| Indicator | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Population (‘000) | 2243 | 2403 | 2551 | 2761 | 3058 | 3120 | 3178 | 3179 | 3225 |
| Working-age population (‘000) | 1305 | 1506 | 1629 | 1899 | 2038 | 2065 | 2087 | 2127 | 2170 |
| Employed (‘000) | 767 | 809 | 968 | 1033 | 1151 | 1148 | 1238 | 1256 | 1188 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 9.9 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 6.25 | 6.01 |