EMPLOYMENT SERVICE MONTHLY BULLETIN. October 2016

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1 REPUBLIC OF MAURITIUS MINISTRY OF LABOUR, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING (Employment Division) EMPLOYMENT SERVICE MONTHLY BULLETIN October 2016 Tel : Tel : Tel : Tel : EMPLOYMENT SERVICE MAIN OFFICE 11th Floor, Victoria House C/r St Louis & Barracks Street, Port Louis

2 Section 1 Employment Service Monthly Bulletin October 2016 CONTENTS Fact Sheet on Labour Market Indicators. 4-5 Registered unemployed in Mauritius 1. Introduction 7 2. Registered jobseekers as at the end of October Table 1: Number of registered Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers by sex, as at end of October Table 2: Registered unemployed jobseekers by age group and sex, as at end of October Table 3: Registered unemployed jobseekers by qualification and sex, as at end of October In employment and seeking another job 11 4 De-Registration 11 5 Vacancies Table 4: Number of vacancies notified in October Table 5: Number of vacancies notified by occupation (20 and more) in October Magazine de L'Emploi et des Metiers 13 Table 6: Statistics on Magazine de L'Emploi et des Metiers as at 31 October Website of Employment Service Table 7: Statistics on the website 14 8 Youth Employment Programme, Dual Training Programme and Back to Work Programme Job Placement Table 8: Type of placements by sex, October Work Permits. 18 Table 9: Table 10: Number of registered unemployed by qualification, length of registration, sex & age group, as at end of October Number of registered Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers by EIC and sex, as at end of October Table 11: Change in number of registered unemployed by age group & sex, September October Table 12: Number of registered unemployed by occupational group & sex, as at end of October Table 13: Number of registered unemployed by district and sex as at end of October Table 14: Number of registered unemployed by locality and sex, as at the end of October Table 15: Table 16: Table 17: Number of registered unemployed with disabilities by nature of disability and sex as at end of October Number of unemployed new registrants, re-registrants & those who reported for maintaining their registration by Employment Information Centre & sex, October Change in the number of new unemployed registrants by educational attainment & sex, September October Page

3 2 Table 18: Number of new unemployed registrants by educational attainment, sex & age group, October Table 19: Number of new unemployed registrants by occupational group and sex, October Table 20: Number of IN EMPLOYMENT new registrants, re-registrants & those who reported for maintaining their registration by Employment Information Centre & sex, October Table 21: Number of Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers de-registered by EIC and sex, as at end of October Table 22: Number of vacancies notified in EICs by industrial group and sex, October Table 23: Number of vacancies notified in the press by industrial group and sex, October Table 24: Number of vacancies notified in the press and in EICs by industrial group and skill level, October Table 25: Change in number of vacancies notified in the press and in EICs by industrial group, September October Table 26: Result of submission of candidates to employers for job placement effected in October Table 27 Number of placements effected under the Youth Employment Programme by industrial group and sex,october Table 28: Number of placements effected by industrial group, occupation and sex, October Work Permits: Table 29: Number of new work permits issued by industrial group, occupation and sex, October Table 30: Number of work permits renewed by industrial group, occupation and sex, October Table 31: Number of new work permits issued and renewed work permits by country of origin and sex, October Table 32: Number of valid work permits by industrial group & sex, as at end of October Table 33 Number of valid work permits (more than 50) by occupation, as at end of October Table 34: Number of valid work permits by country of origin & sex, as at end of October Section 2 Registered unemployed in Rodrigues island Table 1.1: Number of registered unemployed by qualification, length of registration, sex & age group, as at end of October Table 1.2: Number of registered unemployed by occupational group & sex, as at end of October Table 1.3: Number of Unemployed and In Employment new registrants, re-registrants & those who reported for maintaining their registration by sex, October Table 1.4: Number of registered unemployed with disabilities by nature of disability and sex, as at end of October Table 1.5 Number of valid work permits by occupation and sex, Rodrigues Island, as at end of October Glossary

4 3 ILLUSTRATIONS Fig 1: Registered unemployed by educational attainment, as at end of October Fig 2: Number of registered unemployed by age group & sex, as at end of October Fig 3: Number of vacancies by industrial group, October Fig 4: Distribution (%) of vacancies by skill level, October Fig 5: Distribution (%) of new work permits & renewed work permits by country of origin, October Fig 6: Number of new work permits issued & renewed work permits by industrial group, October

