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RECENTLY RELEASED SUPPLEMENTARY SURVEYS ON LABOUR TOPICS

The Monthly Population Survey comprises the Labour Force Survey and a range of supplementary surveys which provide detailed information on a range of topics. Recently released results from supplementary surveys on labour-related topics comprise of: Labour Force Experience (cat. no. 6206.0) and Labour Force Survey and Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership Survey, Basic and Expanded CURF (cat. no. 6202.0.30.001).

RELEASE OF LABOUR FORCE EXPERIENCE SURVEY

In August 2011, the ABS released Labour Force Experience, Australia, February 2011 (cat. no. 6206.0), which presents information about the labour force experience of people aged 15 years and over during the 12 months ending February 2011. The survey contains information about time spent in labour force activities, including episodes of working or looking for work, and time spent out of the labour force.

In February 2011, there were 17.9 million persons aged 15 years and over. During the 12 months to February 2011, 75% of these persons did not change their labour force status.

There were 12.9 million persons aged 15 years and over who participated in the labour force at some time during the year. That is, 72% of Australians aged 15 years and over either worked or looked for work at some time during this period. Of the persons who were in the labour force at some time during the 12 months ending February 2011, 70% spent the whole year in the labour force.

More details are available from the publication.

RELEASE OF CONFIDENTIALISED UNIT RECORD FILE: LABOUR FORCE SURVEY AND EMPLOYEE EARNINGS, BENEFITS AND TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP - Basic and Expanded CURF

The 2010 Labour Force Survey and Employee Earnings, Benefit and Trade Union Membership Survey, Basic and Expanded CURF (cat. no. 6202.0.30.001) was released on 26 August 2011 on the ABS website <https://www.abs.gov.au>. The Basic CURF is available on CD-ROM and the expanded CURF is accessible through the ABS Remote Data Access Laboratory (RADL) and the ABS Data Laboratory (ABSDL). The Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership (EEBTUM) survey presents information about the distribution of weekly earnings of employees, their entitlement to core employment benefits such as paid leave, superannuation contributions made by employer on behalf of employee, and trade union membership. This information can be cross-classified by a range of personal characteristics such as age, sex and country of birth, and by characteristics of employment such as full-time or part-time status, industry and occupation of main job.

Some of the key data items on the EEBTUM CURF include:

• Detailed labour force and demographic characteristics for the civilian population aged 15 years and over;
• Employees data on earnings, leave entitlements, superannuation entitlement to other benefits; and
• Trade union membership.