1367.5 - Western Australian Statistical Indicators, Sep 2009  
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EMPLOYEES AND HOURS WORKED BY INDUSTRY

  • In the August quarter 2009, the average number of hours worked by employees (original) in Western Australia was highest in Mining, followed by Agriculture, forestry and fishing. Both industries recorded averages above 40 hours per week despite decreases since the previous quarter of 4 hours and 3 hours respectively. In contrast, Accommodation and food services, Health Care and social assistance, Retail trade and Arts and recreation services recorded averages below 30 hours per week.
  • Overall, the average weekly number of hours worked by employees decreased by 1 hour to 33.5 hours in the August quarter 2009. Construction and Mining had the largest quarterly decrease (both down 4 hours) while Information media and telecommunications (up 5.1 hours) and Transport, postal and warehousing (up 2.9 hours) had the largest increases.



4 Number of employees and hours worked(a), by industry(b): original
Aug 08
May 09
Aug 09
Average weekly hours worked (hours)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
41.5
44.4
41.4
Mining
41.6
47.3
43.3
Manufacturing
38.4
38.0
35.0
Electricity, gas, water and waste services
37.6
38.3
39.9
Construction
40.5
41.9
37.9
Wholesale trade
38.7
36.9
35.8
Retail trade
28.0
28.5
27.6
Accommodation and food services
27.0
29.7
26.6
Transport, postal and warehousing
36.9
36.1
39.0
Information media and telecommunications
36.6
31.3
36.4
Financial and insurance services
35.7
36.0
35.9
Rental, hiring and real estate services
37.5
36.7
36.5
Professional, scientific and technical services
38.0
39.6
36.0
Administrative and support services
32.4
32.6
33.6
Public administration and safety
33.2
34.3
35.0
Education and training
34.2
31.7
30.9
Health Care and social assistance
28.9
29.6
28.6
Arts and recreation services
32.3
25.8
24.1
Other services
36.2
31.9
32.9
Total
34.7
34.5
33.5
(a) Time series subject to major revisions due to improvements in data estimation methodology.
(b) Data are based on ANZSIC06 Division
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.



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