State summary tables
LABOUR FORCE
 | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Total labour force | '000 | 1992-93 | 2,867.0 | 2,187.8 | 1,512.5 | 713.4 | 831.3 | 218.3 | 83.2 | 161.1 | 8,574.4 |
| Participation rate | % | 1992-93 | 61.3 | 62.5 | 63.8 | 61.7 | 64.8 | 60.1 | 69.9 | 72.8 | 62.6 |
| Male participation rate | % | 1992-93 | 72.6 | 74.0 | 75.1 | 72.8 | 76.1 | 71.9 | 75.6 | 80.5 | 73.9 |
| Female participation rate | % | 1992-93 | 50.4 | 51.5 | 52.7 | 51.0 | 53.6 | 48.8 | 62.8 | 65.5 | 51.7 |
| Women (of labour force) | % | 1992-93 | 41.8 | 42.1 | 41.8 | 42.1 | 41.5 | 41.2 | 43.3 | 46.2 | 41.9 |
PAID EMPLOYMENT
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Total employed | '000 | 1992-93 | 2,555.3 | 1,931.2 | 1,352.8 | 631.5 | 746.2 | 191.8 | 76.3 | 148.9 | 7,633.9 |
| Part-time employed (of total employed) | % | 1992-93 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 26.3 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 23.5 |
| Employment/population ratio | % | 1992-93 | 54.6 | 55.2 | 57.0 | 54.6 | 58.2 | 52.8 | 64.1 | 62.3 | 55.8 |
| Employed in service industries (of employed) | % | 1992-93 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 27.4 | 29.9 | 34.9 | 32.7 | 27.1 |
| Employed in manufacturing industries (of employed) | % | 1992-93 | 14.8 | 18.1 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 14.5 |
| Part-time employed who want more hours (of part-time employed) | % | 1992-93 | 27.8 | 29.9 | 30.6 | 31.5 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 29.2 |
| Average hours worked per week by full-time workers | hours | 1992-93 | 40.5 | 39.7 | 41.3 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 38.6 | 39.8 | 38.9 | 40.3 |
| Average weekly hours of paid overtime per employee | hours | 1992-93 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | *1.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Trade unionisation rate | % | 1992 | 37.9 | 41.4 | 38.1 | 44.3 | 37.0 | 50.5 | 36.5 | 39.8 | 39.6 |
| Working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employees | days | 1993 | 89 | 169 | 134 | 53 | 51 | 29 | 37 | 77 | 108 |
UNEMPLOYMENT
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Total unemployed | '000 | 1992-93 | 311.7 | 256.6 | 159.7 | 81.8 | 85.1 | 26.5 | 6.9 | 12.2 | 940.5 |
| Long-term unemployed | '000 | 1992-93 | 112.7 | 100.9 | 46.6 | 33.8 | 26.3 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 336.3 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 1992-93 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 11.0 |
| Youth unemployment rate | % | 1992-93 | 23.2 | 27.2 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 22.7 | 26.9 | 21.3 | 25.7 | 24.5 |
| Youth unemployment/population ratio | % | 1992-93 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 9.8 | 15.4 | 13.5 |
| Median duration of unemployment | weeks | 1992-93 | 28.2 | 32.7 | 21.9 | 34.6 | 22.3 | 35.3 | 15.8 | 19.6 | 27.8 |
NOT IN LABOUR FORCE
| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 1993 | 47.5 | 41.7 | 24.0 | 11.2 | 17.0 | 3.7 | *1.2 | 1.1 | 147.4 |
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