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APPENDIX 1 - ABS DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST


INTRODUCTION

A large range of unpublished data is available from the Labour Costs Survey on request. These data can be produced for clients as customised reports. The variables are listed below.

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VARIABLES

The following variables are available subject to the reliability of the estimates and the suppression of cells due to confidentiality:

Labour cost type

• Earnings
• Gross wages and salaries (a)
• Bonuses (b)
• Overtime (b)
• Leave Loading (b)
• Severance, termination and redundancy payments
• Payroll tax
• Superannuation
• Workers' compensation
• Fringe benefits tax

• Total cost ($ millions)
• Cost per employee ($)
• Cost as a percentage of total labour costs
• Cost as a percentage of earnings

• New South Wales
• Victoria
• Queensland
• South Australia
• Western Australia
• Tasmania
• Northern Territory
• Australian Capital Territory

• Private sector
• Public sector

• Commonwealth
• State
• Local

• Trading enterprises
• Financial enterprises
• General government
• Unincorporated enterprises
• Non-profit institutions

• 0-19 employees
• 20-99 employees
• 100 or more employees

APPENDIX 2 - COMPARISON DATA

Comparison with historical data

Care should be taken when comparing data from this survey with previous Major Labour Costs surveys.

Users should also note definitional differences in particular data items detailed in paragraph 30 of the Explanatory Notes, and exercise caution when comparing these estimates across different time periods.

Tables

MAJOR LABOUR COSTS PER EMPLOYEE, State/territory
		Earnings	Superannuation	Payroll tax	Workers` compensation	Fringe benefits tax	Total labour costs
		$	$	$	$	$	$
New South Wales
	1993-94	29,915	1,861	1,284	583	291	33,934
	1996-97	32,589	2,359	1,420	858	529	37,754
	2002-03	39,647	3,425	1,467	1,161	378	46,078
Victoria
	1993-94	28,930	1,856	1,227	677	261	32,950
	1996-97	31,316	2,431	1,269	605	389	36,011
	2002-03	37,156	3,284	1,233	969	350	42,992
Queensland
	1993-94	26,060	1,904	835	393	164	29,355
	1996-97	27,420	2,117	788	579	236	31,139
	2002-03	33,621	2,975	931	602	211	38,339
South Australia
	1993-94	26,958	1,743	955	742	147	30,545
	1996-97	28,647	2,046	990	854	267	32,804
	2002-03	34,180	3,064	1,139	916	253	39,552
Western Australia
	1993-94	27,679	1,362	842	566	209	30,658
	1996-97	31,373	1,976	899	620	390	35,259
	2002-03	35,343	2,994	1,106	760	374	40,577
Tasmania
	1993-94	25,590	1,559	904	677	99	28,829
	1996-97	27,062	2,023	1,112	898	171	31,266
	2002-03	30,813	2,766	968	902	162	35,611
Northern Territory
	1993-94	29,102	1,044	1,044	486	261	31,937
	1996-97	32,066	1,616	1,326	490	444	35,943
	2002-03	35,364	2,870	1,420	845	335	40,834
Australian Capital Territory
	1993-94	32,076	1,988	608	607	214	35,494
	1996-97	37,471	4,227	690	801	354	43,543
	2002-03	39,982	4,426	693	937	238	46,276
Australia
	1993-94	28,530	1,800	1,104	588	237	32,259
	1996-97	30,870	2,291	1,160	719	395	35,435
	2002-03	36,855	3,240	1,221	939	323	42,578

