SEPTEMBER KEY FIGURES
| | Quarter | Year ended |
| | June Quarter 2009 | September Quarter 2009 | September Quarter 2008 | September Quarter 2009 |
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Number of disputes | | | | |
| Commenced in period (no.) | 53 | 66 | 169 | 202 |
| Total (no.) | 58 | 72 | 172 | 207 |
Employees involved | | | | |
| Newly involved ('000) | 40.2 | 15.6 | 135.1 | 122.2 |
| Total ('000) | 43.9 | 18.0 | 135.2 | 124.0 |
Working days lost ('000) | 47.3 | 29.1 | 189.8 | 119.1 |
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Working days lost
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SEPTEMBER KEY POINTS
QUARTERLY ESTIMATES
- For the September quarter 2009, there were 72 disputes, 14 more than in the June quarter 2009.
- The number of employees involved in industrial disputes in the September quarter 2009 was 18,000, a decrease from 43,900 in the June quarter 2009.
- There were 29,100 working days lost due to industrial disputation in the September quarter 2009, a decrease from 47,300 in the June quarter 2009.
- The Education and training and Health care and social assistance industries accounted for 8,100 (28%) of the total number of working days lost in the September quarter 2009.
- In the September quarter 2009, New South Wales accounted for 11,200 (38%) of working days lost. Victoria had the highest number of working days lost per thousand employees (4.2) for the quarter, followed closely by New South Wales (3.8).
YEAR ENDED ESTIMATES
- During the year ended September 2009, there were 207 disputes, 35 more than in the year ended September 2008.
- During the year ended September 2009, there were 119,100 working days lost compared with 189,800 in the year ended September 2008.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE (QUARTER) | Release Date |
December 2009 | 11 March 2010 |
March 2010 | 3 June 2010 |
REVISIONS
There are no revisions to data in this issue.
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