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LABOUR STATISTICAL OUTPUTS AND ANALYTICAL ARTICLES


OUTPUT

The ABS objectives in dissemination are to ensure widespread availability of information.

To meet the 'public good' obligations of the ABS, the main findings of statistical collections and statistical reports on matters of public interest are made available free of charge to the community via the media. ABS publications are made available free to the general public through the ABS website.

A number of international agencies, including the International Monetary Fund and the International Labour Organization (ILO), have put forward a range of proposals and guidelines for the dissemination of data including: the methodology of their collection and compilation, and evaluation as to their accuracy; relevance to the phenomena measured; and quality of the output. In particular, the ILO at its 1998 International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) endorsed a set of 20 guidelines concerning dissemination practices for labour statistics. The ICLS Guidelines can be found on the ILO website at the following address: http://www.ilo.org/stat/lang--en/index.htm


DISSEMINATION CHANNELS

The ABS website (www.abs.gov.au) is the main channel for disseminating statistics, and provides public access to ABS data of broad interest free of charge. Publications are the prime release medium and are available for download in electronic format, namely PDF files and Excel spreadsheets. Some ABS labour publications are in HTML format only.

In addition to publications, a range of other dissemination media is used in the release of labour statistics. The ABS produces, free of charge, a quick reference information service for basic statistical information, including information on labour statistics. The service operates in response to telephone calls, email, correspondence and personal visits. The ABS also offers information consultancy services on a fee for service basis, for clients requesting more complex information.

An expanded Longitudinal dataset for Labour Force data is available in the Longitudinal Labour Force (cat.no. 6602.0) release. It includes a range of data to enable users to better understand the dynamics of the labour market and transitions between employment, unemployment and not in the labour force. For more information on the data items available, see Microdata: Longitudinal Labour Force, Australia, 2008-10 (cat. no. 6602.0).

Table Builder, an online tool for creating tables, graphs and maps using ABS microdata, is available for some labour collections. Table Builder is available for users who wish to undertake a more detailed analysis of the data.


LABOUR STATISTICAL OUTPUTS

A list of labour statistical outputs is detailed in Table 35.1 below.

