DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Quarter | Year ended |
| | September 2007 | December 2007 | December 2006 | December 2007 |
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| Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 41 | 33 | 200 | 134 |
| Total (no.) | 45 | 36 | 202 | 135 |
| Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 5.3 | 23.6 | 122.6 | 35.9 |
| Total ('000) | 5.9 | 23.7 | 122.7 | 36.0 |
| Working days lost ('000) | 11.3 | 24.4 | 132.6 | 49.7 |
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Working days lost
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the December quarter 2007, there were 36 disputes, 9 less than in the September quarter 2007.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the December quarter 2007 was 23,700, an increase from 5,900 in the September quarter 2007.
- There were 24,400 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the December quarter 2007, an increase from 11,300 in the September quarter 2007.
- The Education and Health and community services industries accounted for 19,800 (81%) of the total number of working days lost in the December quarter 2007. The Education and Health and community services industries also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (11.1) for the quarter.
- In the December quarter 2007, Victoria accounted for 21,000 (86%) of working days lost. Victoria also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (9.1) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended December 2007, there were 135 disputes, 67 less than in the year ended December 2006.
- During the year ended December 2007, there were 49,700 working days lost compared with 132,600 in the year ended December 2006.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2008 | 5 June 2008 |
| June 2008 | 4 September 2008 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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