5 4 Fact Sheet on Labour Market Indicators: Employment Division Indicators September 2016 October 2016 Change % Change Registered jobseekers Male 21,389 20, Female 24,858 24, Total 46,247 45, Registered unemployed jobseekers Male 7,828 7, Female 16,241 15, Total 24,069 23, Registered In employment jobseekers Male 13,561 13, Female 8,617 8, Total 22,178 22, Registered unemployed professional jobseekers Male Female 1,770 1, Total 2,695 2, Registered unemployed youth jobseekers (16-30 years) Male 5,754 5, Female 9,049 8, Total 14,803 14, Registered new unemployed jobseekers Male Female Total 1, Registered unemployed jobseekers with disabilities Male Female Total Vacancies notified or advertised Employment Information Centres 2,274 2, Press Total 3,191 3, Jobseekers referred for vacancies notified Male 1,737 1, Female 2,293 2, Total 4,030 3, Jobseekers placed Male Female Total Valid work permits Male 27,941 27, Female 10,560 10, Total 38,501 38,

6 5 Fact Sheet on Labour Market Indicators Statistics Mauritius Indicators 2015 Second Quarter 2016 Active Population (Labour Force) Male 353, ,800 Female 231, ,300 Total 584, ,100 Activity rate (%) Male Female Total Employed population Male 333, ,400 Female 204, ,600 Total 538, ,000 Unemployed population Male 19,500 18,400 Female 26,800 24,700 Total 46,300 43,100 Unemployed with tertiary qualifications Male 3,400 5,400 Female 5,600 4,400 Total 9,000 9,800 Unemployed youth (16 30 years) Male 13,100 13,600 Female 16,700 15,100 Total 29,800 28,700 Unemployment Rate (%) Male Female Total * Real GDP Growth Rate (%) Inflation Rate (%) 1.3 Around 1.2 For more information, visit the website of Statistics Mauritius: *Forecast

7 SECTION I MAURITIUS

8 7 Employment Service Monthly Bulletin October Introduction This is a monthly bulletin prepared by the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training to present data on registered unemployed, vacancies, placements of jobseekers and work permits. This present issue refers to the month of October 2016 for the Island of Mauritius and Island of Rodrigues. The data are compiled on the basis of information collected at the thirteen Employment Information Centres (EICs) throughout the island and at the different units of the Employment Service Main Office. Registered unemployed comprise new registrants, re-registrants and those maintaining their registration. New registrants refers to new jobseekers wishing to be placed on the live register of unemployed of the Employment Service. Re-registrants refers to those who have ceased registration for a period not exceeding two years, and come back to be re-admitted on the live register. If the break is more than two years then the case will be considered as a new one. 2. Registered jobseekers as at the end of October 2016 The total number of registered unemployed at the end of October 2016 stood at 23,333 (7,457 males and 15,876 females). In addition to registered unemployed, 22,018 jobseekers (13,405 males and 8,613 females), who though already in employment, were registered at the Employment Information Centres, in search of a better job. Table 1: Number of registered Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers by sex, as at end of October 2016 Registered Jobseekers Male Female Total Unemployed 7,457 15,876 23,333 In employment 13,405 8,613 22,018 Total 20,862 24,489 45,351

9 8 2.1 Distribution of registered unemployed by sex and age, qualification, length of registration, occupational group, district, locality and disability as at the end of October Distribution by sex and age (Table 9) The proportion of females among the registered unemployed was 68% against 32% for males. The proportion of registered unemployed aged between 16 and 29 years was 72% for males and 53% among females respectively. The mean age worked out to 31 years for male and female jobseekers altogether. The table below provides for the profile of registered unemployed jobseekers by age group. Table 2: Registered unemployed jobseekers by age group and sex, as at end of October 2016 Age Group Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % , , , , , , , , , , Total 7, , , Distribution by qualification (Table 9) Among the registered unemployed, some 17% have never been to school or did not pass the Certificate of Primary Education; while about 8% possessed the CPE as the only qualification. Another 27% have followed secondary education (Form I to V), without passing the School Certificate. The proportion of registered unemployed with SC, HSC and tertiary education were 21%, 15% and 12% respectively. In general, female registered unemployed are more qualified than their male counterparts. The percentage of males and females who did not possess their Certificate of Primary Education was 21% and 15% respectively. On the other hand, 19% of males and 22% of females registered unemployed have attained the School Certificate and 13% of males and 16% of females the Higher School Certificate. The next table provides for the profile of registered unemployed jobseekers by qualification and sex.

