The gainfully occupied population increased by 1.3 per cent in November when compared to the corresponding month in 2011, the NSO said today.

The increase was of 2,014 persons for a total of 152,806.
Over the same period, the number of registered unemployed increased by 506 persons reaching 7,098. This led to an increase of 2,520 persons in the labour supply, which stood at 159,904.

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