Survey Type	Publication Title	cat. no.	Frequency	Availability
Business Surveys
	Australian Industry	8155.0	Annual	Current
	Average Weekly Earnings, Australia	6302.0	Biannual	Current
	Business Indicators, Australia	5676.0	Quarterly	Current
	Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia	6306.0	Biennial	Current
	Employment and Earnings, Public Sector, Australia	6248.0.55.002	Annual	Current
	Industrial Disputes, Australia	6321.0.55.001	Quarterly	Current
	Job Vacancies, Australia	6354.0	Quarterly	Current
	Labour Costs, Australia	6348.0	Irregular	Current
	Wage Price Index, Australia	6348.0	Quarterly	Current
General Social Surveys
	Census of Population and Housing	2011.0	Five-yearly	Current
	Disability and Labour Force Participation	4433.0.55.006	Irregular	Current
	Voluntary Work, Australia	4441.0	Irregular	Current
Labour Force Surveys
	Labour Force, Australia	6202.0	Monthly	Current
	Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery	6291.0.55.001	Monthly	Current
	Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly	6291.0.55.003	Quarterly	Current
	Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families	6224.0.55.001	Annual	Current
	Longitudinal Labour Force, Australia	6602.0	Adhoc	Current Please check the ABS website for the latest release
Monthly Population Supplementary Surveys (Labour Force Supplementary Surveys)
	Characteristics of Employment, Australia	6333.0	Annual	Current This product replaces the publications: Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia, Forms of Employment, Australia, Working Time Arrangements and Locations of Work
	Characteristics of Recent Migrants, Australia	6250.0	Irregular	Current This product replaces the publication Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, Australia
	Child Employment, Australia	6211.0	Irregular	Current
	Education and Work, Australia	6227.0	Annual	Current
	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia	6310.0	Annual	Ceased This product replaced by Characteristics of Employment, Australia
	Forms of Employment, Australia	6359.0	Annual	Ceased This product replaced by Characteristics of Employment, Australia
	Job Search Experience, Australia	6222.0	Annual	This product replaced by Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia
	Labour Force Experience, Australia	6206.0	Biennial	This product replaced by Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia
	Labour Mobility, Australia	6209.0	Biennial	This product replaced by Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia
	Locations of Work, Australia	6275.0	Irregular	Ceased This product replaced by Characteristics of Employment, Australia
	Multiple Jobholding, Australia	6216.0	Irregular	Ceased This product replaced by Characteristics of Employment, Australia
	Participation, Job Search and Mobility	6226.0	Annual	Current This product replaces Persons Not in the Labour Force, Underemployed Workers and Job Search Experience, Australia and Labour Mobility, Australia
	Persons Not in the Labour Force	6220.0	Annual	This product replaced by Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia.
	Persons Not in the Labour Force, Underemployed Workers and Job Search Experience, Australia	6226.0.55.001	One-off (Bridge)	This product replaced by Participation, Job Search and Mobility, Australia. Originally, this product replaced the publications: Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia, Underemployed Workers, Australia and Job Search Experience, Australia
	Pregnancy and Employment Transitions, Australia	4913.0	Irregular	Current
	Underemployed Workers, Australia	6265.0	Annual	This product replaced by Persons Not in the Labour Force, Underemployed Workers and Job Search Experience, Australia
	Working Time Arrangements, Australia	6324.0	Irregular	This product replaced by Characteristics of Employment. This product replaces the publication Working Arrangements, Australia
Multipurpose Household Surveys
	Barriers and Incentives to Labour Force Participation, Australia	6239.0	Biennial	Current
	Qualification and Works	4235.0	Irregular	Current
	Retirement and Retirement Intentions, Australia	6238.0	Biennial	Current
	Work-Related Injuries, Australia	6324.0	Irregular	Current
Other labour related outputs
	Jobs in Australia	6160.0	Annual	Current
	Personal Income in Australia	6524.0.55.002	Annual	Current
	Labour Account	6150.0.55.003	Quarterly	Current

