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WORK: STATE SUMMARY |
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LABOUR FORCE |
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 |  |  | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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1 | Total labour force | '000 | 2002-03 | 3,336 | 2,530 | 1,920 | 751 | 1,032 | 220 | 104 | 181 | 10,075 |
2 | Females - of total labour force | % | 2002-03 | 44.1 | 44.7 | 44.8 | 44.6 | 43.4 | 44.6 | 44.1 | 47.4 | 44.4 |
3 | Participation rate | % | 2002-03 | 63.0 | 63.8 | 65.0 | 61.3 | 66.6 | 58.4 | 73.2 | 72.6 | 63.9 |
4 |  | Males | % | 2002-03 | 71.4 | 71.8 | 72.7 | 69.3 | 75.4 | 66.7 | 78.8 | 78.0 | 72.0 |
5 |  | Females | % | 2002-03 | 54.8 | 56.0 | 57.6 | 53.6 | 57.7 | 50.7 | 67.2 | 67.4 | 56.0 |
6 |  | Females with children aged 0-4 | % | 2003 | 49.8 | 48.4 | 52.0 | 51.5 | 44.6 | 42.6 | 57.2 | 59.4 | 49.5 |
7 |  | Persons aged 15-19 | % | 2002-03 | 55.6 | 57.6 | 66.4 | 60.9 | 62.9 | 58.8 | 53.8 | 62.3 | 59.5 |
8 |  | Persons aged 20-24 | % | 2002-03 | 81.2 | 80.5 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 80.1 | 77.0 | 77.3 | 87.5 | 81.4 |
9 | Median age of male labour force | years | 2003 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 39 |
10 | Median age of female labour force | years | 2003 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 37 |
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EMPLOYED PEOPLE |
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 |  |  | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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11 | Total employed | '000 | 2002-03 | 3,139 | 2,387 | 1,785 | 705 | 971 | 201 | 98 | 173 | 9,459 |
12 | Proportion of the total population in work | % | 2002-03 | 47.1 | 48.8 | 47.4 | 46.2 | 50.0 | 42.2 | 49.5 | 53.7 | 47.8 |
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13 | Persons employed part-time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 27.2 | 28.7 | 29.2 | 30.3 | 30.2 | 30.8 | 24.3 | 25.6 | 28.5 |
14 | Males employed part-time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total males employed | % | 2002-03 | 14.3 | 14.7 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 15.2 | 14.3 | 17.9 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
15 | Females employed part-time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total females employed | % | 2002-03 | 43.7 | 46.0 | 46.3 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 50.9 | 32.5 | 36.8 | 45.7 |
16 | Females employed part-time |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total part-time employed | % | 2002-03 | 70.7 | 71.8 | 70.7 | 73.4 | 71.6 | 74.6 | 59.0 | 68.6 | 71.2 |
17 | Average hours worked per week |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | by persons employed part-time | hours | 2002-03 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 16.0 | 18.1 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
18 | Persons employed part-time who prefer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | more hours - of all part-time employed | % | 2002-03 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 24.4 | 30.2 | 13.9 | 22.3 | 26.3 |
19 | Persons employed part-time who worked |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 15 hours or less per week |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all part-time employed | % | 2002-03 | 46.9 | 51.1 | 46.7 | 48.7 | 49.4 | 48.6 | 31.6 | 48.7 | 48.3 |
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 | Full-time work |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
20 | Average hours worked per week |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | by persons employed full-time | hours | 2002-03 | 41.1 | 40.7 | 41.8 | 40.9 | 41.9 | 40.4 | 41.4 | 38.9 | 41.1 |
21 | Persons employed full-time working |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | 50 hours or more per week |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all full-time employed | % | 2002-03 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 27.3 | 23.1 | 27.1 | 22.0 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 24.7 |
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22 | Employees without leave entitlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all employees | % | 2003 | 26.0 | 25.7 | 32.2 | 30.6 | 28.4 | 29.8 | 22.6 | 22.4 | 27.6 |
23 | Males employed without leave entitlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all male employees | % | 2003 | 22.4 | 22.0 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 24.9 | 22.8 | 21.6 | 23.2 | 24.0 |
24 | Females employed without leave entitlements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all female employees | % | 2003 | 30.2 | 30.0 | 36.7 | 35.1 | 32.6 | 37.5 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 31.9 |
25 | Employers and own account workers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 13.1 |
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26 | Employed in service industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 76.0 | 73.2 | 74.3 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 73.2 | 83.5 | 90.4 | 74.6 |
27 | Employed in manufacturing industries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 11.7 | 14.9 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 12.0 |
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28 | Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | occupations(a) - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 22.1 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 38.1 | 25.8 |
29 | Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | occupations(a) - of total employed | % | 2002-03 | 18.6 | 19.3 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 19.4 |
30 | Females - of all employed in highest skill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 2002-03 | 42.2 | 43.1 | 44.5 | 43.5 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 51.4 | 46.2 | 43.1 |
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WORKPLACE RELATIONS |
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31 | Trade union members - of all employees | % | 2002-03 | 23.6 | 22.1 | 23.5 | 24.6 | 20.0 | 29.4 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 23.0 |
32 | Working days lost due to industrial disputes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | (per 1,000 employees) | days | 2002-03 | 21 | 45 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 9 | 29 | 9 | 30 |
33 | Pay set by collective agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all employees | % | 2002-03 | 35.3 | 38.3 | 41.0 | 39.2 | 36.2 | 49.3 | 45.1 | 49.3 | 38.2 |
34 | Pay set by individual agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | - of all employees | % | 2002-03 | 43.3 | 44.4 | 34.4 | 35.8 | 48.8 | 29.3 | 38.6 | 30.4 | 41.3 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT |
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35 | Total unemployed | '000 | 2002-03 | 197.2 | 143.8 | 134.8 | 46.7 | 61.3 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 616.3 |
36 | Long-term unemployed - of total unemployed | % | 2002-03 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 18.8 | 27.1 | 18.9 | 33.6 | 7.3 | 15.7 | 22.1 |
37 | Long-term unemployed - of total labour force | % | 2002-03 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
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38 | Unemployment rate | % | 2002-03 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 6.1 |
39 |  | Males | % | 2002-03 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
40 |  | Females | % | 2002-03 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
41 |  | Capital cities | % | 2002-03 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 7.9 | n.a. | n.a. | 5.8 |
42 |  | Balance of states and territories(b) | % | 2002-03 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 |
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43 |  | Of all persons aged 15-19 | % | 2002-03 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
44 |  | Of all persons aged 20-24 | % | 2002-03 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
45 | Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 2003 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 19 |
46 | Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 2003 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 14 |
47 | Retrenchment rate | % | 2002 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
48 | Persons previously retrenched and |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 | currently employed - of all retrenched | % | 2002 | 55.6 | 49.4 | 49.3 | 58.0 | 53.5 | 52.5 | 56.3 | 56.1 | 52.7 |
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 | Labour force underutilisation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
49 | Labour force underutilisation rate | % | 2002 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 11.9 |
50 | Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | 2002 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 13.0 |
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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE |
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 |  |  | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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51 | Marginally attached | '000 | 2003 | 281.1 | 190.9 | 162.6 | 70.3 | 88.1 | 26.5 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 834.6 |
52 | Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 2003 | 28.8 | 17.5 | 16.2 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 4.2 | *0.6 | *0.8 | 79.8 |