MAY KEY FIGURES

		May 2009	Feb 2009 to May 2009	May 2008 to May 2009
		$	% change	% change
Trend Estimates
Private & public sectors
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 197.50	1.3	5.9
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 243.50	1.1	5.2
	All employees total earnings	923.40	0.7	3.7
Private sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 175.50	1.1	5.7
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 223.20	1.0	5.0
Public sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 272.20	1.4	5.9
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 313.80	1.3	5.7
Seasonally Adjusted Estimates
Private & public sectors
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 196.50	1.2	6.1
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 242.70	1.0	5.5
	All employees total earnings	922.50	0.6	3.8
Private sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 174.50	1.0	6.1
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 222.90	1.0	5.3
Public sector
	Full-time adult ordinary time earnings	1 269.30	0.9	5.7
	Full-time adult total earnings	1 310.10	0.6	5.5

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)

MAY KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

• Full-time adult ordinary time earnings rose by 6.5% for males and 5.2% for females in the twelve months to May 2009.
• In the twelve months to May 2009, full-time adult total earnings rose by 5.6% for males and 5.0% for females.

NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
August 2009	19 November 2009
November 2009	25 February 2010

CHANGES IN NEXT ISSUE

From the August 2009 issue of this publication, industry statistics will be presented on the basis of the new edition (2006) of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC). An Information Paper: Changes to Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat.no.6302.0.55.002) will be released on 5 November 2009, describing the major changes to Average Weekly Earnings.

This issue is the last release of industry data on the basis of the 1993 edition of ANZSIC.

For further details see paragraphs 10 to 13 of the Explanatory Notes.


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 23 and 24 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.


INQUIRIES

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