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No. | Table Description | Data Source |
1.1 | Labour Force status by Sex: trend series | Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) |
| | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
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1.2 | Age by social marital status: Original | 6291.0.55.001 data cube LM8 |
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1.3 | States and territories, and capital cities: Original | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 2 |
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1.4 | Educational attendance (aged 15-24): Original | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 3a |
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1.5 | Labour Force Status by Country of Birth: Original | 6291.0.55.001 data cube LM6 |
| Labour Force Status by Year of arrival: Original | 6291.0.55.001 data cube LM4 |
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1.6 | Relationship in household: Original | 6291.0.55.001 data cube FM1 |
| | 6291.0.55.001 data cube FM2 |
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1.7 | All families: family type by labour force status: Original | 6105.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
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1.8 | International Comparisons | International Labour Organisation, LABORSTA database |
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2.1 | Industry: trend | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 4 |
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2.2 | Industry division and subdivision: Original | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 6 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E05 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E06 |
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2.3 | Occupation major group and sub-major group: Original | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E07 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E08 |
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2.4 | Industry and occupation by full-time/part-time status: Original | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E09 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 04 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 05 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 06 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 07 |
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2.5 | Industry and occupation by status in employment: Original | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E05 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E06 |
| Occupation by status in employment: Original | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E07 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E08 |
| Hours worked in all jobs by status in employment: Original | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E06 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E08 |
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2.6 | Actual hours worked: industry and occupation: Original | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 11 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 12 |
| Average weekly hours worked by persons at work | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E09 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 11 |
| | 6291.0.55.003 spreadsheet table 12 |
| Aggregate weekly hours worked | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E09 |
| Actual hours worked in all jobs | 6291.0.55.003 data cube E09 |
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2.7 | Actual hours worked in all jobs | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 9 |
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2.8 | Actual hours worked in all jobs | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 9 |
| Usual hours worked in all jobs | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 10 |
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2.9 | Full-time workers who worked less than 35 hours | 6291.0.55.001 data cube EM2 |
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2.10 | Future employment expectations by job tenure | 6105.0 spreadsheet table 2 |
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2.11 | Public sector employees: states and territories | Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 6248.0.55.002) |
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2.12 | Public sector employees: industry | Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 6248.0.55.002) |
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3.1 | Long-term unemployed persons: trend | 6291.0.55.001 data cube UM3 |
| | 6291.0.55.001 data cube UM2 |
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3.2 | Long-term unemployed persons: trend | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 14B |
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3.3 | Reason for unemployment by industry and occupation of last job | 6105.0 spreadsheet table 3 |
| Unemployed persons: reason for unemployment by occupation | 6105.0 spreadsheet table 3 |
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4.1 | Labour underutilisation: trend | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 21 |
| Labour Force: trend | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
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4.2 | Labour underutilisation: seasonally adjusted | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 21 |
| Labour Force: seasonally adjusted | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 2 |
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4.3 | Labour underutilisation by states and territories: trend | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 22 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - New South Wales | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 4 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Victoria | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 5 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Queensland | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 6 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - South Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 7 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Western Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 8 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Tasmania | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 9 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Northern Territory | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 10 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Australian Capital Territory | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 11 |
| Unemployment Rate: trend - Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 4 |
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4.4 | Labour underutilisation by states and territories: seasonally adjusted | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 22 |
| Unemployment Rate by States and Territories: Original | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 2 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - New South Wales | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 4 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Victoria | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 5 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Queensland | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 6 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - South Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 7 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Western Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 8 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Tasmania | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 9 |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Northern Territory | Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate not published |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Australian Capital Territory | Seasonally adjusted unemployment rate not published |
| Unemployment Rate: seasonally adjusted - Australia | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 2 |
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4.5 | Labour underutilisation by age: trend | 6202.0 spreadsheet table 21 |
| Unemployment Rate by Age: original | 6291.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 1 |
| Unemployment Rate 15-24: trend | 6202.0 spreadsheet |
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4.6 | Underemployed by industry and occupation | 6105.0 spreadsheet table 4 |
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4.7 | Persons not in the labour force | 6291.0.55.001 data cube NM1 |
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5.1 | Wage price index | Labour Price Index, Australia (cat. no. 6345.0) |
| Wage prince index: trend data | 6345.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
| Wage price index: Australia, state and territories | 6345.0 spreadsheet table 2b |
| Wage price index: industry | 6345.0 spreadsheet table 5b |
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5.2 | Average weekly earnings: trend | Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (cat. no. 6302.0) |
| Australia | 6302.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
| Private Sector | 6302.0 spreadsheet table 4 |
| Public Sector | 6302.0 spreadsheet table 7 |
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5.3 | Compensation of employees and related measures: trend | Australian National Accounts: National income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no. 5206.0) |
| Compensation of employees for household income account | 5206.0 spreadsheet table 35 |
| GDP per hour worked | 5206.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
| Average earnings (National accounts basis - nominal) | 5206.0 spreadsheet table 20 |
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6.1 | Industrial disputes: working days lost | Industrial Disputes, Australia (cat. no. 6321.0.55.001) |
| Industrial disputes: working days lost ; states and territories | 6321.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 3a |
| Industrial disputes: working days lost; industry | 6321.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 2a |
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6.2 | Industrial disputes: working days lost per 1,000 employees | Industrial Disputes, Australia (cat. no. 6321.0.55.001) |
| Industrial disputes: working days lost per 1,000 employees; States and territories | 6321.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 3b |
| Industrial disputes: working days lost per 1,000 employees; Industry | 6321.0.55.001 spreadsheet table 2b |
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7.1 | Job vacancies | Job Vacancies, Australia (cat. no. 6354.0) |
| Job vacancies: Australia, states and territories | 6354.0 spreadsheet table 1 |
| Job vacancies: private sector | 6354.0 spreadsheet table 2 |
| Job vacancies: Public sector | 6354.0 spreadsheet table 3 |
| Job vacancies: Industry | 6354.0 spreadsheet table 4 |