AUGUST KEY FIGURES

		Aug 2010	May 2010 to Aug 2010	Aug 2009 to Aug 2010
		$	% change	% change
TREND ESTIMATES
Private & public sectors
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 259.40	0.6	4.4
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 312.00	0.8	4.7
	All employees total earnings	982.90	0.6	4.7
Private sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 232.00	0.5	4.0
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 286.20	0.7	4.3
Public sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 359.00	1.2	5.9
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 404.10	1.3	6.0
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
Private & public sectors
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 257.20	0.4	4.5
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 310.10	0.6	4.8
	All employees total earnings	977.40	-0.5	4.1
Private sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 229.50	0.2	4.0
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 283.30	0.3	4.3
Public sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 359.60	1.5	6.3
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 404.30	1.4	6.3

Full-time adult total earnings, Quarterly % change in trend estimates - All Sectors

Full-time adult total earnings, Quarterly % change in trend estimates - Private and Public (a)

AUGUST KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• Full-time adult ordinary time earnings rose by 4.2% for males and 4.7% for females in the twelve months to August 2010.
• In the twelve months to August 2010, full-time adult total earnings rose by 4.5% for males and 4.8% for females.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
November 2010	24 February 2011
February 2011	19 May 2011

NOTES ON ESTIMATES

COMPOSITIONAL EFFECTS. Movements in average weekly earnings can be affected by both changes in the level of earnings per employee and changes in the composition of the labour force. For example, changes in the proportions of full-time, part-time, casual and junior employees and variations in the distribution of occupations can affect movements in earnings series. Refer to paragraphs 28 and 29 of the Explanatory Notes.


SAMPLING ERROR

For information on sampling error, see the Technical Note at the end of this publication. Standard errors for the original estimates contained in this publication are in tables 18 to 20.


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