More than 1.2 million persons from 15 years and older are estimated to be unemployed, representing the total unemployment rate of 11.9%, according to the Labour Force Survey Report.
Of this number, about 714,916 are females, representing 57.2 per cent and 535,997 for males representing 42.8%.
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