1350.0 - Australian Economic Indicators, Apr 2009  
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UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment rates, (from Table 6.4) 15-19 years looking for full time work-Trend
Graph: Unemployment rates, (from Table 6.4) 15–19 years looking for full time work—Trend


Unemployment rates, (from Table 6.4) 20 years and over looking for full time work-Trend
Graph: Unemployment rates, (from Table 6.4) 20 years and over looking for full time work—Trend

Unemployment rate, By sex and age group(a)
Males, looking for full time work
Females, looking for full time work
Persons, looking for full time work
Period
Males, looking for part time work
Aged 15-19 years
Aged 20 years and over
Total
Females, looking for part time work
Aged 15-19 years
Aged 20 years and over
Total
Persons, looking for part time work
Aged 15-19 years
Aged 20 years and over
Total
Seasonally adjusted (per cent)
2007-2008
December
6.3
16.5
3.2
3.7
4.1
20.0
4.0
4.7
4.7
17.7
3.5
4.1
January
5.5
14.7
2.8
3.3
4.8
19.4
3.9
4.6
5.0
16.4
3.2
3.7
February
5.6
12.5
2.7
3.1
4.2
19.6
3.9
4.5
4.6
15.0
3.1
3.6
March
5.5
13.6
3.2
3.6
4.0
19.1
3.8
4.5
4.4
15.6
3.4
3.9
April
5.4
15.0
3.3
3.7
4.0
25.4
4.1
5.0
4.4
18.7
3.6
4.2
May
5.7
14.0
3.3
3.7
4.7
22.3
3.8
4.5
5.0
17.0
3.4
4.0
June
6.3
15.4
3.1
3.6
4.4
21.6
4.0
4.7
5.0
17.6
3.4
4.0
2008-2009
July
6.1
13.9
3.1
3.5
4.5
23.2
4.3
5.0
4.9
17.1
3.6
4.1
August
5.3
13.4
3.2
3.6
3.9
23.8
4.2
4.9
4.3
16.8
3.5
4.0
September
6.2
14.1
3.3
3.7
4.3
23.3
4.2
5.0
4.8
17.4
3.6
4.1
October
6.1
14.6
3.3
3.7
4.1
22.5
4.7
5.3
4.7
17.3
3.8
4.3
November
6.0
13.6
3.5
3.9
4.3
22.5
4.7
5.3
4.8
16.9
3.9
4.4
December
6.1
16.3
3.7
4.2
4.1
18.3
4.4
4.9
4.7
17.0
4.0
4.4
January
6.6
16.3
4.1
4.5
4.3
29.2
4.2
5.1
5.0
20.7
4.1
4.7
February
6.3
22.9
4.2
4.9
4.4
25.8
5.2
6.0
5.0
23.9
4.6
5.3
Trend (per cent)
2007-2008
December
6.0
15.8
3.0
3.5
4.5
20.3
4.0
4.6
4.9
17.4
3.4
3.9
January
5.8
15.1
3.0
3.5
4.4
20.4
3.9
4.6
4.8
17.0
3.3
3.9
February
5.6
14.4
3.0
3.5
4.3
20.6
3.9
4.6
4.7
16.7
3.3
3.9
March
5.6
14.0
3.1
3.5
4.3
21.1
3.9
4.6
4.7
16.6
3.4
3.9
April
5.6
14.0
3.1
3.5
4.3
21.7
3.9
4.6
4.7
16.8
3.4
3.9
May
5.7
14.1
3.2
3.6
4.3
22.4
4.0
4.7
4.7
17.1
3.4
4.0
June
5.8
14.3
3.2
3.6
4.3
23.0
4.1
4.8
4.8
17.3
3.5
4.0
2008-2009
July
5.9
14.2
3.2
3.6
4.3
23.1
4.2
4.9
4.8
17.3
3.5
4.1
August
5.9
14.0
3.2
3.6
4.3
22.9
4.3
5.0
4.7
17.0
3.6
4.1
September
5.9
13.9
3.2
3.6
4.2
22.6
4.4
5.0
4.7
16.9
3.6
4.1
October
6.0
14.3
3.4
3.8
4.2
22.6
4.4
5.1
4.7
17.2
3.8
4.3
November
6.1
15.2
3.6
4.0
4.2
22.9
4.5
5.2
4.7
17.9
3.9
4.4
December
6.2
16.4
3.7
4.2
4.2
23.5
4.6
5.3
4.8
18.8
4.0
4.6
January
6.3
17.8
3.9
4.4
4.3
24.3
4.7
5.3
4.9
20.0
4.2
4.8
February
6.4
19.1
4.1
4.6
4.3
25.1
4.7
5.5
4.9
21.2
4.3
4.9
(a) For unemployment rates for males, females and persons, use tables 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3
Source: Labour Force, Australia, (cat. no. 6202.0)

