NAME OF COLLECTION
Labour Force Survey - Supplementary Surveys
Contact
Assistant Director
Supplementary Surveys
Labour Force Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Locked Bag 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616
Telephone: Canberra 02 6252 6504
Facsimile: Canberra 02 6252 7784
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Web site: <www.abs.gov.au>
Purpose
To identify various aspects of and changes in the labour force. The supplementary surveys provide additional data not collected in the Labour Force Survey (LFS). The specific purpose of each supplementary survey varies according to the topic.
Description
Labour force supplementary surveys are conducted as supplements to the LFS. The supplementary surveys cover a wide variety of topics. The survey samples are a subset of the monthly LFS, and sample sizes of the supplementary surveys may vary from topic to topic. The collection is a household-based sample survey conducted by personal interview.
Main data detail
Supplementary surveys are carried out on various aspects of the labour force. Data are available for mining industries for particular surveys. For a list of the supplementary surveys, see 'Products and Services'.
Geographic coverage
Australia, states and territories.
Frequency of data availability
Various - annual to three-yearly; most are irregular. See Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
Reference period
Varies according to the individual survey.
Historical data
Various. See Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
Products and services
Publications
- Career Experience, Australia (cat. no. 6254.0)
- Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia (cat. no. 6310.0)
- Employment Benefits, Australia (cat. no. 6334.0)
- Job Search Experience of Unemployed Persons, Australia (cat. no. 6222.0)
- Labour Force Experience, Australia (cat. no. 6206.0)
- Labour Force Status and Educational Attainment, Australia (cat. no. 6235.0)
- Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families, Australia (cat. no. 6224.0)
- Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, Australia (cat. no. 6250.0)
- Labour Mobility, Australia (cat. no. 6209.0)
- Multiple Jobholding, Australia (cat. no. 6216.0)
- Participation in Education, Australia (cat. no. 6272.0)
- Persons Employed at Home, Australia (cat. no. 6275.0)
- Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6220.0)
- Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia (cat. no. 6238.0)
- Successful and Unsuccessful Job Search Experience, Australia (cat. no. 6245.0)
- Superannuation, Australia (cat. no. 6319.0)
- Trade Union Members, Australia (cat. no. 6325.0)
- Transition from Education to Work, Australia (cat. no. 6227.0)
- Underemployed Workers, Australia (cat. no. 6265.0)
- Working Arrangements, Australia (cat. no. 6342.0)
Other
- Special data services are available on request.
Example of information available
STANDARD BENEFITS RECEIVED BY EMPLOYEES IN MAIN JOB, AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1998(a)
 | No standard benefit received
'000 | Type of standard benefit received | Total(b)
'000 | Proportion receiving a benefit
% |
| |
| | |
| | Superannuation
'000 | Holiday leave
'000 | Sick leave
'000 | Long service leave
'000 | | |
|
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 26.1 | 131.7 | 70.4 | 69.7 | 42.4 | 164.2 | 84.1 |
| Mining | *2.4 | 72.1 | 67 | 66.3 | 58.8 | 75.6 | 96.8 |
| Manufacturing | 44.6 | 968.8 | 855.7 | 855 | 747 | 1027.4 | 95.7 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | *0.0 | 68.4 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 63 | 68.4 | 100 |
| Construction | 43.8 | 345.2 | 256.8 | 260 | 217.9 | 399 | 89 |
| Wholesale trade | 22.2 | 429.3 | 380.7 | 378.7 | 304.5 | 462.2 | 95.2 |
| Retail trade | 216.3 | 794.5 | 550.9 | 550.2 | 438.1 | 1042.8 | 79.3 |
| Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | 70.5 | 282 | 145.2 | 147 | 108.2 | 359.6 | 80.4 |
| Transport and storage | 19 | 291.9 | 251.1 | 248.5 | 218.7 | 315.4 | 94 |
| Communication services | 7.4 | 129.3 | 122 | 121.9 | 110.6 | 138.7 | 94.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 5.1 | 304.3 | 283 | 284.7 | 265.1 | 313.3 | 98.4 |
| Property and business services | 73.8 | 681.4 | 528.5 | 526.6 | 409.9 | 774.3 | 90.5 |
| Government administration and defence | 7.9 | 319.6 | 298 | 298.8 | 288.7 | 330.1 | 97.6 |
| Education | 30 | 541.6 | 469.2 | 478.9 | 441.2 | 583.1 | 94.9 |
| Health and community services | 37.4 | 715.8 | 596.3 | 596.3 | 534.1 | 772.6 | 95.2 |
| Cultural and recreational services | 25.6 | 134.1 | 91.9 | 92.6 | 78.8 | 162.2 | 84.2 |
| Personal and other services | 30.9 | 218.8 | 193 | 191.2 | 162.6 | 255.8 | 87.9 |
(a) Estimates highlighted with an asterisk (*) are subject to sampling variability too high for most practical uses.
(b) Includes persons receiving more than one standard benefit.
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