Statistics Mauritius said that the unemployment rate in Mauritius worked out to 6.9% (4.7% for male and 10.1% for female) in 2018 as compared to 7.1% in 2017.
In its findings, it said that unemployed women outnumbered unemployed men though they were generally more qualified. The labour force for 2018 was estimated at 583,800 (352,800 males and 231,000 females), employment at 543,700 (336,100 males and 207,600 females) and unemployment at 40,100 (16,700 males and 23,400 females).