6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Nov 2009

ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/12/2009

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Main Features Aggregate Monthly Hours Worked,Trend Estimates Labour force underutilisation rate,Trend estimates Underemployment rate,Trend estimates About this Release Australia's unemployment rate at 5.7 per cent in November 2009: ABS (Media Release)	UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE TREND ESTIMATES MALES The trend estimate of the underemployment rate for males generally fell from 5.6% in November 2001 to 4.2% in May 2008. The trend rate has since risen to 6.2% in November 2009. FEMALES The trend estimate of the underemployment rate for females generally rose from 9.6% in November 2001 to 9.7% in May 2004. The trend rate then generally fell to 7.8% in May 2008. The trend has since risen to 9.8% in November 2009. PERSONS The trend estimate of the underemployment rate generally fell from 7.4% in November 2001 to 7.0% in August 2002. The trend rate rose to 7.3% in May 2003, before generally falling to 5.9% in May 2008. The trend rate has since risen to 7.8% in November 2009. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.