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LABOUR FORCE
KEY SERIES
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE (a), 20-74 years |
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 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 (b) | 2009-10 (b) | 2010-11 (b) | 2011-12 (b) | 2012-13 (b) |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 77.8 | 78.2 | 78.8 | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 79.2 | 79.0 |
| Females | 60.9 | 61.8 | 63.0 | 63.8 | 64.6 | 65.1 | 64.8 | 65.2 | 65.2 | 65.2 |
(a) Data averaged using 12 months in the financial year.
(b) Until recently, ABS policy has been to revise benchmarks for labour force data on a five-yearly basis following final rebasing of population estimates to the latest Census of Population and Housing data. However, labour force population benchmarks are now updated more frequently when preliminary population estimates become available, and again when these preliminary estimates are subsequently revised. For this release of Gender Indicators, Australia, labour force estimates dating back to (and including) 2008-09 have been revised in accordance with this new benchmarking process. Future revisions to benchmarks will then take place every time a new year of labour force data becomes available for publishing in the Gender Indicators publication. Re-benchmarking historical data has not resulted in any material change to unemployment rates, participation rates or employment to population ratios. For more information see ABS Labour Force, Australia, Nov 2012 (cat. no. 6202.0).
Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |
RELATED SERIES
EMPLOYMENT TO POPULATION RATIO (a), 20-74 years |
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| 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 (b) | 2009-10 (b) | 2010-11 (b) | 2011-12 (b) | 2012-13 (b) |
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| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
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| Males | 74.2 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 76.4 | 76.8 | 76.2 | 75.6 | 76.5 | 75.9 | 75.3 |
| Females | 57.9 | 59.1 | 60.3 | 61.2 | 62.1 | 62.4 | 61.8 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 62.2 |
(a) Data averaged using 12 months in the financial year.
(b) Until recently, ABS policy has been to revise benchmarks for labour force data on a five-yearly basis following final rebasing of population estimates to the latest Census of Population and Housing data. However, labour force population benchmarks are now updated more frequently when preliminary population estimates become available, and again when these preliminary estimates are subsequently revised. For this release of Gender Indicators, Australia, labour force estimates dating back to (and including) 2008-09 have been revised in accordance with this new benchmarking process. Future revisions to benchmarks will then take place every time a new year of labour force data becomes available for publishing in the Gender Indicators publication. Re-benchmarking historical data has not resulted in any material change to unemployment rates, participation rates or employment to population ratios. For more information see ABS Labour Force, Australia, Nov 2012 (cat. no. 6202.0).
Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |
For a historical commentary on this indicator, refer to the January 2013 release of Gender Indicators, Australia (cat. no. 4125.0)
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