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EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS
KEY SERIES
EMPLOYED PERSONS, PROPORTION EMPLOYED PART-TIME (a), 20-74 years |
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 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 (b) | 2009-10 (b) | 2010-11 (b) | 2011-12 (b) | 2012-13 (b) |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 11.5 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 |
| Females | 42.7 | 42.4 | 42.8 | 41.9 | 41.8 | 42.1 | 43.3 | 43.2 | 43.2 | 43.3 |
(a) Data averaged using 12 months in the financial year.
(b) Until recently, ABS policy has been to revise benchmarks for labour force data on a five-yearly basis following final rebasing of population estimates to the latest Census of Population and Housing data. However, labour force population benchmarks are now updated more frequently when preliminary population estimates become available, and again when these preliminary estimates are subsequently revised. For this release of Gender Indicators, Australia, labour force estimates dating back to (and including) 2008-09 have been revised in accordance with this new benchmarking process. Future revisions to benchmarks will then take place every time a new year of labour force data becomes available for publishing in the Gender Indicators publication. Re-benchmarking historical data has not resulted in any material change to unemployment rates, participation rates or employment to population ratios. For more information see ABS Labour Force, Australia, Nov 2012 (cat. no. 6202.0).
Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |
RELATED SERIES
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK (a) , BY FULL-TIME/ PART-TIME STATUS (b), 20-74 years (c) |
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| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 (d) | 2009-10 (d) | 2010-11 (d) | 2011-12 (d) | 2012-13 (d) |
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| hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs | hrs |
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| Employed full-time | | | | | | | | | | |
| Males | 41.9 | 42.1 | 41.4 | 40.8 | 41.9 | 41.3 | 41.2 | 41.3 | 40.6 | 40.3 |
| Females | 37.4 | 37.9 | 37.4 | 36.9 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 37.2 | 36.4 | 36.1 |
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| Employed part-time | | | | | | | | | | |
| Males | 17.1 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.4 | 17.3 | 17.3 |
| Females | 16.6 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 17.1 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.8 |
(a) Financial year average hours worked. The time includes all paid and unpaid overtime but excludes hours paid for but not worked during the reference period due to leave (e.g. annual, sick or maternity leave) or for any other reason (e.g. public holidays, meal breaks, time spent on travel to and from work).
(b) Full-time or part-time status is based on usual and actual hours worked by the respondent during the survey reference week. Those who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working less than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week are classified as full-time. Those who usually work less than 35 hours (in all jobs) and did so during the reference week, or were not at work in the reference week are classified as part-time.
(c) Average actual hours worked per week may appear reduced for some populations more than others due to the method of determining full-time or part-time status (see footnote (a)). For instance, the average actual hours worked per week for full-time female parents whose youngest child is aged 0-5 years, is consistently below 35 hours. This is likely to be due to significant amounts of paid leave being taken, reducing the averaged figure, however as they usually work 35 hours or more they are included in the full-time population.
(d) Until recently, ABS policy has been to revise benchmarks for labour force data on a five-yearly basis following final rebasing of population estimates to the latest Census of Population and Housing data. However, labour force population benchmarks are now updated more frequently when preliminary population estimates become available, and again when these preliminary estimates are subsequently revised. For this release of Gender Indicators, Australia, labour force estimates dating back to (and including) 2008-09 have been revised in accordance with this new benchmarking process. Future revisions to benchmarks will then take place every time a new year of labour force data becomes available for publishing in the Gender Indicators publication. Re-benchmarking historical data has not resulted in any material change to unemployment rates, participation rates or employment to population ratios. For more information see ABS Labour Force, Australia, Nov 2012 (cat. no. 6202.0).
Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |
EMPLOYEES, PROPORTION WITHOUT PAID LEAVE ENTITLEMENTS (a), 20-74 years
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| Nov-2008 | Nov-2009 | Nov-2010 | Nov-2011 | Nov-2012 |
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| % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.1 | 17.4 | 17.1 |
| Females | 23.5 | 24.2 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 22.4 |
(a) Employees without paid holiday and paid sick leave entitlements.
Source: ABS data available on request, Forms of Employment Survey. |
EMPLOYED PERSONS, PROPORTION WHO ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS OR OTHER BUSINESS OPERATORS, 20-74 years
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| Nov-2008 | Nov-2009 | Nov-2010 | Nov-2011 | Nov-2012 |
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| % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 24.8 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 23.4 | 22.4 |
| Females | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 |
Source: ABS data available on request, Forms of Employment Survey. |
For a historical commentary on this indicator, refer to the January 2013 release of Gender Indicators, Australia (cat. no. 4125.0)
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