MARCH KEY FIGURES
 | | Quarter | Year ended |
| | December 2009 | March 2010 | March 2009 | March 2010 |
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| Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 69 | 42 | 183 | 230 |
| Total (no.) | 81 | 54 | 191 | 235 |
| Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 25.1 | 7.2 | 135.9 | 88.1 |
| Total ('000) | 27.0 | 13.2 | 145.1 | 91.9 |
| Working days lost ('000) | 44.7 | 28.8 | 165.4 | 149.9 |
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Working days lost
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MARCH KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the March quarter 2010, there were 54 disputes, 27 fewer than in the December quarter 2009.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the March quarter 2010 was 13,200, a decrease from 27,000 in the December quarter 2009.
- There were 28,800 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the March quarter 2010, a decrease from 44,700 in the December quarter 2009.
- The Construction industry accounted for 12,300 (43%) of the total number of working days lost in the March quarter 2010.
- In the March quarter 2010, Western Australia accounted for 13,600 (47%) of working days lost. Western Australia also had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (13.1) for the quarter.
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended March 2010, there were 235 disputes, 44 more than in the year ended March 2009.
- During the year ended March 2010, there were 149,900 working days lost compared with 165,400 in the year ended March 2009.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
| ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
| June 2010 | 2 September 2010 |
| September 2010 | 2 December 2010 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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