MAJOR LABOUR COSTS PER EMPLOYEE, Industry
		Earnings	Superannuation	Payroll tax	Workers` compensation	Fringe benefits tax	Total labour costs
		$	$	$	$	$	$
Mining
	1993-94	56,988	3,561	3,090	1,656	956	66,252
	1996-97	68,080	4,407	3,768	1,987	1,628	79,870
	2002-03	81,335	6,040	4,297	3,026	1,701	96,399
Manufacturing
	1993-94	31,658	1,597	1,582	1,052	204	36,094
	1996-97	34,479	2,245	1,756	1,242	479	40,200
	2002-03	43,510	3,624	1,985	1,652	526	51,297
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
	1993-94	43,071	4,369	2,383	1,180	252	51,255
	1996-97	50,926	4,234	2,814	1,493	588	60,056
	2002-03	64,296	5,669	3,534	1,147	715	75,361
Construction
	1993-94	30,184	1,925	1,057	1,059	189	34,414
	1996-97	32,585	2,287	786	1,302	234	37,194
	2002-03	37,397	3,237	821	1,871	*191	43,517
Wholesale Trade
	1993-94	32,501	1,885	1,328	546	495	36,755
	1996-97	36,099	2,625	1,422	766	852	41,764
	2002-03	41,723	3,774	1,501	881	891	48,770
Retail Trade
	1993-94	17,360	747	691	314	81	19,193
	1996-97	17,610	1,046	592	376	134	19,758
	2002-03	21,958	1,801	662	527	113	25,061
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants
	1993-94	16,774	801	517	290	58	18,440
	1996-97	18,063	981	519	450	76	20,089
	2002-03	20,844	1,712	561	737	81	23,934
Transport and Storage
	1993-94	36,606	3,607	1,857	1,198	236	43,504
	1996-97	39,204	2,842	1,887	1,184	464	45,582
	2002-03	43,871	3,740	1,951	1,631	278	51,471
Communication Services
	1993-94	41,913	3,927	2,443	615	207	49,105
	1996-97	44,965	4,142	2,841	637	479	53,065
	2002-03	56,611	1,635	2,854	869	698	62,667
Finance and Insurance
	1993-94	37,301	2,469	2,096	214	1,307	43,387
	1996-97	44,613	2,321	2,539	254	2,127	51,854
	2002-03	52,395	3,626	2,521	373	930	59,846
Property and Business Services
	1993-94	28,564	1,877	866	272	*293	31,872
	1996-97	31,180	2,514	982	427	491	35,594
	2002-03	37,435	3,545	1,108	594	314	42,996
Government Administration and Defence
	1993-94	32,275	2,564	678	658	227	36,401
	1996-97	37,421	3,943	625	822	316	43,126
	2002-03	45,056	4,856	842	889	297	51,940
Education
	1993-94	30,873	1,911	1,433	341	79	34,637
	1996-97	30,493	2,748	1,344	447	106	35,139
	2002-03	38,598	4,028	1,605	589	144	44,963
Health and Community Services
	1993-94	26,360	1,561	198	541	22	28,682
	1996-97	28,086	2,212	279	643	28	31,247
	2002-03	35,443	3,210	219	939	85	39,897
Cultural and Recreational Services
	1993-94	17,321	*991	*521	*256	*117	19,206
	1996-97	26,925	1,809	1,059	401	275	30,469
	2002-03	28,404	2,384	994	505	247	32,535
Personal and Other Services
	1993-94	28,141	1,741	1,057	591	145	31,675
	1996-97	30,340	2,482	1,164	813	208	35,007
	2002-03	34,154	3,295	1,173	1,182	224	40,027
All industries
	1993-94	28,530	1,800	1,104	588	237	32,259
	1996-97	30,870	2,291	1,160	719	395	35,435
	2002-03	36,855	3,240	1,221	939	323	42,578
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

MAJOR LABOUR COSTS, Costs as a percentage of total - State/territory
		Earnings	Superannuation	Payroll tax	Workers' compensation	Fringe benefits tax	Total labour costs
New South Wales
	1993-94	88.2	5.5	3.8	1.4	0.9	100.0
	1996-97	86.3	6.2	3.8	2.3	1.4	100.0
	2002-03	86.1	7.4	3.2	2.5	0.8	100.0
Victoria
	1993-94	87.8	5.6	3.7	1.8	0.8	100.0
	1996-97	87.0	6.8	3.5	1.7	1.1	100.0
	2002-03	86.4	7.6	2.9	2.3	0.8	100.0
Queensland
	1993-94	88.8	6.5	2.8	1.1	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	88.1	6.8	2.5	1.9	0.8	100.0
	2002-03	87.7	7.8	2.4	1.6	0.5	100.0
South Australia
	1993-94	88.3	5.7	3.1	1.3	0.5	100.0
	1996-97	87.3	6.2	3.0	2.6	0.8	100.0
	2002-03	86.4	7.8	2.9	2.3	0.6	100.0
Western Australia
	1993-94	90.3	4.4	2.7	1.6	0.7	100.0
	1996-97	89.0	5.6	2.5	1.8	1.1	100.0
	2002-03	87.1	7.4	2.7	1.9	0.9	100.0
Tasmania
	1993-94	88.8	5.4	3.1	1.7	0.3	100.0
	1996-97	86.6	6.5	3.6	2.9	0.5	100.0
	2002-03	86.5	7.8	2.7	2.5	0.5	100.0
Northern Territory
	1993-94	91.1	3.3	3.3	0.8	0.8	100.0
	1996-97	89.2	4.5	3.7	1.4	1.2	100.0
	2002-03	86.6	7.0	3.4	2.1	0.8	100.0
Australian Capital Territory
	1993-94	90.4	5.6	1.7	1.6	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	86.1	9.7	1.6	1.8	0.8	100.0
	2002-03	86.4	9.6	1.5	2.0	0.5	100.0
Australia
	1993-94	88.4	5.6	3.4	1.5	0.7	100.0
	1996-97	87.1	6.5	3.3	2.0	1.1	100.0
	2002-03	86.6	7.6	2.9	2.2	0.8	100.0

