l The total number of jobless people was 1,714, representing a 4.5 percent unemployment rate.

• Of the 965 people who gave reasons for leaving their job, 227 did so voluntarily. The same number were made redundant and 172 were sacked.

• The median household income was estimated at $102,445.

• Median individual earnings from employment in the main job was $58,734.

• Irrespective of Bermudian status, white workers ($67,815) generally earned higher pay packets than their black colleagues ($55,388). Among the Bermudian segment of the workforce, whites took home $61,125 per year compared to $55,265 for blacks.

• Despite no significant change in the size of the workforce since 2000, there was a sharp drop in the number of people working two or more jobs — from 3,015 persons in 2000 to 2,043 persons last year.

• The working population in 2009 was 36,549 — 70 percent of the Island's population.

• Men accounted for the largest proportion of the unemployed: 1,139 or 66 percent.

• The total number of unemployed women was 575 or 34 percent.

• A total of 637 people were long-term unemployed i.e. seeking work for more than 52 weeks.

• The majority of the workforce, 87 percent, were employed by someone else in their main job. Seven percent were self-employed without paid help, followed by six percent who were self-employed with paid help.

• The private sector was the most common employer, hiring 75 percent of the working population. About 18 percent of workers were employed by the Bermuda Government.

• In a typical work week, employees worked an average of 41 hours, one hour more than in the year 2000. Of the total workforce, there were 11,775 or a third of employees who worked longer than 40 hours per week.

• Twenty three percent of Bermuda's workforce was made up of professionals.

• Ninety percent of Bermuda's workforce held a school leaving certificate or some higher form of academic qualification.