ISIC

Economic Activity

1997

2004

2007

No. of Est.

No. of Persons Engaged

No. of Est.

No. of Persons Engaged

No. of Est.

No. of Persons Engaged

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

Male

Female

Total

A

Agriculture - farming of cattle &other animals

6,075

7,532

1,640

9,172

5,881

9,731

2,552

12,283

6,976

11,323

3,249

14,572

C

Mining & quarrying

362

2,254

8

2,262

211

1,566

4

1,570

299

1,841

10

1,851

D

Manufacturing

14,813

51,296

9,581

60,877

13,177

51,274

5,291

56,565

15,340

54,469

8,363

62,832

E

Electricity and water supply

886

1,268

4

1,272

510

2,545

94

2,639

477

2,977

87

3,064

F

Construction

526

3,611

250

3,861

704

4,769

298

5,067

627

4,254

303

4,557

G

Wholesale, retail trade & repairs

39,600

61,459

4,263

65,722

55,048

92,350

6,983

99,333

59,253

101,871

9,958

111,829

H

Hotels & restaurants

2,612

5,400

336

5,736

4,192

9,146

802

9,908

4,643

10,266

973

11,239

I

Transport, storage & communications

689

3,053

232

3,285

873

6,864

800

7,664

1,215

7,540

997

8,537

J

Financial intermediation

619

3,082

1,085

4,167

725

3,973

1,145

5,118

844

5,331

1,811

7,142

K

Real estate, renting & business activities

2,736

5,452

1,327

6,779

3,902

8,204

1,730

9,934

4,304

8,881

2,331

11,212

M

Education

1,487

3,935

6,349

10,284

1,960

7,826

9,126

16,952

2,384

8,280

11,811

20,091

N

Health & social work

2,996

6,021

4,592

10,613

3,682

8,956

6,146

15,102

4,260

9,645

6,941

16,586

O

Other community, social & personal services

3,561

5,827

1,504

7,331

6,414

10,694

4,758

15,452

9,064

15,020

8,433

23,453

Total

76,962

160,190

31,171

191,361

97,279

217,898

39,689

257,587

109,686

241,698

55,267

296,965