CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE BY REGION
Between December 2007 and December 2008, the Victorian labour force decreased by 8,300 people (0.3%). During this period, the number employed fell by 6,100 (0.2%) and the number unemployed fell by 2,200 (1.7%). The Victorian unemployment rate remained constant at 4.7% over the same period.
In the Melbourne Major Statistical Region (MSR), the labour force grew by 3,100 people (0.2%). In the Balance of Victoria MSR, the labour force fell by 11,400 people (1.5%).
The proportion of employed people who worked full-time decreased from 71.7% to 70.9% in the Melbourne MSR and from 67.9% to 66.6% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
The number of unemployed people fell by 2,500 (2.7%) in the Melbourne MSR and increased by 300 (0.8%) in the Balance of Victoria MSR between December 2007 and December 2008. The labour force participation rate decreased in the Melbourne MSR from 66.9% to 65.8% and in the Balance of Victoria MSR from 64.5% to 62.4%.
Within the Balance of Victoria MSR, the Loddon-Mallee Statistical Region (SR) recorded the largest increase in employment (8,600), followed by the All Gippsland SR (1,700) and the Central Highlands-Wimmera SR (400). The largest falls in employment were recorded in the Goulburn-Ovens-Murray SR (-17,200) and the Barwon-Western District SR (-5,100).
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