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Full-time and part-time employment by sex and age group

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Full-time and part-time employment by sex and age group
  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
  thousands
Both sexes
Total 16,805.6 17,087.4 16,813.1 17,041.0 17,306.2
    15-24 years 2,615.1 2,646.7 2,471.9 2,451.3 2,470.6
    25-44 years 7,556.6 7,549.5 7,359.2 7,389.8 7,472.5
    45 years and over 6,633.9 6,891.2 6,982.0 7,199.9 7,363.1
Full-time 13,732.7 13,922.9 13,578.9 13,736.7 13,995.0
    15-24 years 1,444.3 1,457.8 1,312.9 1,274.3 1,299.0
    25-44 years 6,681.8 6,666.4 6,447.7 6,460.3 6,543.6
    45 years and over 5,606.6 5,798.7 5,818.3 6,002.1 6,152.4
Part-time 3,072.9 3,164.5 3,234.2 3,304.4 3,311.2
    15-24 years 1,170.8 1,188.9 1,159.0 1,177.0 1,171.5
    25-44 years 874.8 883.1 911.5 929.5 928.9
    45 years and over 1,027.3 1,092.5 1,163.7 1,197.8 1,210.7
Men
Full-time 7,883.1 7,991.2 7,707.2 7,830.9 7,979.5
    15-24 years 835.7 840.4 752.0 736.2 747.3
    25-44 years 3,793.1 3,787.2 3,615.7 3,648.6 3,695.5
    45 years and over 3,254.3 3,363.6 3,339.6 3,446.1 3,536.7
Part-time 985.2 1,021.1 1,053.4 1,080.7 1,105.6
    15-24 years 493.0 499.0 473.7 480.3 492.8
    25-44 years 189.5 207.3 223.4 228.9 238.6
    45 years and over 302.7 314.9 356.4 371.5 374.2
Women
Full-time 5,849.6 5,931.7 5,871.7 5,905.8 6,015.6
    15-24 years 608.6 617.4 560.9 538.1 551.8
    25-44 years 2,888.8 2,879.3 2,832.1 2,811.7 2,848.1
    45 years and over 2,352.2 2,435.0 2,478.7 2,556.0 2,615.6
Part-time 2,087.7 2,143.3 2,180.8 2,223.7 2,205.6
    15-24 years 677.8 689.9 685.3 696.7 678.7
    25-44 years 685.3 675.8 688.1 700.6 690.3
    45 years and over 724.6 777.6 807.3 826.3 836.5

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