10 9 Table 3: Registered unemployed jobseekers by qualification and sex, as at end of October 2016 Qualification Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % Education Nil+ Std VI Failed 1, , , Standard VI Passed , ,866 8 Form 1 to V (including SC failed) 1, , , SC 1, , , HSC , , Professional , , Total 7, , , Distribution by length of registration (Table 9) Out of the 23,333 registered unemployed as at the end of October 2016, 28% have registered for less than one year and 25% have been registered for a period between one and three years. It is to be noted that 38% have been on the registration list for five years or more. On average, an unemployed has been in registration for 2.9 years. The average length of registration for females being slightly higher than that of males, 3.2 years compared to 2.3 years Number of registered unemployed & In employment by EICs & Gender (Table 10) Table 10 provides for the number of registered Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers by EIC and sex, as at the end of October Comparison with the previous month (Table 11) Compared to September 2016, the number of registered unemployed has decreased by 736, from 24,069 for September 2016 to 23,333 for October 2016 (Table 11) Distribution by occupational group (Table 12) Registered unemployed are classified into occupational groups according to their previous work experience or their technical or professional qualifications. Among the 23,333 unemployed registrants, (29%) were classified as Clerical Support Workers, (17%) were classified as Service and Sales Workers and (12%) were engaged in Elementary Occupations. About (12%) had never worked and

11 10 did not possess any technical or professional qualifications while 8% were classified as Managers; Professionals Geographical distribution (Tables 13 & 14) Table 13 gives the distribution of registered unemployed by district and sex. An analysis of registered unemployed by locality shows that the region of Port Louis had the greatest number of registered unemployed (2,490) followed by Quatre Bornes and Vacoas (1,213 and 1,172 respectively). Case Noyale and Tamarin had the lowest number of registered unemployed, 26 and 28 respectively Registered unemployed with disabilities (Table 15) Among the 23,333 unemployed registrants, there were 211 persons with disabilities who were looking for work comprising of 157 males and 54 females. Table 15 gives the number of registered unemployed with disabilities by their type of disability. 2.2 New Registration, Re-registration and maintaining Registration in October New registration In October 2016, 819 persons (382 males and 437 females) have registered themselves as unemployed for the first time (Table 16). Compared to September 2016, the number of new unemployed registrants has decreased by 183, from 1,002 for September 2016 to 819 for October 2016 (Table 17). About 79% of the new registrants were aged between 16 and 29 years old and 12% were aged between 30 and 39 years old. Those aged 40 years and above amounted to 73 i.e. 9% (Table 18). Among the new unemployed registrants, for the month of October 2016, 250 (31%) have never been to school or have attained only primary school level. Of these 61 (24%) have achieved the Certificate of Primary Education. Some 16% have followed the secondary education without passing the School Certificate; 17% had the School Certificate and 16% possessed the Higher School Certificate as their highest qualification. Among the new registrants, 164 were holders of professional qualifications (Table 18). Out of the 819 new registrants, 95 persons had neither worked before nor undergone any technical or professional training. Some 25% had previous work experience or were qualified to work as Clerical Support Workers and 16% of the new unemployed registrants were classified under Service and sales workers. About 11% had been engaged in Elementary Occupations. Among the new registered unemployed, 113 had work experience or were qualified as Managers; Professionals (Table 19).

12 Re-registration and maintaining registration The total number of re-registration for the month of October 2016 stood at 833 (330 males and 503 females). A total of 4,228 unemployed persons (1,169 males and 3,059 females) reported to the Employment Information Centres to maintain their registration (Table 16). 3. In employment and seeking another job During the month of October 2016, 882 persons who, though already in employment, registered themselves at the Employment Information Centres in search of better jobs. Among them, 248 were new registrants and 634 were re-registrants (Table 20). There were also 4,718 registrants, in employment, who reported to the Employment Information Centres to maintain their registration; comprising 2,887 males and 1,831 females. 4. De-Registration De-Registration refers to jobseekers who fail to maintain their registration during the month and consequently their applications are removed from the live register and placed in a dormant register. During the month of October 2016, 3,757 jobseekers have de-registered their application as jobseeker, out of which 2,419 were unemployed jobseekers and 1,338 as in employment jobseekers (Table 21). 5. Vacancies In October 2016, vacancies notified to the Employment Information Centres numbered to 2,600. The highest number of vacancies being 699 was advertised in the Manufacturing sector. (Table 22). A total of 655 vacancies have been notified in the press during the month of October 2016 (Table 23). The bulk of the vacancies in the press were from the Manufacturing sector with 225 vacancies. Overall, the total number of vacancies notified for the month of October 2016 was 3,255. The next table provides for the number of vacancies notified in October Table 4: Number of vacancies notified in October 2016 Notification Male Female Either male or female Total EICs 1, ,092 2,600 Press Total 1, ,718 3,255

