,194	11,633	32.4	46,644	15,712	33.7
NS	1,128	225	225	19.9	-	-	-
Total	219,596	51,231	84,607	38.5	248,191	97,718	39.4

Note: LFPR = Labour Force Participation Rate Source: Bureau of Statistics, Report on Fiji Population Census 1986, Vol. 3, Table 1 (for 1986 population and labour force);
National Planning Office (for revised labour force, as based on Appendix Note 1 and distribution of the additional 33,376 estimated women engaged in subsistence activity according to age distribution pattern reported for women in subsistence activity recorded by 1986 Census in Table 5 (p.230);
Bureau of Statistics, 1996 Fiji Census of Population and Housing, General Tables (Suva: 1998), Table 33. LFPRS are derived figures. 
 

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