-
pts0.2 pts0.065.665.5Participation rate (%)
pts–0.2 pts0.04.94.9Unemployment rate (%)
%–2.6–2.6591.0593.6Unemployed persons ('000)
%2.023.411 455.211 431.7Employed persons ('000)
Seasonally Adjusted
pts0.2 pts0.065.565.6Participation rate (%)
pts–0.3 pts0.04.94.9Unemployment rate (%)
%–4.6–0.4589.1589.5Unemployed persons ('000)
%2.03.811 447.511 443.7Employed persons ('000)
Trend
Jun 10 toJun 11
May 11 toJun 11Jun 2011May 2011
K E Y F I G U R E S
T R E N D E S T I M A T E S ( M O N T H L Y C H A N G E )
! Employment increased to 11,447,500.
! Unemployment decreased to 589,100.
! Unemployment rate steady at 4.9%.
! Participation rate at 65.5%.
! Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,606.6 million
hours.
S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D E S T I M A T E S ( M O N T
H L Y C H A N G E )
! Employment increased 23,400 (0.2%) to 11,455,200. Full-time
employment increased
59,000 to 8,082,100 and part-time employment decreased 35,600 to
3,373,000.
! Unemployment decreased 2,600 (0.4%) to 591,000. The number of
persons looking for
full-time work decreased 6,500 to 415,500 and the number of
persons looking for
part-time work increased 3,800 to 175,400.
! The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9%. The male
unemployment rate
increased 0.1 pts to 4.6% and the female unemployment rate
decreased 0.2 pts to 5.2%.
! The participation rate increased to 65.6%.
! Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 8.8 million hours to
1,611.5 million hours.
K E Y P O I N T S
E M B A R G O : 1 1 . 3 0 A M ( C A N B E R R A T I M E ) T H U
R S 7 J U L 2 0 1 1
LABOUR FORCE A U S T R A L I A
6202.0J U N E 2 0 1 1
For further informationabout these and relatedstatistics,
contact theNational Information andReferral Service on1300 135 070,
[email protected] Labour Force onCanberra (02) 6252
6525,[email protected].
Employed Persons
Jun2010
Sep Dec Mar2011
Jun
'000
11200
11300
11400
11500
11600TrendSeas adj.
Unemployment Rate
Jun2010
Sep Dec Mar2011
Jun
%
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.8TrendSeas adj.
I N Q U I R I E S
w w w . a b s . g o v . a u
-
19 January 2012December 2011
8 December 2011November 2011
10 November 2011October 2011
13 October 2011September 2011
8 September 2011August 2011
11 August 2011July 2011
RELEASE DATEISSUEFO R T H C O M I N G I S S U E S
B r i a n P i n k
Au s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c i a n
0.4 ptsto–0.4 pts0.0 ptsParticipation rate0.2 ptsto–0.2 pts0.0
ptsUnemployment rate28 400to–33 600–2 600Total Unemployment78
000to–31 20023 400Total Employment
95% Confidence intervalMonthlychange
MOVEMENTS IN SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES BETWEEN MAY 2011AND JUNE
2011
The estimates in this publication are based on a sample survey.
Published estimates and
the movements derived from them are subject to sampling
variability. Standard errors
give a measure of this variability (see pages 34 and 35). The
interval bounded by two
standard errors is the 95% confidence interval, which provides a
way of looking at the
variability inherent in estimates. There is a 95% chance that
the true value of the estimate
lies within that interval.
SA M P L I N G ER R O R
Estimates of monthly change shown on the front cover have been
calculated using
unrounded estimates, and may be different from, but are more
accurate than,
movements obtained from the rounded estimates. The graphs on the
front cover also
depict unrounded estimates.
RO U N D I N G
2 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
N O T E S
-
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Queensland
generally fell from 8.5% in
June 2001 to 3.6% in June 2007, before rising to 6.0% in October
2009. The trend then
fell to 5.4% in July 2010, before rising to 5.6% in December
2010. The trend has since
fallen to 5.2% in June 2011.
QU E E N S L A N D
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Victoria
generally fell from 6.4% in
June 2001 to 4.4% in April 2008, before rising to 6.0% in June
2009. The trend has since
generally fallen to 4.7% in June 2011.
