Data from the monthly Labour Force Survey are released in two stages:
- Labour Force, Australia - which contains headline estimates of employment, unemployment, underemployment, participation and hours worked
- Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - which contains detailed data not included in the first release
This second release of Labour Force Survey data includes the latest detailed monthly and quarterly data. Some information, including industry, occupation, sector, job duration, and retrenchment, is only available for February, May, August and November.
As a result, in the 'non-quarter' months, the quarterly spreadsheets and datacubes have a different reference period. For example, the May issue contains May monthly and May quarterly data, while the July issue will contain July monthly and May quarterly data.
For more information on the data contained in the first and second releases, see the Survey output section of the Labour Force Survey Methodology page.
Using regional labour force data
Reinstating Trend data
The ABS is planning to reinstate Labour Force Trend estimates (including for the entire COVID period) and revert to concurrent seasonal adjustment. The monthly Trend estimates will be available with September 2022 data to be published in Labour Force, Australia, released on 20 October 2022. The Labour Force, Australia, Detailed estimates will become available in two stages, on 27 October for monthly series and 22 December 2022 for quarterly series.
For further information, see Seasonal adjustment and trend estimates in Survey Impacts and Changes, in Labour Force, Australia, August 2022.