1345.4 - SA Stats, Jul 2007
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 31/07/2007
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EMPLOYED PERSONS In trend terms, total employment in South Australia fell by 0.8% from a record high of about 759,200 persons in November 2006 to 752,900 persons in May 2007. Total employment in Australia however recorded a series high of about 10,432,400 persons in May 2007. UNEMPLOYMENT The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for South Australia fell to 4.9% in May 2007 after reaching a peak of 5.3% in January 2007. Australia's unemployment rate fell to 4.3% in May 2007 (from 4.5% in January 2007). UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) For South Australia, the trend unemployment rate for females fell to 4.7% in May 2007 after being steady at 5.0% for the four months September to December 2006. For males the unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in May 2007, after reaching a peak of 5.6% in January 2007. PARTICIPATION RATE The trend estimate of the participation rate for South Australia in May 2007 was 61.8%, down from 62.6% in January 2007. In the ten year period from May 1997, the lowest estimate was 59.7% in May and June of 1998. Australia's trend participation rate remained steady at 64.9% for the four months to May 2007. The lowest participation rate reported for Australia was 62.8% in April and May of 1999 for the ten year period from May 1997. PARTICIPATION RATE(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) For South Australia, the trend participation rate for females has remained above 55.0% since February 2006. The high point was 56.5% in November 2006, falling slightly to 56.2% in January 2007, and 55.1% in May 2007. Nationally the female participation rate has remained at 57.7% since January 2007. After a high of 69.4% in November 2006, the participation rate for South Australian males has steadily dropped to 68.8% in May 2007. The Australian participation rate for males has been consistently higher than that for South Australia since May 1997, and was 72.3% in May 2007. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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