6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Sep 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/10/2009   
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UNEMPLOYED PERSONS TREND ESTIMATES


MALES

The trend estimates of unemployed males generally fell from 370,700 in September 1999 to 342,000 in August 2000. The trend then rose sharply to 392,000 in September 2001, before falling to 234,100 in March 2008. The trend has since risen to stand at 376,200 in September 2009.

Graph: Males


FEMALES

The trend estimates of unemployed females generally fell from 270,800 in September 1999 to 239,700 in September 2000. The trend then rose sharply to 290,200 in October 2001, before generally falling to stand at 226,400 in March 2008. The trend has since risen to stand at 288,600 in September 2009.

Graph: Females


PERSONS

The trend estimates of unemployed persons generally fell from 641,500 in September 1999 to 582,900 in September 2000. The trend then rose sharply to 682,100 in October 2001, before generally falling to 460,500 in March 2008. The trend has since risen to stand at 664,700 in September 2009.

Graph: Persons