Labour Costs
Name of Collection
Labour Costs
Contact
Manager
Labour Statistics Centre
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box K881
PERTH WA 6842
Telephone: 08 9360 5144
Facsimile: 08 9360 5954
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Internet: www.abs.gov.au
Purpose
To provide data on employee earnings and other labour costs for States, Territories and Australia.
Description
This survey provides estimates of labour costs (i.e. earnings, superannuation, workers' compensation, payroll tax and fringe benefits tax) for the private and public sectors. The sample survey is conducted by mail. For the 1996-97 survey, approximately 8,200 units were selected from the ABS Register of Businesses, to ensure adequate State and industry representation. The statistical units were stratified by State and Territory, industry and employment size. For the public sector, level of government/public enterprise status were also used as stratification variables.
Data Detail
- Labour costs (employee earnings, superannuation, workers' compensation, payroll tax and fringe benefits tax).
Data are available for transport and storage industry.
Geographic Coverage
Australia, States and Territories.
Frequency of Data Availability
The survey was last run in 1996-97. Results were released in July 1998.
Historical Data
Data are available for 1985-86 to 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1993-94 and 1996-97.
Products and Services
Publications
Labour Costs, Australia (cat. no. 6348.0)
Other
Special data services are available on request.
Example of Information Available
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