Key Measures |
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 | | Units | Series | Period | Current figure | % Change from Previous qtr(a) | % Change from Previous year(b) |
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| Scope | | | | | | |
| Civilian population | '000 | Original | Feb 12 | 18518.4 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| Labour force | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 12069.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Employed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 11444.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Full-time | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 8059.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Part-time | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 3384.9 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Employed persons who work part-time | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 29.6 | (c)-0.1 | (c)0.0 |
| Males | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 16.2 | (c)-0.1 | (c)0.0 |
| Females | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 45.6 | (c)-0.1 | (c)0.0 |
| Unemployed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 625.0 | -0.9 | 4.5 |
| Looking for full-time work | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 446.5 | -1.5 | 6.2 |
| Looking for part-time work | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 178.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Long-term unemployed | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 117.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Labour force participation rates | | | | | | |
| Persons aged 15 and over | % | Original | Feb 12 | 65.5 | (c)0.3 | (c)-0.5 |
| Persons aged 15-24 | % | Original | Feb 12 | 69.5 | (c)3.2 | (c)-1.2 |
| Persons aged 25-64 | % | Original | Feb 12 | 78.6 | (c)-0.2 | (c)-0.3 |
| Persons aged 65 and over | % | Original | Feb 12 | 11.4 | (c)-0.2 | (c)0.8 |
| Employment to population ratio | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 61.8 | (c)-0.2 | (c)-0.7 |
| Males | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 68.3 | (c)-0.2 | (c)-0.9 |
| Females | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 55.5 | (c)-0.2 | (c)-0.4 |
| Labour underutilisation | | | | | | |
| Labour force underutilisation rate | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 12.6 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.5 |
| Unemployment rate | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 5.2 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.2 |
| Underemployment rate | % | Trend | Feb 12 | 7.3 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.3 |
| Volume measures of labour underutilisation | | | | | | |
| Volume labour force underutilisation rate | % | Original | Aug 10 | 7.0 | na | (c)-0.8 |
| Volume unemployment rate | % | Original | Aug 10 | 4.2 | na | (c)-0.6 |
| Volume underemployment rate | % | Original | Aug 10 | 2.8 | na | (c)-0.2 |
| Part-time employed who are underemployed | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Original | Sep 11 | 24.2 | na | (c)-0.5 |
| Males | % | Original | Sep 11 | 30.4 | na | (c)-1.7 |
| Females | % | Original | Sep 11 | 21.5 | na | (c)-0.1 |
| Not in the labour force | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Original | Feb 12 | 6398.1 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| Males | '000 | Original | Feb 12 | 2539.4 | -1.2 | 4.2 |
| Females | '000 | Original | Feb 12 | 3858.7 | -0.1 | 1.9 |
| Aggregate monthly hours worked | | | | | | |
| Persons | Mil. hours | Trend | Feb 12 | 1608.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Males | Mil. hours | Trend | Feb 12 | 987.6 | -0.5 | 0.0 |
| Females | Mil. hours | Trend | Feb 12 | 621.2 | -0.4 | 0.8 |
| Average actual weekly hours worked | | | | | | |
| Persons | hours | Original | Feb 12 | 34.2 | (d)0.3 | (d)0.0 |
| Full-time | hours | Original | Feb 12 | 41.1 | (d)0.0 | (d)-0.1 |
| Part-time | hours | Original | Feb 12 | 17.1 | (d)0.0 | (d)0.1 |
| Average weekly earnings | | | | | | |
| All employees total earnings | $ | Trend | Nov 11 | (e)1033.3 | 0.7 | 3.9 |
| Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | $ | Trend | Nov 11 | (e)1333.4 | 1.0 | 4.7 |
| Full-time adult total earnings | $ | Trend | Nov 11 | (e)1389.5 | 1.0 | 4.8 |
| Median hourly earnings (f) | | | | | | |
| Persons | $ | Original | May 10 | (e) 25.50 | na | (g) 5.6 |
| Males | $ | Original | May 10 | (e) 26.70 | na | (g) 4.6 |
| Females | $ | Original | May 10 | (e) 24.70 | na | (g) 7.0 |
| Wage price index | | | | | | |
| Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index | Trend | Dec 11 | 110.4 | 0.9 | 3.7 |
| Employees who are trade union members in main job | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Original | Aug 10 | 18.3 | na | (c)-1.4 |
| Males | % | Original | Aug 10 | 17.9 | na | (c)-2.2 |
| Females | % | Original | Aug 10 | 18.7 | na | (c)-0.5 |
| Employees(h) without paid leave entitlements of total employed | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Original | Nov 10 | 19.8 | na | (c)-0.6 |
| Males | % | Original | Nov 10 | 16.2 | na | (c)-0.2 |
| Females | % | Original | Nov 10 | 24.2 | na | (c)-1.0 |
| Methods of setting pay - all employees | | | | | | |
| Award only | % | Original | May 10 | 15.2 | na | (c)(g)-1.3 |
| Collective agreement | % | Original | May 10 | 43.4 | na | (c)(g) 3.6 |
| Individual arrangement | % | Original | May 10 | 37.3 | na | (c)(g)-1.4 |
| Owner managers of incorporated enterprises | % | Original | May 10 | 4.1 | na | (c)(g)-0.9 |
| Industrial disputes | | | | | | |
| Working days lost | '000 | Original | Dec 11 | 54.3 | -46.4 | 99.6 |
| Working days lost per 1,000 employees | no. | Original | Dec 11 | 5.3 | -47.5 | 96.3 |
| Average working days lost per employee(i) | '000 | Original | Sep 11 | 131.9 | 499.5 | 158.6 |
| Job vacancies | | | | | | |
| Australia | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 182.2 | -0.3 | -3.9 |
| Private sector | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 165.3 | -0.2 | -3.7 |
| Public sector | '000 | Trend | Feb 12 | 16.9 | -1.5 | -6.0 |
| Labour force status of families | | | | | | |
| Children living without an employed parent(j) | % | Original | Jun 11 | 14.0 | na | (c) 0.0 |
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| na not available |
| (a) Same period previous quarter (monthly data is presented for the middle month of each quarter). |
| (b) Same period previous year. |
| (c) Change is in percentage points. |
| (d) Change is in hours worked. |
| (e) Estimates are rounded to the nearest 10 cents. |
| (f) Median non-managerial adult hourly ordinary time cash earnings. |
| (g) Same period two years ago. |
| (h) Excludes owner managers of incorporated enterprises. |
| (i) Industrial disputes which ended during the period. |
| (j) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. |
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