Jobs growth over the past 25 years	Sep-19
Public sector's share of jobs decreases over the past nine years	Sep-19
Wholesale trade and Retail trade industries: a comparison	Sep-19
Multiple job holders in Australia	Aug-19
Jobs in New South Wales	Aug-19
Jobs in Victoria	Aug-19
Jobs in Queensland	Aug-19
Jobs in South Australia	Aug-19
Jobs in Western Australia	Aug-19
Jobs in Tasmania	Aug-19
Jobs in Northern Territory	Aug-19
Jobs in the Australian Capital Territory	Aug-19
How many jobs are there in Professional, scientific and technical services?	Jun-19
Secondary job and multiple job holders in the Labour Account	Jun-19
How many jobs are there in Manufacturing?	Mar-19
Proportion of Vacant Jobs - A New Labour Market Measure	Mar-19
The Potential for Sector Based Information	Dec-18
Update on the Size and Frequency of Wage Changes	Sep-18
Jobs in Australia analysis	Sep-18
A Guide to Understanding Employee Earnings and Hours Statistics	May-18
Proportion of Vacant Jobs - A new way to analyse the Labour Market	Sep-17
Impact of the Labour Account on productivity estimates	Sep-17
Construction Industry	Sep-17
Education and Training Industry	Sep-17
Health Care and Social Assistance Industry	Sep-17
Recent Trends in Earnings	Aug-17
Changes to Filter Lengths used in Labour Statistics	Feb-17
Fact Sheet: Expanded Education data from the Labour Force Survey	Aug-16
Spotlight on Underemployment	Nov-16
The Size and Frequency of Wage Changes	Sep-16
Online Collection In The Labour Force Survey	Aug-16
Revisions to monthly hours worked in all jobs	Jul-16
Annual Seasonal Reanalysis	Mar-16
Online Collection In The Labour Force Survey	Feb-16
Update on Recommendation 7 from the Independent Technical Review	Nov-15
Measures of Underemployment and Underutilisation	Nov-15
Measures of leave entitlements	Nov-15
Measures of current duration of employment	Nov-15
Volume measures of underutilisation	Nov-15
Measures of retrenchment	Nov-15
Measures of sector of main job	Nov-15
Online Collection in the Labour Force Survey	Aug-15
A Guide to Understanding Average Weekly Earnings Statistics	Jul-15
Progress with recommendations from the Independent Technical Review	Jul-15
Assessing Volatility in the Labour Force Series	Jun-15
Update on Recommendations 10 and 11 from the Independent Technical Review	Jun-15
Update on Recommendation 7 from the Independent Technical Review	May-15
Annual Seasonal Reanalysis	Mar-15
Update on Recommendations from the Independent Technical Review	Mar-15
Online Collection in the Labour Force Survey	Feb-15
Rebenchmarking Labour Force Estimates	Feb-15
Independent Technical Review into the Labour Force Survey and ABS Response	Nov-14
Removing the effect of Supplementary Surveys from seasonally adjusted estimates	Oct-14
Changes in this and upcoming labour force issues	Sep-14
Changes in this and upcoming labour force issues	Aug-14
How does the ABS measure unemployment	Jul-14
Retrenchments	Jul-14
The unemployed and recipients of government unemployment benefits - differences explained	Jul-14
Understanding earnings in Australia using ABS statistics	Jul-14
Average Weekly Earnings and Wage Price Index - What Do They Measure?	May-14
Fly-in Fly-out (FIFO) Workers	Feb-14
Migrant Data in ABS Labour Statistics	Feb-14
Part-time and Casual Employment	Feb-14
Rebenchmarking Labour Force Estimates to the 2011 Census of Population and Housing	Jan-14
Understanding the Australian Labour Force using ABS statistics	Dec-13
Understanding full-time/part-time status in the Labour Force Survey	Sep-13
Understanding Earnings in Australia Using ABS Statistics	Aug-13
Employment measures	Jul-13
A comparison of the Census and the Labour Force Survey	Jul-13
Extended labour force underutilisation rate	Jul-13
Fact sheet did you know - Underemployment	Jun-13
Annual Seasonal Reanalysis	May-13
New Labour Force Sample Design	May-13
Transition to online collection of the Labour Force Survey	Apr-13
Estimating Jobs in the Australian Labour Market	Feb-13
Forthcoming Improvements to the content of the Labour Force and Labour Supplementary Surveys	Jan-13
Understanding the Australian Labour Force using ABS statistics	Jan-13
Rebenchmarking of Labour Force Series	Nov-12
Upcoming Changes to the Labour Force Survey	Jul-12
Volume Measures of Labour Force Underutilisation	Jul-12
Labour Household Surveys content review and the Labour Force Survey	Jun-12
Employment and mining in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia	May-12
ABS Response to recent concerns expressed about employment estimates	Apr-12
Population Benchmarks and Labour Force Survey	Apr-12
Underemployment patterns and the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)	Mar-12
Annual Seasonal Reanalysis	Mar-12
Exploring Labour Force Data on joblessness	Feb-12
Understanding the Australian Labour Force using ABS statistics	Feb-12
Exploring Labour Force Data on joblessness	Feb-12
