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NAME OF COLLECTION

Labour Force Supplementary Surveys

Contact

Assistant Director
Labour Force
Australian Bureau of Statistics
PO Box 10
BELCONNEN ACT 2616

Telephone: (02) 6252 6504
Facsimile: (02) 6252 7784
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Internet: www.abs.gov.au

Purpose

To provide information about various labour market characteristics of persons.

Description

The collection is a sample survey of households conducted by personal interview.

Apart from the regular collection of labour force characteristics of the population through the Labour Force Survey, supplementary and special surveys of a wide variety of topics are carried out. Labour Force Supplementary Survey samples are a subset of the Monthly Labour Force Survey, and sample sizes of the supplementary surveys vary from time to time.

Data detail

Supplementary surveys are carried out on various aspects of the labour force. In relation to tourism, data are available for persons employed in the accommodation, cafes and restaurants industry and the cultural and recreational services industry. For a list of the supplementary surveys, see Products and Services Available below.

Geographic coverage

Australia, States and Territories and statistical regions for some data items.

Frequency of data availability

Various: Annual to triennial; some are irregular. See Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).

Historical data

Various. See
Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).

Products and services available

Publications

• Career Experience, Australia (cat. no. 6254.0)
• Employment Benefits, Australia (cat. no. 6334.0.) now discontinued, historical data only see Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
• Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership Australia (cat. no. 6310.0)
• Job Search Experience of Unemployed Persons (cat. no. 6222..0)
• Labour Force Experience, Australia (cat. no. 6206.0)
• Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, Australia (cat. no. 6250.0)
• Labour Mobility, Australia (cat. no. 6209.0)
• Multiple Jobholding, Australia (cat. no. 6216.0)
• Persons Employed at Home, Australia (cat. no. 6275.0)
• Persons Who Had Re-entered the Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6264.0) now discontinued, historical data only see Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
• Persons Who Have left the Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 62674.0) now discontinued, historical data only see Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
• Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia (cat. no. 6238.0)
• Retrenchment and Redundancy (cat. no. 6266.0)
• Superannuation, Australia (cat. no. 6319.0)
• Trade Union Members, Australia (cat. no. 6325.0) now discontinued, historical data only see Catalogue of Publications and Products (cat. no. 1101.0).
• Working Arrangements, Australia (cat. no. 6342.0)

Example of Information Available