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National summary tables
LABOUR FORCE
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Total labour force | '000 | 8,083 | 8,346 | 8,491 | 8,518 | 8,574 | 8,696 | 8,886 | 9,066 | 9,173 | 9,261 | 9,399 |
Females - (of total labour force) | % | 40.8 | 41.4 | 41.7 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.3 |
Participation rate | % | 62.6 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 62.6 | 62.8 | 63.3 | 63.7 | 63.5 | 63.1 | 63.2 |
Male participation rate | % | 75.2 | 75.5 | 75.3 | 74.4 | 73.9 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 72.8 |
Female participation rate | % | 50.4 | 51.9 | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 53.2 | 53.8 | 53.9 | 53.6 | 53.9 |
Females in the labour force with children aged 0-4 years (of all females with children aged 0-4 years) | % | 44.0 | 46.3 | 44.5 | 46.6 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 49.3 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 47.1 |
Standardised participation rate | % | 62.7 | 63.6 | 63.7 | 63.1 | 62.8 | 63.0 | 63.6 | 64.0 | 63.9 | 63.7 | 63.8 |
Participation rate of persons aged 15-19 years | % | 59.9 | 60.9 | 58.6 | 55.7 | 55.1 | 55.8 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 59.0 | 57.7 | 58.3 |
Participation rate of persons aged 20-24 years | % | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.0 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 82.2 |
Median age of male labour force | years | 35.6 | 35.8 | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 37.7 |
Median age of female labour force | years | 33.4 | 33.7 | 34.2 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 36.5 |
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EMPLOYED PEOPLE
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Total employed | '000 | 7,549 | 7,832 | 7,782 | 7,637 | 7,634 | 7,781 | 8,093 | 8,301 | 8,381 | 8,496 | 8,681 |
Employment/population ratio | % | 58.5 | 59.6 | 58.3 | 56.5 | 55.8 | 56.2 | 57.7 | 58.3 | 58.0 | 57.9 | 58.3 |
Part-time work | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Part-time workers (of total employed) | % | 20.1 | 20.9 | 21.7 | 22.9 | 23.5 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 26.0 |
Male part-time workers (of total male employed) | % | 7.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.5 |
Female part-time workers (of total female employed) | % | 38.9 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 42.0 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 43.5 |
Female part-time workers (of total part-time employed) | % | 78.6 | 77.6 | 77.2 | 75.6 | 75.1 | 75.0 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 73.7 | 73.4 | 72.7 |
Average hours worked per week by part-time workers | hours | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 |
Part-time workers who prefer more hours (of all part-time employed) | % | 17.6 | 18.0 | 21.7 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.1 |
Part-time workers who worked 15 hours or less per week (of all part-time employed) | % | 53.6 | 54.1 | 53.9 | 53.3 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.8 |
Average hours worked per week by full-time workers | hours | 39.7 | 39.9 | 40.0 | 40.6 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 41.3 | 41.3 |
Full-time workers working more than 49 hours per week (of all full-time employed) | % | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.7 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 24.9 |
Males casually employed (of all male employees) | % | 13.1 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 21.2. | 20.9 | 22.6 | 22.0 |
Females casually employed (of all female employees) | % | 29.3 | 28.2 | 29.0 | 30.9 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 32.0 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 31.8 |
Persons casually employed (of all employees) | % | 20.0 | 19.4 | 20.3 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 26.1 | r25.8 | 26.9 | 26.4 |
Job mobile in previous year | % | 19.7 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 12.8 | n.a | 14.5 | n.a | 15.8 | n.a | 14.3 | n.a. |
Employers and own account workers (of total employed) | % | 14.6 | 14.2 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.6 |
Industry | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Employed in service industries (of total employed) | % | 67.8 | 68.8 | 69.7 | 71.1 | 71.0 | 71.1 | 71.7 | 72.3 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 73.6 |
Employed in manufacturing industries (of total employed) | % | 15.9 | 15.4 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
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Private sector employees (of all employees) | % | 73.2 | 73.2 | 71.9 | 72.9 | 73.6 | 75.4 | 76.7 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 79.2 | 79.9 |
Employed in small business (of all private sector employed) | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | r48.3 | r49.1 | r48.7 | r47.5 | r47.0 | r46.2 | r47.4 | 46.8 |
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Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 22.9 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 25.0 |
Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) occupations(a) | % | 19.4 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 19.3 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.3 | r20.2 | 19.9 |
Females - of all employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 35.6 | 37.0 | 37.8 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 38.0 | 39.2 | 41.2 | 41.9 | 41.1 | 41.5 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except: labour force participation of females with children (June); job mobility (February), and casual employment and private sector employment (August).
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Trade union membership | % | n.a. | 40.5 | n.a. | 39.6 | 37.6 | 35.0 | 32.7 | 31.1 | 30.3 | 28.1 | 25.7 |
Median age of trade union members | years | n.a. | 36 | n.a. | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 |
Working days lost due to industrial disputes (per 1,000
employees) | days | 190 | 207 | 248 | 147 | 100 | 76 | 79 | 131 | r75 | 72 | 87 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Total unemployed | '000 | 534.6 | 513.7 | 709.0 | 881.6 | 940.5 | 915.4 | 793.7 | 764.3 | 792.4 | 764.2 | 718.2 |
Long-term unemployed (of total unemployed) | % | 27.2 | 22.7 | 21.1 | 29.0 | 35.8 | 36.6 | 34.4 | 29.5 | 29.2 | 31.6 | 31.9 |
Unemployment rate | % | 6.6 | 6.2 | 8.4 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 8.9 | r8.4 | r8.6 | 8.3 | 7.6 |
Male unemployment rate | % | 6.2 | 5.8 | 8.4 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
Female unemployment rate | % | 7.3 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
Full-time job seekers: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Persons aged 15-19 years (of all persons aged 15-19 years) | % | 6.3 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.8 |
Persons aged 20-24 years (of all persons aged 20-24 years) | % | 6.7 | 6.3 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 23 | 18 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 |
Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 12 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Unemployment rate - capital cities | % | 5.9 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.1 |
Unemployment rate - balance of States and Territories | % | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.6 |
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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Marginally attached | '000 | 708.4 | 752.5 | 819.3 | 846.4 | 907.8 | 773.3 | 862.8 | 879.6 | 890.5 | 922.6 | n.a. |
Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 76.1 | 100.9 | 138.2 | 145.6 | 147.4 | 106.5 | 111.9 | 118.9 | 118.4 | 110.9 | n.a. |
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TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT
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| Units | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
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Participation rate of males aged 55-59 years | % | 74.0 | 75.0 | 75.2 | 72.9 | 72.5 | 72.6 | 73.6 | 73.0 | 73.2 | 72.5 | 73.2 |
Participation rate of females aged 55-59 years | % | 32.4 | 32.3 | 35.7 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 41.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 43.6 |
Participation rate of males aged 60-64 years | % | 49.1 | 49.9 | 50.7 | 50.2 | 48.5 | 49.1 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 45.9 |
Participation rate of females aged 60-64 years | % | 14.9 | 15.1 | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 18.4 |
Persons retired from full-time work (of all persons aged 50-64 years) | % | 46.4 | n.a. | n.a. | 46.4 | n.a. | 46.1 | n.a. | n.a. | 45.0 | n.a. | n.a. |
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(a) Australian Standard Classification of Occupation (ASCO) second edition was introduced in August 1996. Data prior to this date are concorded with ASCO second edition at the major group level.
Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except: occupation and trade union membership (August); working days lost due to industrial disputes (year ending 31 December); not in the labour force data (September) and retirement data (October/November).
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