LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Total labour force | '000 | 8,488 | 8,514 | 8,569 | 8,690 | 8,881 | 9,061 | 9,169 | 9,256 | 9,395 | 9,574 | 9,755 |
Females (of total labour force) | % | 41.7 | 41.9 | 41.9 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.1 | 43.2 | 43.3 | 43.6 | 43.9 |
Participation rate | % | 63.6 | 62.9 | 62.6 | 62.7 | 63.3 | 63.6 | 63.4 | 63.1 | 63.1 | 63.4 | 63.7 |
Male participation rate | % | 75.3 | 74.3 | 73.8 | 73.6 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 73.4 | 72.9 | 72.8 | 72.5 | 72.5 |
Female participation rate | % | 52.3 | 51.9 | 51.7 | 52.2 | 53.2 | 53.8 | 53.8 | 53.6 | 53.8 | 54.5 | 55.2 |
Females in the labour force with children aged 0-4 years (of all females with children aged 0-4 years) | % | 44.5 | 46.6 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 49.3 | 47.4 | 47.7 | 48.2 | 47.1 | 49.3 | 49.8 |
Standardised participation rate | % | 63.7 | 63.1 | 62.8 | 63.0 | 63.6 | 64.0 | 63.9 | 63.7 | 63.8 | 64.1 | 64.5 |
Participation rate of persons aged 15-19 years | % | 58.6 | 55.7 | 55.1 | 55.8 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 59.0 | 57.7 | 58.3 | 59.3 | 60.1 |
Participation rate of persons aged 20-24 years | % | 84.0 | 82.6 | 82.1 | 82.1 | 82.8 | 83.0 | 82.5 | 82.0 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.3 |
Median age of male labour force | years | 36.1 | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.7 | 36.9 | 37.1 | 37.2 | 37.5 | 37.7 | 37.8 | 38.0 |
Median age of female labour force | years | 34.2 | 34.6 | 34.9 | 35.1 | 35.3 | 35.7 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.8 | 36.9 |
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EMPLOYED PEOPLE |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Total employed | '000 | r7,803 | r7,659 | r7,655 | r7,802 | r8,113 | r8,324 | r8,404 | r8,519 | r8,703 | r8,940 | 9,130 |
Employment population ratio | % | r58.5 | r56.6 | 55.8 | r56.3 | r57.8 | r58.5 | r58.1 | r58.1 | r58.5 | r59.2 | 59.6 |
Proportion of the total population in work | % | 45.4 | 44.0 | 43.5 | 43.9 | 45.2 | 45.7 | 45.6 | 45.7 | 46.2 | 46.9 | 47.4 |
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Part-time work | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Part-time workers (of total employed)
| % | 21.8 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 25.3 | 25.7 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 26.7 |
Male part-time workers (of total male employed)
| % | r8.6 | r9.8 | r10.3 | r10.5 | r11.0 | r11.1 | r11.8 | r12.1 | r12.6 | r12.6 | 13.4 |
Female part-time workers (of total female employed)
| % | r40.4 | r41.4 | r41.9 | r42.2 | r42.6 | r42.6 | r43.1 | r43.5 | r43.6 | r43.9 | 43.6 |
Female part-time workers (of total part-time employed)
| % | 77.2 | 75.6 | 75.0 | 74.9 | 74.5 | 74.5 | 73.6 | 73.3 | 72.6 | 72.9 | 71.9 |
Average hours worked per week by part-time workers
| hours | 14.8 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 15.7 | 15.8 |
Part-time workers who prefer more hours (of all part-time employed)
| % | 21.7 | 26.4 | 29.2 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.8 | 25.1 | 23.9 | 24.3 |
Part-time workers who worked 15 hours or less per week (of all part-time employed)
| % | 53.9 | 53.3 | 53.4 | 52.8 | 51.8 | 52.1 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 49.8 | 49.6 |
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Full-time work | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Average hours worked per week by full-time workers
| hours | 39.9 | 40.6 | 40.3 | 40.7 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 41.2 | 41.1 | 41.4 | 40.7 |
Full-time workers working 50 hours or more per week (of all full-time employed)
| % | 20.7 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 24.3 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 25.5 | 23.9 |
Males employed without leave entitlements (of all male employees) | % | 13.5 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 21.2 | 20.9 | 22.6 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 |
Females employed without leave entitlements (of all female employees) | % | 29.0 | 30.9 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.8 | 32.0 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 31.9 |
Employees without leave entitlements (of all employees) | % | 20.3 | 22.3 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 24.0 | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.9 | 26.4 | 27.3 | 27.5 |
Job mobile in previous year | % | 14.8 | 12.8 | n.a. | 14.5 | n.a. | 15.8 | n.a. | 14.3 | n.a. | 15.8 | n.a. |
Employers and own account workers (of total employed) | % | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 15.2 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.2 |
