DECEMBER KEY FIGURES
 | | Quarter | Year ended |
| | September 2012 | December 2012 | December 2011 | December 2012 |
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| Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 64 | 50 | 186 | 197 |
| Total (no.) | 68 | 58 | 192 | 204 |
| Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 53.7 | 14.3 | 133.8 | 142.8 |
| Total ('000) | 55.8 | 27.3 | 134.4 | 143.3 |
| Working days lost ('000) | 110.0 | 25.7 | 241.5 | 273.2 |
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Working days lost
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DECEMBER KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- In the December quarter 2012 there were 58 disputes, 10 less than in the September quarter 2012.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the December quarter 2012 was 27,300, a decrease from 55,800 in the September quarter 2012.
- There were 25,700 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the December quarter 2012, a decrease from 110,000 in the September quarter 2012.
- The combined Education and training and Health care and social assistance industry (14,100) accounted for 55% of the total number of working days lost in the December quarter 2012. The Coal mining industry had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (56.8) this quarter.
- New South Wales (11,800) and Victoria (10,600) together accounted for 87% of working days lost in the December quarter 2012.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended December 2012, there were 204 disputes, 12 more than in the year ended December 2011.
- During the year ended December 2012, there were 273,200 working days lost compared with 241,500 in the year ended December 2011.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| March 2013 | 6 June 2013 |
| June 2013 | 5 September 2013 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data this issue.
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