6102.0.55.001 - Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, Feb 2018

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Overview of Labour Statistics Institutional Units and the Economically Active Population The Labour Force Framework Employment Hours of Work Unemployment Underutilised Labour Not in the Labour Force Jobs Job Vacancies Employee Remuneration Workplace Relations Labour Productivity Occupational Injuries and Diseases Classifications Used in Labour Statistics Overview of Survey Methods Methods Used in ABS Household Surveys The Census and the Labour Force Survey + Labour Force Survey Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families + Labour Force Supplementary Surveys + Multipurpose Household Survey Methods used in ABS Business Surveys Annual Economic Activity Survey and Quarterly Business Indicators Survey Job Vacancies Survey Industrial Disputes Collection Survey of Major Labour Costs Survey of Average Weekly Earnings Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours Survey of Employment and Earnings Wage Price Index Other Labour Statistical Publications Australian Labour Account and Linked Employer-Employee Dataset Labour Statistics Explained Frequently Asked Questions Labour Statistical Outputs and Analytical Articles + Labour Statistics Fact Sheet Series About this Release History of Changes	This document was added or updated on 26/02/2018. 02/06/2020 Tables in Income and Earnings and International Comparisons of Labour Force Statistics updated to text. 26/05/2020 Material Updated to reflect current statistical products and methodology. Updates made to accommodate some definitional changes and additional data sources to the following sections: Underutilisation; Not in the Labour Force; Retirement and Retirement Intentions; Job Vacancies; Employee Remuneration; Participation, Job Search and Mobility; Survey of Major Labour Costs; Survey of Average Weekly Earnings; Survey of Employment and Earnings; Australian Labour Account and Linked Employer-Employee Dataset and Labour Statistical Outputs and Analytical Articles. 19/09/2018 Published an additional fact sheet about the Linked Employer-Employee Dataset (LEED) to complement the latest Labour Statistics product: Jobs in Australia (6160.0). 26/02/2018 Additional supporting documentation added to the Downloads tab, which complements various topics of the Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods. 04/04/2018 Frequently Asked Questions page updated with links to relevant publications and analytical articles. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.