4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1996  
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State summary tables


LABOUR FORCE
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Total labour force
'000
1994-95
2,957.7
2,230.4
1,620.1
721.8
883.1
220.5
87.7
166.3
8,887.7
Participation rate
%
1994-95
62.0
63.1
64.6
61.8
66.5
60.2
72.0
72.6
63.3
Male participation rate
%
1994-95
72.6
73.9
74.8
71.5
77.2
71.3
78.0
79.7
73.8
Female participation rate
%
1994-95
51.8
52.6
54.6
52.4
56.0
49.4
65.8
65.7
53.2
Women (of labour force)
%
1994-95
42.5
42.6
42.7
43.2
42.2
41.7
44.6
46.1
42.7

PAID WORK
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Total employed
'000
1994-95
2,703.8
2,015.9
1,476.6
648.5
815.7
197.0
81.2
154.4
8,093.1
Part-time employed (of total employed)
%
1994-95
23.0
25.0
24.3
26.8
25.8
27.2
19.8
24.0
24.4
Employment/population ratio
%
1994-95
56.7
57.0
58.9
55.5
61.4
53.7
66.7
67.4
57.7
Employed in service industries (of employed)
%
1994-95
72.4
70.5
70.4
69.7
69.7
70.6
78.7
88.3
71.4
Employed in manufacturing industries (of employed)
%
1994-95
13.8
17.0
12.2
16.2
10.2
12.4
5.1
3.5
13.8
Part-time employed who prefer more hours (of part-time employed)
%
1994-95
25.3
25.5
27.9
30.2
23.5
28.5
24.8
25.9
26.1
Average hours worked per week by full-time workers
hours
1994-95
40.8
41.0
41.7
40.4
41.3
39.8
41.0
38.7
40.9
Average weekly hours of paid overtime per employee
hours
1995
1.1
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.3
0.9
0.9
0.5
1.2

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Trade union membership rate
%
1994
35.6
34.7
34.3
41.4
27.9
42.9
29.7
36.7
35.0
Working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employees
days
1995
48
72
148
28
150
22
48
9
79

UNEMPLOYMENT
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Total unemployed
'000
1994-95
254.0
214.4
143.5
73.3
67.4
23.6
6.5
11.9
794.6
Long-term unemployed
'000
1994-95
94.6
81.9
37.6
28.6
16.9
9.9
1.4
2.6
273.6
Unemployment rate
%
1994-95
8.6
9.6
8.9
10.2
7.6
10.7
7.4
7.2
8.9
Youth unemployment rate
%
1994-95
19.9
22.6
20.6
25.2
16.7
24.9
20.2
22.0
20.9
Youth unemployment/population ratio
%
1994-95
11.6
12.3
13.1
14.5
10.9
14.8
10.4
13.4
12.3
Median duration of unemployment
weeks
1994-95
26.2
28.3
18.3
29.5
15.8
33.6
12.3
17.1
23.8

NOT IN LABOUR FORCE
Units
Years
NSW
Vic.
Qld
SA
WA
Tas.
NT
ACT
Aust.
Discouraged jobseekers
'000
1995
41.0
31.8
15.7
9.4
8.5
3.5
*0.5
1.5
111.9

Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30th June except for average weekly hours of paid overtime per employee, trade union membership rate, working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employees, and discouraged jobseekers.



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