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National summary tables


LABOUR FORCE
Units
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Total labour force '000
7,068
7,199
7,451
7,679
7,867
8,083
8,346
8,491
8,518
8,574
8,696
Participation rate %
60.5
60.5
61.4
62.0
62.2
62.6
63.5
63.6
63.0
62.6
62.8
Male participation rate %
76.5
75.9
75.9
75.6
75.3
75.2
75.5
75.4
74.4
73.9
73.6
Female participation rate%
45.0
45.7
47.4
48.7
49.4
50.4
51.9
52.3
51.9
51.7
52.2
Women (of labour force)%
37.7
38.3
39.1
39.8
40.3
40.8
41.4
41.7
41.9
41.9
42.3


PAID EMPLOYMENT
Units
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Total employed '000
6,388
6,579
6,860
7,044
7,256
7,549
7,832
7,782
7,637
7,634
7,781
Part-time employed (of total employed)%
17.3
17.7
18.3
19.2
19.8
20.1
20.9
21.7
22.9
23.5
23.8
Employment/population ratio%
54.7
55.3
56.6
56.9
57.4
58.5
59.6
58.3
56.5
55.8
56.2
Employed in service industries (of employed)%
65.3
65.8
66.5
66.9
67.6
67.8
68.2
69.1
70.6
70.9
70.7
Employed in manufacturing industries (of employed)%
17.8
17.5
16.7
16.1
15.9
15.8
15.6
14.8
14.2
14.1
13.9
Part-time employed who want more hours (of part-time employed)%
19.4
17.7
16.9
18.4
18.8
17.6
18.0
21.7
26.4
29.2
28.3
Average hours worked per week by full-time workershours
38.7
38.8
39.1
39.7
39.7
39.7
39.8
39.9
40.6
40.3
40.7
Average weekly hours of paid overtime per employeehours
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.3


INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Units
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Trade union membership rate %
n.a.
n.a.
45.6
n.a.
41.6
n.a.
40.5
n.a.
39.6
n.a.
35.0
Working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employeesdays
248
228
242
223
269
190
217
265
158
108
86


UNEMPLOYMENT
Units
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Total unemployed '000
680.1
619.4
591.5
635.1
610.5
534.6
513.7
709.0
881.7
940.5
915.5
Long-term unemployed'000
202.7
192.5
172.1
176.8
169.1
145.6
116.4
149.5
255.7
336.3
334.8
Unemployment rate%
9.6
8.6
7.9
8.3
7.8
6.6
6.2
8.4
10.4
11.0
10.5
Youth unemployment rate %
23.3
21.3
19.9
20.3
18.9
15.7
14.9
20.0
23.8
24.5
23.8
Youth unemployment/population ratio %
14.1
12.8
12.1
12.3
11.2
9.4
9.1
11.7
13.3
13.5
13.3
Median duration of unemployment weeks
22.9
21.6
19.9
18.9
18.1
16.4
12.7
14.4
23.8
27.8
27.5


NOT IN LABOUR FORCE
Units
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
Discouraged jobseekers'000
93.7
83.0
83.6
94.4
83.8
76.1
100.9
138.2
145.6
147.4
106.5
Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30th June except for average weekly hours of paid overtime per employee, trade unionisation rate, working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employees, and discouraged jobseekers.



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