LABOUR MARKET SUMMARY
KEY MEASURES
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Measure | Series type | Period | Current figure | Previous qtr(a) | Previous year(b) |
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Employed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 11 390.1 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 8 012.2 | 1.0 | 3.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 3 377.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time employment as a proportion of total employment | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 29.7 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.4 |
Employment to population ratio | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 62.5 | (c)0.3 | (c)0.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 69.2 | (c)0.4 | (c)1.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Females | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 55.9 | (c)0.3 | (c)0.5 |
Unemployed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 632.7 | 2.0 | -3.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for full-time work | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 442.3 | 1.2 | -8.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for part-time work | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 190.4 | 3.8 | 12.2 |
Unemployment rate | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 5.3 | (c)0.1 | (c)-0.3 |
Long-term unemployment | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Nov 10 | 124.0 | 5.9 | 15.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | As a proportion of total unemployment | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 19.6 | (c)0.7 | (c)3.2 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long-term unemployment rate | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 1.0 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.1 |
Quarterly labour underutilisation rates | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Underemployment rate | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 7.2 | (c)0.0 | (c)-0.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Labour force underutilisation rate | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 12.4 | (c)0.0 | (c)-1.0 |
Children living without an employed parent(d) | % | Original | Jun 09 | 15.1 | na | (c)2.6 |
Labour force participation rate | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons aged 15-64 years | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 76.9 | (c)0.4 | (c)0.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total | % | Trend | Nov 10 | 65.9 | (c)0.4 | (c)0.6 |
Aggregate monthly hours worked | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | mill. hours | Trend | Nov 10 | 1 601.9 | 0.6 | 3.5 |
Actual hours worked | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Persons | hours | Original | Nov 10 | 33.8 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Full-time | hours | Original | Nov 10 | 40.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Part-time | hours | Original | Nov 10 | 16.7 | -1.7 | -0.3 |
Part-time workers | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Proportion who preferred to work more hours | % | Original | Nov 10 | 25.4 | (c)0.6 | (c)-1.7 |
Wage price index | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index no. | Trend | Sep qtr 2010 | 105.5 | 1.0 | 3.6 |
Average weekly earnings | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | $ | Trend | Aug 10 | 1 259.4 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | All employees total earnings | $ | Trend | Aug 10 | 982.9 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
Industrial disputes | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost | '000 | Original | Sep qtr 2010 | 46.6 | 94.3 | 60.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost per 1,000 employees | number | Original | Sep qtr 2010 | 4.7 | 95.4 | 53.1 |
Job vacancies(e) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australia | '000 | Original | Aug 10 | 181.4 | 10.2 | na |
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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) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. |
(e) As a result of the Job Vacancy Survey being suspended, no original estimates were produced for five quarters between August 2008 and August 2009 inclusive. |
EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Full-time and total employment
Males and females
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PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total employment, Males
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Proportion of total employment, Females
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UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: TREND SERIES
Males and females
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LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total unemployment
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UNDERUTILISED LABOUR: TREND SERIES
Labour force underutilisation rate
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PARTICIPATION RATE: TREND SERIES
Persons
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Males
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Females
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