13 12 Table 24 shows the distribution of vacancies by industry and skill level. Compared to September 2016, the number of vacancies for the month of October 2016 has increased by 64 as shown in Table 25. The table below provides for the number of vacancies notified by the most demanded occupations in October Table 5: Number of vacancies notified by occupations (20 and more) in October 2016 Occupation Number Helper 344 Machine Operator, Sewing 183 Machine Operator, Packing 164 Cleaner 136 Security Guard 132 Mason 116 Insurance Agent 115 Waiter/Waitress 103 Carpenter 91 Plumber 88 Electrician 86 Cashier 82 Shelves Worker 76 Welder 72 Salesperson 66 Call Centre Operator 60 Driver 56 Shop Assistant 55 Kitchen Helper 51 Painter 48 Sales Representative 48 Barbender 45 Machine Operator, Plastic Fabrication 40 Accounts Clerk 28 Clerical Officer 27 Cook 26 Cabinet Maker 24 Tile Setter 24 Baker 20 Others 849 Total 3,255 11% of the vacancies notified in October 2016 were for Helper.

14 13 6. Magazine de L Emploi et des Metiers: During the month of October 2016, six programmes consisting of 2,190 vacancies were broadcast. Reportages were broadcast on the following: Ship Models Manufacturing, Security and Marine sectors 50 jobseekers, out of which 45 male and 5 female were placed. Since the start of the programme on 21 March 2007, the number of jobseekers placed has reached 8,450. Table 6: Statistics on Magazine de L Emploi et des Metiers as at 31 October 2016 No. of programme broadcast 637 No. of vacancies broadcast 124,017 No. of placement 8, The website of Employment Service: The website was launched in October The objective of the website is as follows: To have a dedicated and state of the art interactive website for jobseekers and employers that will be more user-friendly and responsive. To incorporate overseas vacancies notified in the context of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). To provide a quicker search engines both for jobseekers and employers.

15 14 The Benefits of the Website are: Jobseekers can view latest vacancies both local and abroad Jobseekers can apply for jobs directly Employers can upload their vacancies and effect quick search for potential candidates. Employers can view profiles of candidates, CVs, references and qualifications. Free of cost and accessible to intended users even on smart phones, tablets and laptops and will be linked to all the other related stakeholders dealing with employment issues. Trainee Engineer Project In the Budget 2016/2017, Government announced the setting up of a Pre-registration Training of Graduates in Engineering. Facilities for practical training are being provided by the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations, Employment and Training under a special scheme for the placement of graduates in engineering in order to enable them to qualify for registration with the Council of Registered Professional Engineers of Mauritius and to operate as full-fledged Engineers. The Trainee Engineer Project was advertised on the website. Candidates were called to register on the website. As at 7 November 2016, the number of applications received was 624. Pre-selection interviews are being conducted and the Ministry will liaise with Ministries/Departments for the placement procedures. A first intake of 27 Trainee Engineers, comprising of 25 males and 2 females was made on Thursday 28 October Table 7: Statistics on the website Type of Statistics For the month of October 2016 As at the end of October 2016 Number of jobseekers registered ,970 Number of employers registered 73 1,520 Number of vacancies posted 248 5,712 Number of jobseekers placed 4 157

16 15 8. Youth Employment Programme, Dual Training Programme and Back to Work Programme 8.1 The Youth Employment Programme (YEP) which started in 2013 is meant for unemployed youth aged between 16 and 30 years and provides them with training and placement in an enterprise for an initial period of one year with the possibility of one additional year of placement with another enterprise. The programme provides for the payment of a monthly stipend to the youth as follows: Non-graduates: Between Rs 6,000 and Rs 8,000 Graduates: Between Rs 10,000 and Rs 15,000 50% of the stipend is refunded to the employer by Government as well as 50% of the training cost up to a maximum of Rs 7,500 per youth. Since October 2015, the YEP has been extended to the public sector. According to the YEP Secretariat, there is a total number of 24,191 (10,477 males and 13,714 females) youth registered with YEP as at 31 October The number of Employers registered with YEP is 2,810 and about 54% of them are participating actively in the recruitment process. The number of jobseekers placed as at 31 October 2016 is 15,983, consisting of 7,619 males and 8,364 females). 175 jobseekers have been placed through the YEP during the month of October 2016 out of which 53 in the Real estate, renting and business activities sector and 38 in the Wholesale and retail trade sector (Table 27). 8.2 The Dual Training Programme (DTP), launched in June 2015 provides for unemployed Mauritians to follow a Diploma or Degree Course with a tertiary institution registered with either the Tertiary Education Commission or the Mauritius Qualifications Authority in fields

