CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE BY REGION
Based on original estimates, the Victorian labour force increased by 96,300 people (3.4%) between March 2009 and March 2010. During this period, the number of employed people increased by 98,800 (3.7%) and the number of unemployed people decreased by 2,600 (1.5%). The number of people employed full-time and part-time increased by 72,500 (4.0%) and by 26,400 (3.2%) respectively. The Victorian unemployment rate decreased from 6.0% to 5.8% over the same period.
In the Melbourne Major Statistical Region (MSR), there was an increase in employment (79,700) and a decrease in unemployment (3,800), resulting in the labour force growing by 75,900 people (3.6%) between March 2009 and March 2010. However, in the Balance of Victoria MSR, there was an increase in both employment (19,200) and unemployment (1,300). In the Melbourne MSR both full-time and part-time employment increased - by 2.7% and 7.1% respectively, while in the Balance of Victoria MSR, full-time employment increased by 8.2% and part-time employment decreased by 6.9%.
The labour force participation rate increased from 66.0% to 66.7% in the Melbourne MSR and from 61.7% to 62.3% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
The proportion of employed people who worked full-time decreased from 69.9% to 69.0% in the Melbourne MSR and increased from 64.7% to 68.1% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
Within the Balance of Victoria MSR, the Goulburn-Ovens-Murray Statistical Region (SR) recorded the largest increase in employment (11,200), followed by the All Gippsland SR (10,100) and the Loddon-Mallee SR (1,600), while falls in employment were recorded in the Central Highlands-Wimmera SR (-3,500) and the Barwon-Western District SR (-300).
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