The data also show that men outnumbered women at a rate of about 1.5: 1 (259,000: 169,000) among 2005's 428,000 unemployed, but were much less likely to apply for benefits. In fact, the number of men amounted to only 70 % of the number of women applying for benefits.
此外，在當年 42.8 萬名失業人口中，男多女少，比例約為 1.5：1（259 千人：169 千人），但請領比例卻是男少女多，男性只有女性的 7 成。