17 16 required by the labour market, with placement in an enterprise. Under the Programme, trainees will be paid a monthly stipend of Rs 3,000 for a maximum period of three years. As for employers, they will be refunded 40% of the course fees or Rs 45,000 whichever is the lower, per year per trainee as well as the stipend for a maximum of three years. Trainees can be employed after completion of the course. 19 companies have registered in the DTP and have enrolled 122 trainees, out of which 49 males and 76 females. The trainees are following different courses such as Technical Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, BTS Communication, BTS Assistant de Gestion PME/PMI, BTS Management des Unites Commerciales, BTS Services Informatiques aux Organisations and BTS Banque. The training institutions are Universite des Mascareignes and MCCI Business School. The forthcoming DTP projects are: Diploma in Industrial Refrigeration and Diploma in International Business & Logistics which will accommodate 20 trainees each. 8.3 The Back to Work Programme (BTWP) which was launched in June 2015 is meant for women above 30 years of age to enable them take up or resume employment. The Programme provides for the placement of women in a job for an initial period of six months following which they may be employed. During the placement period, the women will be paid a stipend of Rs 5,000 and will get the opportunity of following training in a registered institution. Employers enrolling women on placement under the Programme will be refunded the training cost up to a maximum of Rs 7,500 per woman as well as the stipend for the placement period. According to the BTWP secretariat, as at the end of October 2016, 305 employers are registered in the programme, out of which 117 participated actively. 1,048 women are registered in the programme and 389 have been placed. For the month of October 2016, 20 new employers have registered and 30 women have been placed. 9. Job Placement 9.1 Placement is made according to the job requirements of employers. For the month of October 2016, 2,600 vacancies have been processed by the Employment Information Centres and 3,949

18 17 registrants were referred for employment by the latter. Out of the 3,949 (1,546 males and 2,403 females) referred jobseekers, 703 declined job offers, 523 failed to report to employers and 1,788 were not selected. There were 189 registrants who reported that they have been employed and the result of referral for 736 remaining applicants was not yet known. For the month of October 2016, placement has been effected for about 7% of the vacancies processed. Some vacancies for the month of September 2016 have been processed during the month of October 2016 leading to 10 additional placements being made. As regards placement in the public sector, 17 vacancies have been reported for which 100 jobseekers have been referred and 1 person has been placed for previous vacancy. Furthermore, 55 persons registered in the Redeployment Unit have been placed, 50 persons through the TV programme Magazine de L Emploi et des Metiers, 4 persons through the Job Management System, 175 through the Youth Employment Programme and 30 persons through the Back to Work Programme. 27 young persons have received their letters for internship as Trainee Engineers in the Public Sector. Thus, the total number of placements, for the month of October 2016, amounted to 541 (Table 28) and as shown below. Table 8: Type of placements by sex, October 2016 Type of Placements Male Female Total Number % Number % Number % EIC Public Sector Redeployment Unit Magazine de L Emploi et des metiers Job Management System YEP Back to Work Programme Dual Training Programme Trainee Engineer Project Total The disparity between the number of vacancies reported and the number of persons placed can be explained by unwillingness of job seekers to accept job offers and also by some criteria set by the employers. Some jobseekers refused job offers because of the conditions of work e.g. low salary, overtime or night duty. Most of the jobseekers refused the jobs offered to them as they are looking for public sector jobs. For some vacancies no suitable candidates were available.

19 18 In some cases, employers were not satisfied with referred candidates and consequently the vacancies were filled by the employers themselves. Some candidates were not selected by employers as according to the latter they were not suitable for the work or lack previous experience. Employers were not willing to offer higher salaries, thus the jobseekers that were looking for a better pay were not selected by the employers. 9.3 A breakdown of placements by industrial group shows that the majority of the placements made by EICs was in the Wholesale and retail trade sector (67). The remaining placements were effected in companies engaged in other activities (Table 28) 10. Work Permits For the month of October 2016, the number of new work permits issued was 621. The majority of the new work permits issued was for the Manufacturing sector (449). Out of the total of 621 new work permits issued, 248 were allocated to Bangladeshi workers, 183 to Indian workers, 73 to Sri Lankan workers and 67 to Malagasy workers. (Tables 29 & 31). The number of work permits renewed for the month of October 2016 amounted to 910 out of which 721 were for the Manufacturing sector (Table 30). The majority of the work permits renewed were for Bangladeshi, Indian, Malagasy and Sri Lankan workers, with 482, 210, 119 and 41 permits respectively as shown in Table 31. The number of valid work permits as at the end of October 2016 stood at 38,286. Most of the foreign workers in Mauritius was working in the Manufacturing sector (82%), out of whom 64% was working as Machine Operator, Sewing and 5% as Fish Cutter in September 2016 (Table 32 & 33). The countries of origin for the valid work permits are given in Table % of the valid work permits was for Bangladeshi workers, while 21% of the expatriates came from India. Section II of this Bulletin provides data on registered jobseekers for Rodrigues Island. Date: 9 November 2016 Employment Service Main Office Level 11, Victoria House, C/R, Barracks and St. Louis Streets Port Louis. Tel : lmiunit@govmu.org Website:

20 Table 9 - Number of registered unemployed by qualification, length of registration, sex and age group, as at end of October 2016 Male Female Both Sexes Qualification Length Age group of Registration Total Total Education Nil Less than 1 year Std VI Failed 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above , ,695 Total , , , ,473 1,559 3,913 Grand Total Standard VI Less than 1 year (passed) 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above Total , ,866 Form I to V Less than 1 year ,136 (including SC failed) 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above ,280 1,024 2, ,450 1,165 3,382 Total 338 1, , ,401 1,624 1,199 4, ,482 1,904 1,426 6,381

21 Table 9 (Cont'd) - Number of registered unemployed by qualification, length of registration, sex and age group, as at the end of October 2016 Male Female Both Sexes Qualification Length Age group of Registration Total SC Less than 1 year ,300 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above , ,796 Total 186 1, , , , ,912 1, , Total Grand Total HSC Less than 1 year , , ,527 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above Total , , , , Professional Less than 1 year , ,112 1 yr but < 2 yrs yrs but < 3 yrs yrs but < 4 yrs yrs but < 5 yrs yrs and above Total , , , ,722 Grand total 821 4,528 1,097 1,011 7, ,558 4,367 3,061 15,876 1,711 12,086 5,464 4,072 23,333

22 Table 10 - Number of registered Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers by EIC and sex, as at end of October 2016 EIC 1 Unemployed In Employment Total Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Curepipe , ,015 1,922 Flacq 945 3,018 3,963 2,389 1,185 3,574 3,334 4,203 7,537 Mahebourg ,289 1, ,576 1,362 1,503 2,865 Mapou 520 1,285 1,805 1, ,304 1,907 2,202 4,109 Port Louis 1,146 1,344 2,490 1, ,699 2,212 1,977 4,189 Quartier Militaire 560 1,266 1,826 1, ,765 1,651 1,940 3,591 Quatre Bornes , ,097 1,101 1,458 2,559 Riviere des Anguilles , ,220 1,146 1,451 2,597 Riviere du Rempart , ,405 1,139 1,267 2, Rose Belle 564 1,504 2,068 1, ,197 1,934 2,331 4,265 Rose Hill , ,086 1,204 1,354 2,558 Triolet 623 1,388 2,011 1, ,904 1,705 2,210 3,915 Vacoas 542 1,022 1, ,274 1,260 1,578 2,838 Total 7,457 15,876 23,333 13,405 8,613 22,018 20,862 24,489 45,351 1 Employment Information Centre

23 22 Table 11 - Change in number of registered unemployed by age group & sex, September October 2016 Age Group (years) Male September 2016 October 2016 Change Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes , , ,733 7,703 12,436 4,528 7,558 12, ,132 4,468 5,600 1,097 4,367 5, ,068 3,081 4,149 1,011 3,061 4, Total 7,828 16,241 24,069 7,457 15,876 23, Table 12 - Number of registered unemployed by occupational group and sex, as at end of October 2016 Occupational group Male Female Both Sexes Managers Professionals 491 1,284 1,775 Technicians & Associate Professionals ,599 Clerical Support Workers 1,547 5,140 6,687 Service and Sales Workers 991 2,931 3,922 Skilled Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Workers Craft & Related Trades Workers 1, ,773 Plant & Machinery Operators & Assemblers ,649 Elementary Occupation 988 1,841 2,829 New Workers Seeking Employment 803 2,045 2,848 Total 7,457 15,876 23,333

24 23 Fig 1: Registered unemployed (%) by educational attainment, as at end of October 2016 Male Female Professional 12.2% Education Nil + Std VI Failed 20.5% Professional 11.4% Education Nil +Std VI Failed 15.0% HSC 13.3% HSC 16.3% Standard VI 7.7% SC 19.4% Form I to V 25.8% Standard VI 8.7% SC 21.6% Form I to V 28.1% Fig 2: Number of registered unemployed by age group & sex, as at end of October 2016 Number Male Female Age group