Employment level estimates versus employment to population explained	Jan-12
Understanding the Australian Labour Force using ABS statistics	Nov-11
Fifty Years of Labour Force: Now and Then	Oct-11
Fact Sheet: Employment or jobs - what does the Labour Force Survey measure?	Oct-11
Fact Sheet: Employment Classifications	Jul-11
Trends in employee methods of setting pay and jurisdictional coverage	Jul-11
Aggregate monthly hours worked: States and Territories	Apr-11
Historical Revisions	Feb-11
Impact of the floods on the Labour Force Survey	Jan-11
Labour force characteristics during recent economic downturns	Jan-11
Labour underutilisation: more than unemployment	Jan-11
Trend in hours worked	Oct-10
Shift workers	Oct-10
Aggregate monthly hours worked	Jul-10
Trade union membership	Jul-10
Working time arrangements	Jul-10
Duration of underutilisation	Apr-10
Retrenched unemployed people	Apr-10
Labour hire workers	Jan-10
Methods of setting pay	Oct-09
Volume measures of labour underutilisation	Oct-09
Independent Contractors	Jul-09
Jurisdictional coverage of pay-setting arrangements	Jul-09
Extended labour force underutilisation rate	Jul-09
Historical labour underutilisation	Jul-09
Underutilisation in the economic downturn	Jul-09
Work and family balance	Apr-09
Job flexibility of casual employees	Apr-09
Labour underutilisation	Apr-09
Jobless Families	Jan-09
Retirement Intentions	Jan-09
Spotlight on underutilisation	Jan-09
Comparing unemployment and the claimant count	Jan-09
Measures of casual employment	Oct-08
Interstate commuters: An analysis of 2006 Census data	Oct-08
Employment type	Jul-08
Maternity leave	Jul-08
Underenumeration in the Labour Force Survey: Findings of a Census data enhancement study	Jul-08
Underemployed workers	Jul-08
Quarterly labour force underutilisation rate	Jul-08
Volume measures of labour underutilisation	Jul-08
First job starters	Jan-08
Jurisdictional coverage of pay-setting arrangements	Jan-08
Census and the Labour Force Survey	Oct-07
Available labour of the unemployed	Oct-07
Employment type	Jul-07
Methods of setting pay	Apr-07
Updated volume measures of labour underutilisation	Apr-07
Changes to ABS measures of employee remuneration	Jan-07
Employment in information and communication technology	Oct-06
Changes in where people work over time	Oct-06
Employment type	Jul-06
Labour force transitions	Jul-06
Job search experience of unemployed people	Jul-06
Updated volume measures of labour underutilisation	Apr-06
The relationship between GDP and employment	Jan-06
Labour outcomes of migrants	Jan-06
Long-term unemployment	Jan-06
Comparison of ABS measures of employee remuneration	Oct-05
Employment type	Oct-05
Job starters	Oct-05
Proposals from the review of ABS working arrangements statistics	Oct-05
Standard error models for the Labour Force Survey	Oct-05
Population, participation and productivity: contributions to Australia's economic growth	Jul-05
Full-time and part-time participation in Australia: a cohort analysis	Jul-05
Changes to coding processes for industry and occupation in the Labour Force Survey	Jul-05
Employee share schemes	Jul-05
Health, disability, age and labour force participation	Apr-05
People who worked few hours	Apr-05
Methods of setting pay	Apr-05
Annual measures of labour underutilisation	Apr-05
Experimental estimates of the average age at withdrawal from the labour force	Jan-05
Labour Price Index	Jan-05
Employment in information and communication technology	Jan-05
Labour force participation in Australia	Jan-05
Implementation of computer assisted interviewing in the Labour Force Survey	Jan-05
Mature age people and the labour force	Oct-04
Changes in types of employment	Oct-04
Children living without an employed parent	Jul-04
Industrial Disputes	Jul-04
Labour Force Survey regions	Jul-04
Labour underutilisation	Jul-04
Parental leave	Apr-04
Multiple job holders	Apr-04
Spotlight on Occupation	Apr-04
Methods of setting pay	Apr-04
Trade union membership	Apr-04
Job search experience: methods and barriers in finding jobs	Apr-04
Improvements to Labour Force estimates	Apr-04
Population, participation and productivity: contributions to Australia's economic growth	Jan-04
Employment in information and communication technology	Jan-04
Labour force participation: international comparison	Jan-04
Changes to Labour Force Survey seasonal adjustment processes	Jan-04
Country of birth	Oct-03
New Labour Force Survey sample selections: analysis of the effect on estimates	Oct-03
Labour market transitions of teenagers	Oct-03
Measures of weekly hours worked	Jul-03
Experimental volume measures of labour underutilisation	Jul-03
Unemployment and participation rates in Australia: a cohort analysis	Jul-03
Do job vacancies provide a leading indicator of employment growth?	Apr-03
Labour Force Survey sample redesign	Apr-03
Characteristics of underemployed workers	Apr-03