| Year | Employed | Unemployed | Economically active | Economically inactive | Population of working age | Activity rate | Unemployment rate | Employment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| persons, thousands | % | |||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| 1998 | 3 627.6 | 307.6 | 3 935.2 | 2 269.3 | 6 204.5 | 63.4 | 7.8 | 58.5 |
| 1999 | 3 735.5 | 284.4 | 4 019.9 | 2 179.7 | 6 199.6 | 64.8 | 7.1 | 60.3 |
| 2000 | 3 794.4 | 262.7 | 4 057.1 | 2 245.0 | 6 302.1 | 64.4 | 6.5 | 60.2 |
| 2001 | 3 808.2 | 232.7 | 4 040.9 | 2 261.5 | 6 302.4 | 64.1 | 5.8 | 60.4 |
| 2002 | 3 810.6 | 238.0 | 4 048.6 | 2 298.3 | 6 346.9 | 63.8 | 5.9 | 60.0 |
| 2003 | 3 847.2 | 243.1 | 4 090.3 | 2 235.0 | 6 325.3 | 64.7 | 5.9 | 60.8 |
| 2004 | 3 825.4 | 251.3 | 4 076.7 | 2 298.1 | 6 374.8 | 64.0 | 6.2 | 60.0 |
| 2005 | 3 830.0 | 302.1 | 4 132.1 | 2 240.9 | 6 373.0 | 64.8 | 7.3 | 60.1 |
| 2006 | 3 861.9 | 316.8 | 4 178.7 | 2 225.9 | 6 404.6 | 65.2 | 7.6 | 60.3 |
| 2007 | 3 833.6 | 311.5 | 4 145.1 | 2 239.4 | 6 384.5 | 64.9 | 7.5 | 60.0 |
| 2008 | 3 786.8 | 325.6 | 4 112.4 | 2 318.0 | 6 430.5 | 64.0 | 7.9 | 58.9 |
| 2009 | 3 684.8 | 417.0 | 4 101.8 | 2 308.8 | 6 410.6 | 64.0 | 10.2 | 57.5 |
| 2010 | 3 670.0 | 468.7 | 4 138.8 | 2 251.7 | 6 390.4 | 64.8 | 11.3 | 57.4 |
| 2011 | 3 689.0 | 465.0 | 4 154.0 | 2 198.5 | 6 352.5 | 65.4 | 11.2 | 58.1 |
| 2012 | 3 755.3 | 470.8 | 4 226.1 | 2 080.4 | 6 306.5 | 67.0 | 11.1 | 59.5 |
| 2013 | 3 827.3 | 439.0 | 4 266.3 | 1 992.3 | 6 258.6 | 68.2 | 10.3 | 61.2 |
| 2014 | 4 033.3 | 341.6 | 4 374.9 | 1 810.8 | 6 185.7 | 70.7 | 7.8 | 65.2 |
| 2015 | 4 151.2 | 306.5 | 4 457.7 | 1 802.3 | 6 260.1 | 71.2 | 6.9 | 66.3 |
| 2016 | 4 273.1 | 232.8 | 4 505.9 | 1 708.1 | 6 214.0 | 72.5 | 5.2 | 68.8 |
| 2017 | 4 362.3 | 190.8 | 4 553.1 | 1 728.4 | 6 281.5 | 72.5 | 4.2 | 69.4 |
| 2018 | 4 390.8 | 171.3 | 4 562.1 | 1 653.6 | 6 215.7 | 73.4 | 3.8 | 70.6 |
| 2019 | 4 436.0 | 158.7 | 4 594.7 | 1 732.4 | 6 327.1 | 72.6 | 3.5 | 70.1 |
| 2020 | 4 375.8 | 196.5 | 4 572.3 | 1 708.0 | 6 280.3 | 72.8 | 4.3 | 69.7 |
| Male | ||||||||
| 1998 | 1 995.6 | 186.2 | 2 181.8 | 981.9 | 3 163.7 | 69.0 | 8.5 | 63.1 |
| 1999 | 2 055.2 | 169.6 | 2 224.8 | 939.1 | 3 163.9 | 70.3 | 7.6 | 65.0 |
| 2000 | 2 081.4 | 158.5 | 2 239.9 | 969.4 | 3 209.3 | 69.8 | 7.1 | 64.9 |
| 2001 | 2 091.9 | 141.8 | 2 233.7 | 977.3 | 3 211.0 | 69.6 | 6.3 | 65.1 |
| 2002 | 2 086.2 | 137.9 | 2 224.1 | 977.2 | 3 201.3 | 69.5 | 6.2 | 65.2 |
| 2003 | 2 095.6 | 138.2 | 2 233.8 | 957.4 | 3 191.2 | 70.0 | 6.2 | 65.7 |
| 2004 | 2 080.8 | 136.5 | 2 217.3 | 971.3 | 3 188.6 | 69.5 | 6.2 | 65.3 |
| 2005 | 2 081.8 | 158.7 | 2 240.5 | 950.7 | 3 191.2 | 70.2 | 7.1 | 65.2 |
| 2006 | 2 100.3 | 163.8 | 2 264.1 | 909.6 | 3 173.7 | 71.3 | 7.2 | 66.2 |
| 2007 | 2 092.8 | 163.2 | 2 256.0 | 909.0 | 3 165.1 | 71.3 | 7.2 | 66.1 |