25 Table 13 - Number of registered unemployed by district & sex, as at end of October District Male Female Both Sexes Port Louis 1,146 1,344 2,490 Black River Plaine Wilhems 1,891 3,141 5,032 Pamplemousses 987 2,258 3,245 Rivière du Rempart 417 1,194 1,611 Moka 560 1,258 1,818 Flacq 956 3,032 3,988 Grand Port 791 2,140 2,931 Savanne 546 1,223 1,769 Total 7,457 15,876 23,333 Table 14 - Number of registered unemployed by locality & sex, as at end of October 2016 Locality Male Female Both Sexes Baie Du Cap Bambous Beau Bassin Bel Air Belle Vue Maurel Bramsthan Brisee Verdiere Camp de Masque Pave Camp Diable Canot Case Noyale Central Flacq Chemin Grenier Cottage Curepipe

26 Table 14 (Cont'd) - Number of registered unemployed by locality & sex, as at end of October Locality Male Female Both Sexes Dagotiere Fond Du Sac Goodlands Grand Bay Grand Bois Grand Gaube Grand River South East L'Escalier La Rosa Lallmatie Laventure Long Mountain Mahebourg Mare La Chaux Medine Moka Mont Roches Montagne Blanche Old Grand Port Pamplemousses Petit Raffray Petite Riviere Phoenix Piton Plaine des Papayes Plaine Magnien Pointe aux Piments Port Louis 1,146 1,344 2,490 Poste de Flacq

27 Table 14 (Cont'd) - Number of registered unemployed by locality & sex, as at end of October Locality Male Female Both Sexes Poudre d'or Hamlet Poudre d'or Village Quartier Militaire Quatre Bornes ,213 Quatre Soeurs Riviere des Creoles Riviere des Anguilles Riviere du Poste Riviere du Rempart Roche Noires Rose Belle Rose Hill Sebastopol Souillac St. Hubert St. Julien d'hotman St. Pierre Tamarin Terre Rouge Triolet Trois Boutiques Trou d'eau Douce Vacoas ,172 Total 7,457 15,876 23,333

28 27 Table 15 - Number of registered unemployed with disabilities by nature of disability and sex, as at end of October 2016 Nature of disability Male Female Both Sexes Abnormal movement of body parts Blind Deaf Deformation of body parts since birth Disabled due to accident Disabled following surgical operation or illness Dwarf Dumb Lame Mentally retarded Partly blind Partly deaf Polio Stammer Epileptic Deaf and Dumb Mental illness Total

29 Table 16 - Number of UNEMPLOYED new registrants, re - registrants and those who reported for maintaining their registration by Employment Information Centre & sex, October 2016 New Registrants 28 Re-Registrants Those who reported for maintaining their registration Employment Information Centre Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Male Female Both sexes Curepipe Flacq Mahebourg Mapou Port Louis Quartier Militaire Quatre Bornes Riv. Des Anguilles Riv. Du Rempart Rose Belle Rose Hill Triolet Vacoas Total ,169 3,059 4,228

30 Table17 - Change in the number of new unemployed registrants by educational attainment and sex, September October 2016 Education Level Male September 2016 October 2016 Change Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Education Nil+Std VI (Failed) Standard VI (Passed) Form I to V (including SC failed) SC (including HSC failed) HSC Professional Both Sexes Total , Table 18 - Number of new unemployed registrants by educational attainment, sex and age group, October Age group Education level Male Female Total Both Sexes Total Total Education Nil+Std VI (Failed) Standard VI (Passed) Form I to V (including SC failed) SC (including HSC failed) HSC Professional Total

31 Table 19 - Number of new unemployed registrants by occupational group and sex, October Occupational group Male Female Both Sexes Managers Professionals Technicians & Associate Professionals Clerical Support Workers Service and Sales Workers Skilled Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Workers Craft & Related Trades Workers Plant & Machinery Operators & Assemblers Elementary Occupations New workers Seeking Employment Total Table 20- Number of IN EMPLOYMENT new registrants, re - registrants and those who reported for maintaining their registration by Employment Information Centre & sex, October 2016 Employment Information Centre New Registrants Re-Registrants Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Those who reported for maintaining their registration Both Sexes Male Female Curepipe Flacq Mahebourg Mapou Port Louis Quartier Militaire Quatre Bornes Riv. Des Anguilles Riv. Du Rempart Rose Belle Rose Hill Triolet Vacoas Both Sexes Total ,887 1,831 4,718