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Employed in service industries (of total employed) | % | 69.7 | 71.1 | 70.8 | 71.0 | 71.5 | 72.4 | 72.6 | 72.7 | 73.4 | 73.1 | 73.7 |
Employed in manufacturing industries (of total employed) | % | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 |
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Private sector employees (of all employees) | % | 71.9 | 72.9 | 73.6 | 75.4 | 76.7 | 77.7 | 78.3 | 79.2 | 79.7 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
Employed in small business (of all private sector employed) | % | n.a. | 48.3 | 49.1 | 48.7 | 47.5 | 47.0 | 46.2 | 47.4 | 46.8 | 47.2 | n.a. |
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Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | r24.0 | r24.6 | r24.9 | 24.9 | r24.7 | r24.8 | r24.5 | r25.1 | r25.2 | r25.1 | 25.5 |
Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) occupations(a) | % | r22.7 | r22.1 | r21.8 | r22.0 | r22.0 | r21.8 | r20.4 | r20.4 | r20.3 | r19.7 | 19.6 |
Females (of all employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a)) | % | r33.7 | r34.7 | r34.9 | r35.0 | r35.0 | r35.5 | r41.4 | r41.2 | r40.8 | r41.9 | 42.5 |
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Trade union membership | % | n.a. | 39.6 | 37.6 | 35.0 | 32.7 | 31.1 | 30.3 | 28.1 | 25.7 | r24.7 | 24.5 |
Median age of trade union members | years | n.a. | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 40 |
Working days lost due to industrial disputes (per 1,000 employees) | days | 248 | 147 | 100 | 76 | 79 | 131 | 75 | 72 | 87 | r61 | 50 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Total unemployed | '000 | 684.2 | 854.8 | 914.1 | 888.5 | 768.6 | 736.5 | 764.9 | 737.8 | 691.7 | 634.5 | 625.5 |
Long-term unemployed (of total unemployed) | % | 20.2 | 27.4 | 33.7 | 34.6 | 32.3 | 27.5 | 27.0 | 29.3 | 29.7 | r26.7 | 23.4 |
Long-term unemployed (of labour force) | % | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.5 |
Unemployment rate | % | 8.1 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Male unemployment rate | % | 8.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
Female unemployment rate | % | 7.8 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 6.0 |
Unemployment rate - capital cities | % | 8.1 | r10.1 | r10.7 | r10.1 | r8.7 | r8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | r6.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
Unemployment rate - balance of States and Territories | % | r8.9 | r10.8 | r11.5 | r11.3 | r9.4 | r9.0 | r9.6 | r9.6 | r7.9 | r8.1 | 7.7 |
Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 19 | 29 | r37 | r38 | r33 | 26 | 25 | r29 | 27 | 23 | 19 |
Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 13 |
Retrenchment rate | % | 6.5 | 6.4 | n.a. | 5.4 | n.a. | 4.6 | n.a. | 4.4 | n.a. | 4.0 | n.a. |
Male retrenchment rate | % | 7.3 | 7.4 | n.a. | 6.3 | n.a. | 5.4 | n.a. | 4.9 | n.a. | 4.6 | n.a. |
Female retrenchment rate | % | 5.3 | 5.1 | n.a. | 4.3 | n.a. | 3.5 | n.a. | 3.8 | n.a. | 3.2 | n.a. |
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Persons aged 15-19 years (of all persons aged 15-19)
| % | 7.6 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
Persons aged 20-24 years (of all persons aged 20-24)
| % | 9.0 | 11.3 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
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Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 15.5 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 11.9 | n.y.a. |
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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Marginally attached | '000 | 819.3 | 846.4 | 907.8 | 773.3 | 862.8 | 879.6 | 890.5 | 922.6 | 883.2 | 823.9 | n.y.a. |
Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 138.2 | 145.6 | 147.4 | 106.5 | 111.9 | 118.9 | 118.4 | 110.9 | 105.8 | 106.5 | n.y.a. |
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TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT |
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| Units | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
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Participation rate of males aged 55-59 years | % | 75.2 | 72.9 | 72.5 | 72.5 | 73.5 | 73.0 | 73.1 | 72.5 | 73.2 | 72.3 | 72.4 |
Participation rate of females aged 55-59 years | % | 35.7 | 35.7 | 36.4 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 41.3 | 42.3 | 42.3 | 43.6 | 46.5 | 48.1 |
Participation rate of males aged 60-64 years | % | 50.6 | 50.2 | 48.5 | 49.0 | 47.7 | 46.6 | 45.4 | 45.8 | 45.9 | 46.5 | 46.9 |
Participation rate of females aged 60-64 years | % | 15.9 | 14.9 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 18.4 | 20.3 | 21.5 |
Persons retired from full-time work of all persons aged 50-64 years | % | n.a. | 46.4 | n.a. | 46.1 | n.a. | n.a. | 45.0 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
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