Labour force, Employment and Unemployment – Second Quarter 2023
Highlights
1. Employment of Mauritians is estimated at 553,200 in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 551,800 in the first quarter of 2023 and 515,500 in the second quarter of 2022.
2. The unemployment rate for the second quarter of 2023 is estimated at 6.4%, compared to the rate of 6.7% at the first quarter of 2023 and the rate of 8.1% at the second quarter of 2022.
3. The number of persons considered to be outside the labour force is estimated at 424,400 in the second quarter of 2023 compared to 422,900 in the first quarter of 2023 and 451,500 in the second quarter of 2022.
4. The main characteristics of the unemployed at the second quarter of 2023 were:
(i)
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The 38,100 unemployed comprised 15,600 males (41%) and 22,500 females (59%).
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(ii)
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Around 21,400 (56%) of the unemployed were single; males (83%) and females (38%).
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(iii)
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Some 21,400 (56%) of the unemployed did not have the Cambridge School Certificate (SC) or equivalent and among them 3,900 had not even passed the Primary School Achievement Certificate (PSAC)/Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) or equivalent.
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Around 30,600 (80%) had been looking for work for up to one year.
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Some 10,900 (29%) were looking for a job for the first time.
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Around 18,100 (48%) were registered at the Employment Information Centre.
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(vii)
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Some 4,300 or 11% of the unemployed were heads of households.
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(viii)
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Around 5,700 (15%) lived in households with no employed persons.
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(ix)
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Some 13,100 or about 34% of the unemployed were aged between 16 to 24 years.
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(x)
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There were 7,100 (19%) young persons aged 16 to 24 years, not yet married and looking for a first job. Some 4,300 possessed a qualification below SC.
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- 29 September 2023