32 Table 21 - Number of Unemployed and In Employment jobseekers de-registered by EIC and sex, as at end of October 2016 EIC 1 Unemployed In Employment Total Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Male Female Both Sexes Curepipe Flacq Mahebourg Mapou Port Louis Quartier Militaire Quatre Bornes Riviere des Anguilles Riviere du Rempart Rose Belle Rose Hill Triolet Vacoas Total 1,103 1,316 2, ,338 1,940 1,817 3,757 1 Employment Information Centre

33 32 Table 22 - Number of vacancies notified in EICs 1 by industrial group and sex, October 2016 Either male or Industrial group Male Female female Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of which: Textiles Wearing apparel Construction Wholesale & retail trade; repair of m/vehicles, motorcycles & personal & household goods Hotels and restaurants Transport, storage and communications Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Information technology Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities Private households with employed persons EICs - Employment Information Centres Total Total 1, ,092 2,600 Table 23 - Number of vacancies notified in the PRESS by industrial group and sex, October 2016 Either male or Industrial group Male Female female Total Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of which: Textiles Wearing apparel Construction Wholesale & retail trade; repair of m/vehicles, motorcycles & personal & household goods Hotels and restaurants Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Information technology Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities Total

34 Table 24 - Number of vacancies notified in the press and in EICs by industrial group and skill level, October 2016 Industrial group Managers Professionals Technicians & Associate professionals Clerical Support Workers Service Workers & sales workers Skilled agr., forestry & fishery workers Craft & related trades workers Plant & machinery Operators & Assemblers Elementary Occupations Total Agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing Manufacturing of which: Textiles Wearing Apparel Construction Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles & personal and household goods Hotels & restaurants Transport, storage & communications Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Information technology Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Education Health and social work Other community, social and personal service activities Private households with employed persons Total ,255

35 34 Fig 3: Number of vacancies by industrial group, October Number Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Wearing apparel Other Manufacturing Construction Wholesale & retail trade Hotels & restaurants Transport, storage & comm. Financial intermediation Real estate, renting & bus. Act. Industrial group Information Technology Public admin.& defence Education Health and social work Other community, social & per.service act. Private households with employed persons Fig 4 - Distribution (%) of vacancies by skill level, October 2016 Elementary occupations 21.8% Managers 1.6% Professionals 3.1% Technicians & Associate professionals 7.7% Clerical Support Workers 5.2% Plant & machinery operators & assemblers 18.2% Service workers & sales workers 16.5% Craft & related trades workers 24.9% Skilled agr.& fishery workers 1.0%

36 35 Table 25 - Change in number of vacancies notified in the press and in EICs by industrial group, September October 2016 Industrial group September 2016 October 2016 Change Agriculture, hunting, forestry & fishing Manufacturing 1, of which: Textiles Wearing apparel Construction Wholesale & retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, personal and household goods Hotels & restaurants Transport, storage & communications Financial intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Information technology Public administration and defence; compulsory social security Education Health & social work Other community, social and personal service activities Private households with employed persons Total 3,191 3,255 64

37 Table 26 - Result of submission of candidates to employers for job placement effected in October 2016 Employment Information Centre Vacancies Applicants referred to employers Declined offer Failed to report to employer Not selected Result not yet known Number placed Placements for previous vacancies Triolet Riviere du Rempart Mapou Port Louis Rose Hill Quatre Bornes Vacoas Curepipe Quartier Militaire Flacq Rose Belle Riviere Des Anguilles Mahebourg Total 2,600 3, , Vacancies in the Public Sector Grand Total 2,617 4, ,

38 37 Table 27 - Number of placements effected under the Youth Employment Programme by industrial group, and sex, October 2016 Industrial group Male Female Both Sexes Manufacturing Construction Wholesale and retail trade Hotels and restaurants Transport, storage and communications Financial Intermediation Real estate, renting and business activities Information technology Education Other community, social and personal service activities Grand Total

39 38 Table 28 - Number of placements effected by industrial group, occupation and sex, October 2016 Industrial group Occupation Male Female Agriculture, forestry, fishing and Helper hunting Sub Total Both Sexes Manufacturing Apprentice Pastry Maker Cabinet Maker Cleaner Clerical Officer Driver Fabrics Repairer Factory Attendant Helper Laboratory Assistant Machine Operator, Embroidery Machine Operator, Paper Box Manufacturing Machine Operator, Sewing Machine Operator, Footwear Manufacturing Packer Sub Total Construction Driver Electrician Plumber Welder Sub Total Wholesale and retail trade Automobile Mechanic Cashier Cleaner Driver Helper Lorry Attendant Packer Receptionist Salesperson Sales Representative Secretary Security Guard Service Station Attendant Shop Assistant Shelves Worker Tyre Attendant Sub Total