Employment by Economic Activity in DED4 (1999-2008)

Key Insights:

• Services (G-Q) consistently dominated employment, growing from 51.0 thousand in 2005 to 48.6 thousand in 2008 (-4.7%)
• Manufacturing and Construction (C-F) showed growth from 28.5 thousand to 33.2 thousand (+16.5%)
• Construction (F) grew from 7.3 thousand to 5.9 thousand (-19.2%)
• Trade & Transport (G-I) declined from 21.2 thousand to 19.1 thousand (-9.9%)
• Total employment decreased from 83.3 thousand to 83.8 thousand (+0.6%) over the period

Chart Information:

Chart Type: Line Chart

Colors Used:

• Manufacturing & Construction (C-F): #18baa8 (Main color)
• Construction (F): #ff6b6b
• Trade & Transport (G-I): #4ecdc4
• Services Total (G-Q): #45b7d1
• Total Employment: #2c3e50 (Bold line)

Data Period: 2005-2008 (4 years)

Unit: Thousands of persons (THS_PER)

Coverage: Age 15-24 (Y15-24), both sexes combined (T)