CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE BY REGION
Between September 2007 and September 2008, the Victorian labour force grew by 34,200 people (1.2%). During this period, the number of employed persons rose by 28,400 (1.1%) and the number of unemployed persons rose by 5,800 (5.0%). The Victorian unemployment rate slightly increased from 4.3% to 4.4%.
In Melbourne Major Statistical Region the labour force grew by 30,300 persons or 1.5% and by 4,000 persons or 0.6% in Balance of Victoria. The proportion of employed persons who worked full-time decreased from 71.9% to 71.3% in Melbourne MSR and from 68.3% to 67.2% in Balance of Victoria.
The number of unemployed people increased by 1,600 (1.9%) in Melbourne MSR and by 4,300 (12.5%) in Balance of Victoria between September 2007 and September 2008. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1% in Melbourne MSR and increased from 4.8% to 5.3% in Balance of Victoria. The labour force participation rate decreased slightly in Melbourne MSR from 65.7% to 65.5% and in Balance of Victoria from 63.3% to 62.5%.
Within Balance of Victoria, Barwon-Western District Statistical Region experienced the largest increase in employment (8,900 persons), followed by All Gippsland Statistical Region (7,200 persons). The largest falls in employment were recorded in Goulburn-Ovens-Murray (-13,000 persons) and Central Highlands-Wimmera (-4,000 persons) Statistical Regions.
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