LABOUR MARKET SUMMARY
KEY MEASURES
| | | | | | % change from |
Measure | Series
type | Period | Current
figure | Previous
quarter(a) | Previous
year(b) |
|
Employed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 10 502.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| Full-time | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 7 533.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Part-time | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 2 968.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Part-time employment as a proportion of total employment | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 28.3 | 0.0 | (c)-0.3 |
Unemployed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 467.1 | -1.4 | -7.1 |
| Looking for full-time work | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 320.7 | -2.5 | -9.9 |
| Looking for part-time work | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 146.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
Unemployment rate | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 4.3 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.4 |
Long-term unemployment | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 68.7 | -7.1 | -23.7 |
| As a proportion of total unemployment | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 14.7 | (c)-0.9 | (c)-3.2 |
Annual labour underutilisation rates(d) | | | | | | |
| Long-term unemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 0.8 | na | (c)-0.1 |
| Unemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 4.8 | na | (c)-0.4 |
| Underemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 5.0 | na | (c)-0.3 |
| Labour force underutilisation rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 9.8 | na | (c)-0.7 |
| Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 10.6 | na | (c)-0.9 |
Children living without an employed parent(e) | % | Original | Jun 2007 | 13.7 | na | (c)-0.7 |
Labour force participation rate | | | | | | |
| Persons aged 15-64 years | % | Original | Aug 2007 | 75.6 | (c)-0.6 | (c)0.1 |
| Total | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 65.0 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.3 |
Actual hours worked | | | | | | |
| Aggregate weekly hours | mill. hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 360.1 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
| Average weekly hours - Persons | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 34.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Average weekly hours - Full-time | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 41.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
| Average weekly hours - Part-time | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 16.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Part-time workers | | | | | | |
| Proportion who preferred to work more hours | % | Original | Aug 2007 | 22.7 | (c)-1.2 | (c)-1.7 |
Wage price index | | | | | | |
| Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index no. | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 113.9 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Average weekly earnings | | | | | | |
| Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | $ | Trend | May 2007 | 1 088.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
| All employees total earnings | $ | Trend | May 2007 | 867.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
Compensation of employees | | | | | | |
| Household income account | $m | Trend | Jun qtr 2007 | 127 472.0 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
| Average earnings (National Accounts basis nominal) per week | $ | Trend | Jun qtr 2007 | 1 066.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
Industrial disputes | | | | | | |
| Working days lost | '000 | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 7.1 | 2.9 | -74.7 |
| Working days lost per 1,000 employees | number | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -75.6 |
Job vacancies | | | | | | |
| Australia | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 171.4 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
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na not available |
(a) Same period previous quarter (monthly data is presented for the middle month of each quarter). |
(b) Same period previous year. |
(c) Change is in percentage points. |
(d) See table 4.1 or the Glossary for further explanation of labour underutilisation rates. |
(e) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. See the Explanatory Notes for information on family data. |
EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Full-time and total employment
Males and females
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total employment, Males
Proportion of total employment, Females
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: TREND SERIES
Males and females
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total unemployment
UNDERUTILISED LABOUR
Labour underutilisation rates - 1996-2006
PARTICIPATION RATE: TREND SERIES
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS: TREND SERIES
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings, Quarterly change
All employees total earnings, Level
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: ORIGINAL SERIES
Working days lost, Quarter ending
JOB VACANCIES: TREND SERIES
Job vacancies, by Sector