6239.0 - Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, Australia, Jul 2006 to Jun 2007

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 19/12/2007

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Notes Conceptual Framework Summary of findings About this Release Over half a million women available to take up a job or more hours but not looking (Media Release)	CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW In attempting to understand the barriers to increased labour force participation there are several groups of people who are of particular interest. These are the unemployed, persons not in the labour force and those who usually worked less than 16 hours. For persons not in the labour force and those who usually work less than 16 hours it is important to ascertain whether they would like a paid job or more hours, whether they are available to start work, and whether they are looking for work. The conceptual framework below identifies these groups of people. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.