Unemployed persons, Duration of unemployment - Original
Long term unemployed
Period
Unemployed under 52 weeks ('000)
Unemployed 52 weeks and under 104 ('000)
Unemployed 104 weeks and over ('000)
Total ('000)
Long term unemployment as a proportion of total unemployment (%)
2007-2008
December
407.6
30.7
35.2
65.9
13.9
January
435.8
36.5
32.9
69.4
13.7
February
420.7
43.7
37.5
81.2
16.2
March
410.6
35.1
37.1
72.2
15.0
April
411.0
43.2
33.7
76.9
15.8
May
407.7
36.4
36.8
73.2
15.2
June
401.2
31.5
33.0
64.4
13.8
2008-2009
July
375.4
32.2
32.0
64.2
14.6
August
369.3
29.8
33.4
63.3
14.6
September
407.0
39.2
40.8
80.0
16.4
October
389.8
34.7
36.3
71.0
15.4
November
397.6
31.3
37.4
68.6
14.7
December
443.0
33.2
32.0
65.2
12.8
January
529.8
37.6
35.8
73.4
12.2
February
594.1
49.9
42.1
92.1
13.4
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001)

Unemployed persons, Reason for leaving last job - Original
Reason for Unemployment ('000)
Percent of Unemployed (%)
Period
Job loser
Job leaver
Never worked
Former worker
Unemployed
Job loser
Job leaver
Never worked
Former worker
2006-2007
November
145.8
109.8
91.8
103.1
450.5
32.4
24.4
20.4
22.9
February
200.9
145.8
119.1
101.8
567.5
35.4
25.7
21.0
17.9
May
159.1
120.7
97.2
89.5
466.4
34.1
25.9
20.8
19.2
2007-2008
August
146.0
115.9
101.2
84.5
447.7
32.6
25.9
22.6
18.9
November
140.6
111.9
112.4
88.0
452.9
31.0
24.7
24.8
19.4
February
171.7
121.1
109.6
96.2
498.5
34.4
24.3
22.0
19.3
May
166.4
115.7
101.4
93.4
477.0
34.9
24.3
21.3
19.6
2008-2009
August
150.0
103.8
87.7
89.4
431.0
34.8
24.1
20.4
20.7
November
162.2
117.0
97.3
86.1
462.7
35.1
25.3
21.0
18.6
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001)

Unemployment rate, Persons
Period
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Monthly - Seasonally adjusted (per cent)
2007-2008
December
4.6
4.7
3.6
5.0
3.2
5.1
na
na
4.2
January
4.5
4.5
3.4
4.5
3.3
4.9
na
na
4.1
February
4.1
4.1
3.6
4.5
2.8
4.9
na
na
3.9
March
4.4
4.3
3.6
4.6
3.2
4.7
na
na
4.1
April
4.5
4.6
3.8
4.9
3.3
4.2
na
na
4.2
May
4.8
4.3
3.8
5.0
3.6
4.3
na
na
4.3
June
4.7
4.6
3.8
4.8
3.1
4.2
na
na
4.3
2008-2009
July
4.8
4.6
3.8
4.7
3.1
4.6
na
na
4.3
August
4.9
4.3
3.4
4.4
2.7
4.0
na
na
4.1
September
4.8
4.4
3.8
5.8
3.0
3.7
na
na
4.3
October
5.3
4.4
3.9
5.3
2.3
3.6
na
na
4.4
November
5.2
4.5
3.9
5.4
3.1
4.5
na
na
4.5
December
5.2
4.7
4.0
5.4
2.9
4.8
na
na
4.5
January
5.5
4.8
4.4
5.6
3.3
4.5
na
na
4.8
February
5.8
5.6
4.5
5.8
4.2
4.5
na
na
5.2
Monthly - Trend (per cent)
2007-2008
December
4.5
4.6
3.6
4.8
3.3
5.1
4.9
2.5
4.2
January
4.5
4.5
3.6
4.7
3.2
4.9
4.8
2.6
4.1
February
4.4
4.4
3.6
4.7
3.2
4.8
4.5
2.6
4.1
March
4.4
4.4
3.6
4.7
3.2
4.6
4.2
2.6
4.1
April
4.5
4.4
3.7
4.7
3.2
4.5
3.8
2.7
4.1
May
4.6
4.4
3.7
4.7
3.2
4.3
3.5
2.7
4.2
June
4.7
4.5
3.7
4.8
3.2
4.2
3.2
2.8
4.2
2008-2009
July
4.8
4.5
3.7
4.9
3.0
4.1
3.0
2.7
4.3
August
4.9
4.4
3.7
5.0
2.9
4.0
3.0
2.7
4.3
September
5.0
4.4
3.7
5.1
2.8
4.0
3.2
2.7
4.3
October
5.1
4.5
3.8
5.3
2.8
4.1
3.5
2.7
4.4
November
5.2
4.6
4.0
5.4
2.9
4.2
3.7
2.6
4.5
December
5.4
4.8
4.1
5.5
3.1
4.4
3.8
2.5
4.6
January
5.5
4.9
4.3
5.6
3.4
4.5
3.9
2.4
4.8
February
5.6
5.1
4.4
5.7
3.6
4.6
3.9
2.4
4.9
Percentage change from previous month - Trend
2007-2008
June
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.3
0.0
0.0
2008-2009
July
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
0.0
August
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.2
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
September
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
-0.1
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
October
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.3
0.0
0.1
November
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
-0.1
0.1
December
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
January
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
-0.1
0.1
February
0.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.0
-0.1
0.1
na not available
Source: Labour Force, Australia, (cat. no. 6202.0)








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