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Employment up in August, continuing moderate upward trend since start of the year

thousands 15,500 16,000 16,500 17,000 17,500 18,000 18,500 19,000 19,500 20,000 20,500 Jan. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Aug. 2023
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0287-01.

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Employment up in August, continuing moderate upward trend since start of the year
  thousands
January 2018 18,594.9
February 2018 18,585.0
March 2018 18,642.0
April 2018 18,638.3
May 2018 18,641.5
June 2018 18,692.8
July 2018 18,773.1
August 2018 18,725.7
September 2018 18,802.7
October 2018 18,821.3
November 2018 18,897.2
December 2018 18,932.4
January 2019 18,973.9
February 2019 19,025.1
March 2019 18,989.6
April 2019 19,116.4
May 2019 19,132.4
June 2019 19,144.9
July 2019 19,127.9
August 2019 19,178.7
September 2019 19,183.1
October 2019 19,174.3
November 2019 19,128.1
December 2019 19,198.7
January 2020 19,226.1
February 2020 19,223.4
March 2020 18,075.0
April 2020 16,083.6
May 2020 16,395.4
June 2020 17,431.2
July 2020 17,847.6
August 2020 18,072.9
September 2020 18,501.4
October 2020 18,566.1
November 2020 18,602.5
December 2020 18,539.8
January 2021 18,353.0
February 2021 18,622.5
March 2021 18,875.1
April 2021 18,678.1
May 2021 18,619.4
June 2021 18,872.9
July 2021 18,982.0
August 2021 19,052.4
September 2021 19,218.6
October 2021 19,255.1
November 2021 19,394.3
December 2021 19,473.2
January 2022 19,286.0
February 2022 19,643.8
March 2022 19,663.3
April 2022 19,716.2
May 2022 19,747.9
June 2022 19,702.8
July 2022 19,731.1
August 2022 19,706.3
September 2022 19,718.1
October 2022 19,786.4
November 2022 19,813.1
December 2022 19,882.3
January 2023 20,032.3
February 2023 20,054.1
March 2023 20,088.8
April 2023 20,130.2
May 2023 20,112.9
June 2023 20,172.8
July 2023 20,166.4
August 2023 20,206.3
Source(s):
Labour Force Survey (3701), table 14-10-0287-01.
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