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II. Labour force situation

In 2019, the civilian population of indigenous people over 15 years of

age, excluding active military, supervised population, and missing

population was 436,526, of which the average number of indigenous

people in the workforce was 270,097, which represents a labor force

participation rate of 61.87%; 259,407 people in the workforce were

employed and 10,690 were unemployed, representing a 3.96%

unemployment rate. Compared to the previous year, the labor force

participation rate in 2019 was 0.53 percentage points higher than the 2018

average of 61.34%, and the unemployment rate was 0.01 percentage points

lower than the 2018 average of 3.97%.

III. Employment situation

1. Industries in which employed persons are engaged: The industries in

which employed indigenous persons are engaged in 2019 had the

highest percentage in "manufacturing" (15.34%); this was followed by

"construction" (14.40%) and "accommodations and catering"

(10.65%). Compared to the general public, indigenous people are

engaged in the "construction industry" at a higher rate.

2. Occupations held by employed persons: Among the occupations held

by employed indigenous persons in 2019, the highest proportion was

held by "service and sales workers" (24.64%); this was followed by

"skilled workers" (16.61%), "low-skilled and manual workers"

(15.94%), and "mechanical equipment operation and assembly

workers" (13.10%). Compared with the general public, the combined

proportion of indigenous workers who were "skilled workers,"

"machinery and equipment operators and assemblers," or "low-skilled

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