| 2008 | 2 057.6 | 173.4 | 2 231.0 | 928.8 | 3 159.8 | 70.6 | 7.8 | 65.1 |
| 2009 | 1 987.7 | 231.8 | 2 219.5 | 934.6 | 3 154.1 | 70.4 | 10.4 | 63.0 |
| 2010 | 1 957.9 | 261.6 | 2 219.5 | 926.0 | 3 145.5 | 70.6 | 11.8 | 62.2 |
| 2011 | 1 980.4 | 251.2 | 2 231.5 | 894.6 | 3 126.1 | 71.4 | 11.3 | 63.3 |
| 2012 | 2 009.3 | 260.8 | 2 270.1 | 849.1 | 3 119.2 | 72.8 | 11.5 | 64.4 |
| 2013 | 2 065.2 | 238.5 | 2 303.8 | 793.0 | 3 096.7 | 74.4 | 10.4 | 66.7 |
| 2014 | 2 180.9 | 180.6 | 2 361.5 | 706.4 | 3 067.9 | 77.0 | 7.6 | 71.1 |
| 2015 | 2 251.2 | 161.0 | 2 412.2 | 694.8 | 3 107.0 | 77.6 | 6.7 | 72.5 |
| 2016 | 2 314.3 | 126.8 | 2 441.1 | 644.1 | 3 085.2 | 79.1 | 5.2 | 75.0 |
| 2017 | 2 382.7 | 95.4 | 2 478.1 | 642.7 | 3 120.8 | 79.4 | 3.9 | 76.3 |
| 2018 | 2 401.6 | 87.9 | 2 489.5 | 602.9 | 3 092.5 | 80.5 | 3.5 | 77.7 |
| 2019 | 2 435.5 | 85.4 | 2 520.8 | 628.9 | 3 149.7 | 80.0 | 3.4 | 77.3 |
| 2020 | 2 414.9 | 103.5 | 2 518.4 | 616.5 | 3 134.9 | 80.3 | 4.1 | 77.0 |
| Female | ||||||||
| 1998 | 1 632.0 | 121.4 | 1 753.4 | 1 287.4 | 3 040.8 | 57.7 | 6.9 | 53.7 |
| 1999 | 1 680.3 | 114.8 | 1 795.1 | 1 240.6 | 3 035.7 | 59.1 | 6.4 | 55.4 |
| 2000 | 1 713.0 | 104.2 | 1 817.2 | 1 275.6 | 3 092.8 | 58.8 | 5.7 | 55.4 |
| 2001 | 1 716.3 | 90.9 | 1 807.2 | 1 284.2 | 3 091.4 | 58.5 | 5.0 | 55.5 |
| 2002 | 1 724.4 | 100.1 | 1 824.5 | 1 321.1 | 3 145.6 | 58.0 | 5.5 | 54.8 |
| 2003 | 1 751.6 | 104.9 | 1 856.5 | 1 277.6 | 3 134.1 | 59.2 | 5.7 | 55.9 |
| 2004 | 1 744.6 | 114.8 | 1 859.4 | 1 326.8 | 3 186.2 | 58.4 | 6.2 | 54.8 |
| 2005 | 1 748.2 | 143.4 | 1 891.6 | 1 290.2 | 3 181.8 | 59.5 | 7.6 | 54.9 |
| 2006 | 1 761.6 | 153.0 | 1 914.6 | 1 316.3 | 3 230.9 | 59.3 | 8.0 | 54.5 |
| 2007 | 1 740.8 | 148.3 | 1 889.1 | 1 330.4 | 3 219.5 | 58.7 | 7.9 | 54.1 |
| 2008 | 1 729.3 | 152.2 | 1 881.5 | 1 389.2 | 3 270.7 | 57.5 | 8.1 | 52.9 |
| 2009 | 1 697.1 | 185.2 | 1 882.3 | 1 374.2 | 3 256.5 | 57.8 | 9.8 | 52.1 |
| 2010 | 1 712.1 | 207.2 | 1 919.3 | 1 325.6 | 3 245.0 | 59.1 | 10.8 | 52.8 |
| 2011 | 1 708.7 | 213.9 | 1 922.5 | 1 303.9 | 3 226.4 | 59.6 | 11.1 | 53.0 |
| 2012 | 1 746.0 | 209.9 | 1 956.0 | 1 231.4 | 3 187.3 | 61.4 | 10.7 | 54.8 |
| 2013 | 1 762.0 | 200.5 | 1 962.5 | 1 199.3 | 3 161.8 | 62.1 | 10.2 | 55.7 |
| 2014 | 1 852.4 | 161.0 | 2 013.4 | 1 104.4 | 3 117.8 | 64.6 | 8.0 | 59.4 |
| 2015 | 1 900.0 | 145.5 | 2 045.5 | 1 107.5 | 3 153.1 | 64.9 | 7.1 | 60.3 |
| 2016 | 1 958.8 | 106.0 | 2 064.8 | 1 064.0 | 3 128.8 | 66.0 | 5.1 | 62.6 |
| 2017 | 1 979.6 | 95.3 | 2 075.0 | 1 085.7 | 3 160.6 | 65.6 | 4.6 | 62.6 |
| 2018 | 1 989.2 | 83.4 | 2 072.6 | 1 050.7 | 3 123.3 | 66.4 | 4.0 | 63.7 |
| 2019 | 2 000.5 | 73.3 | 2 073.9 | 1 103.5 | 3 177.4 | 65.3 | 3.5 | 63.0 |
| 2020 | 1 960.9 | 93.0 | 2 053.9 | 1 091.5 | 3 145.4 | 65.3 | 4.5 | 62.3 |