MAJOR LABOUR COSTS, Costs as a percentage of total - Industry
		Earnings	Superannuation	Payroll tax	Workers' compensation	Fringe benefits tax	Total labour costs
Mining
	1993-94	86.0	5.4	4.7	2.5	1.4	100.0
	1996-97	85.2	5.5	4.7	2.5	2.0	100.0
	2002-03	84.4	6.3	4.5	3.1	1.8	100.0
Manufacturing
	1993-94	87.7	4.4	4.4	2.9	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	85.8	5.6	4.4	3.1	1.2	100.0
	2002-03	84.8	7.1	3.9	3.2	1.0	100.0
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
	1993-94	84.0	8.5	4.7	2.3	0.5	100.0
	1996-97	84.8	7.1	4.7	2.5	1.0	100.0
	2002-03	85.3	7.5	4.7	1.5	0.9	100.0
Construction
	1993-94	87.7	5.6	3.1	3.1	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	87.6	6.1	2.1	3.5	0.6	100.0
	2002-03	86.0	7.4	1.9	4.3	0.4	100.0
Wholesale Trade
	1993-94	88.4	5.1	3.6	1.5	1.3	100.0
	1996-97	86.4	6.3	3.4	1.8	2.0	100.0
	2002-03	85.6	7.7	3.1	1.8	1.8	100.0
Retail Trade
	1993-94	90.4	3.9	3.6	1.6	0.4	100.0
	1996-97	89.1	5.3	3.0	1.9	0.7	100.0
	2002-03	87.6	7.2	2.6	2.1	0.5	100.0
Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants
	1993-94	91.0	4.3	2.8	1.6	0.3	100.0
	1996-97	89.9	4.9	2.6	2.2	0.4	100.0
	2002-03	87.1	7.1	2.3	3.1	0.3	100.0
Transport and Storage
	1993-94	84.1	8.3	4.3	2.8	0.5	100.0
	1996-97	86.0	6.2	4.1	2.6	1.0	100.0
	2002-03	85.2	7.3	3.8	3.2	0.5	100.0
Communication Services
	1993-94	85.4	8.0	5.0	1.3	0.4	100.0
	1996-97	84.7	7.8	5.4	1.2	0.9	100.0
	2002-03	90.3	2.6	4.6	1.4	1.1	100.0
Finance and Insurance
	1993-94	86.0	5.7	4.8	0.5	3.0	100.0
	1996-97	86.0	4.5	4.9	0.5	4.1	100.0
	2002-03	87.6	6.1	4.2	0.6	1.6	100.0
Property and Business Services
	1993-94	89.6	5.9	2.7	0.9	0.9	100.0
	1996-97	87.6	7.1	2.8	1.2	1.4	100.0
	2002-03	87.1	8.2	2.6	1.4	0.7	100.0
Government Administration and Defence
	1993-94	88.7	7.0	1.9	1.8	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	86.8	9.1	1.5	1.9	0.7	100.0
	2002-03	86.7	9.3	1.6	1.7	0.6	100.0
Education
	1993-94	89.1	5.5	4.1	1.0	0.2	100.0
	1996-97	86.8	7.8	3.8	1.3	0.3	100.0
	2002-03	85.8	9.0	3.6	1.3	0.3	100.0
Health and Community Services
	1993-94	91.9	5.4	0.7	1.9	0.1	100.0
	1996-97	89.9	7.1	0.9	2.1	0.1	100.0
	2002-03	88.8	8.0	0.6	2.3	0.2	100.0
Cultural and Recreational Services
	1993-94	90.2	5.2	2.7	1.3	0.6	100.0
	1996-97	88.4	5.9	3.5	1.3	0.9	100.0
	2002-03	87.3	7.3	3.1	1.6	0.8	100.0
Personal and Other Services
	1993-94	88.8	5.5	3.3	1.9	0.5	100.0
	1996-97	86.7	7.1	3.3	2.3	0.6	100.0
	2002-03	85.4	8.2	2.9	2.9	0.6	100.0
All industries
	1993-94	88.4	5.6	3.4	1.8	0.7	100.0
	1996-97	87.1	6.5	3.3	2.0	1.1	100.0
	2002-03	86.6	7.6	2.9	2.2	0.8	100.0