1387.3 - Queensland in Review, 2003
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 17/03/2004 Ceased
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Links to ABS publications mentioned in the text can be found under 'Other Related Articles' at the bottom of the page. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, QUEENSLAND - Trend Series Source: Labour Force, Selected Summary Tables, Australia (cat. no. 6291.0.40.001) The trend estimate of the number of unemployed persons in Queensland was 140,400 in June 2002, an unemployment rate of 7.4%. Unemployed females accounted for 7.9% of the Australian workforce and unemployed males for 7.1%. During the previous twenty years, the unemployment rate initially rose to 10.5% in June 1983 then gradually decreased to 6.5% in June 1989. Unemployment rose again to over 10% during 1992-1993 and has since gradually declined, to 7.4% in June 2002. Although unemployment was higher for females prior to 1990, more recently the female unemployment rate has generally not been as high as the male rate. However, in June 2002, the unemployment rate for males decreased to 7.1%, while the female unemployment rate rose slightly to 7.9%. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT In June 2002, the unemployment rate for 15-19-year olds was 18.6% and for 20-24-year olds it was 11.7%; that is, 18.6% of 15-19-year olds and 11.7% of the 20-24-year olds in the Queensland labour force reported that they were looking for work. YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, Queensland Source: Labour Force, Selected Summary Tables, Australia (cat. no. 6291.0.40.001)
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