V I C T O R I A
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for New South Wales
generally fell from
5.9% in June 2001 to 4.5% in March 2008. The trend then rose to
6.4% in April 2009,
before falling to 4.9% in January 2011. The trend has since
risen to 5.1% in June 2011.
NE W SO U T H WA L E S
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1 3
U N E M P L O Y M E N T R A T E B Y S T A T E S T R E N D ES T I
M A T E S
-
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Tasmania
generally fell from 9.2% in
June 2001 to 4.0% in July 2008, before rising to 6.2% in May
2010. The trend then fell to
5.5% in October 2010, before rising to 5.7% in February 2011.
The trend has since fallen
to 5.6% in June 2011.
TA S M A N I A
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Western
Australia generally fell from
7.4% in June 2001 to 2.7% in September 2008, before rising to
5.5% in July 2009. The
trend then fell to 4.3% in July 2010, before rising to 4.5% in
October 2010. The trend has
since fallen to 4.2% in June 2011.
WE S T E R N AU S T R A L I A
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for South Australia
generally fell from 7.5%
in June 2001 to 4.7% in February 2008, before rising to 5.7% in
February 2009. The trend
then fell to 5.2% in January 2010, before rising to 5.6% in
December 2010. The trend has
since fallen to 5.3% in June 2011.
SO U T H AU S T R A L I A
4 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
U N E M P L O Y M E N T R A T E B Y S T A T E S T R E N D ES T I
M A T E S continued
-
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Australian
Capital Territory generally
fell from 5.6% in June 2001 to 2.5% in December 2008, before
rising to 3.8% in
November 2009. The trend then fell to 3.1% in August 2010. The
trend has since risen to
4.0% in June 2011.
AU S T R A L I A N CA P I T A L
TE R R I T O R Y
Jun2001
Jun2003
Jun2005
Jun2007
Jun2009
Jun2011
%
2.0
4.5
7.0
9.5
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for Northern
Territory generally fell from
6.9% in June 2001 to 2.8% in December 2006, before rising to
5.0% in November 2007.
The trend then fell to 2.9% in July 2008, before rising to 4.1%
in June 2009. The trend
then fell to 2.4% in January 2011 and has since risen to 3.7% in
June 2011.
NO R T H E R N TE R R I T O R Y
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1 5
U N E M P L O Y M E N T R A T E B Y S T A T E S T R E N D ES T I
M A T E S continued
-
65.54.94.912 036.6589.1416.411 447.53 382.38
065.2June65.64.94.912 033.2589.5416.211 443.73 379.28
064.5May65.64.94.912 031.0591.2416.411 439.83 376.08
063.9April65.74.94.912 029.2594.0417.511 435.23 374.08
061.2March65.85.05.012 028.9598.7420.311 430.33 374.38
056.0February65.85.05.012 028.2605.1424.311 423.13 375.28
047.9January
2011
65.95.15.112 022.0612.3428.911 409.73 375.28
034.5December65.85.25.112 007.2618.7432.911 388.63 374.48
014.1November65.85.25.211 982.7622.1435.111 360.53 371.67
988.9October65.75.25.211 949.6622.2435.711 327.43 365.07
962.4September65.65.25.211 911.8620.5436.011 291.33 356.37
935.0August65.55.25.211 873.5618.7437.311 254.83 348.57
906.3July65.45.25.311 839.3617.8439.711 221.43 343.37 878.2June
201065.55.86.111 601.8670.5498.310 931.33 225.77 705.7June
200965.64.24.011 360.5477.2323.810 883.33 082.37 801.0June 2008
PE R S O N S
59.15.25.95 496.3288.3176.25 208.02 382.72 825.4June59.15.25.95
490.5287.6175.95 202.92 379.52 823.4May59.15.25.95 484.9287.9175.75
197.12 374.92 822.2April59.15.35.95 479.3288.8175.95 190.52 370.02
820.6March59.15.35.95 474.8290.9177.05 183.92 365.52
818.4February59.15.46.05 470.9293.6178.95 177.22 361.22
816.1January
2011
59.15.46.05 465.8296.4181.15 169.42 357.02
812.4December59.15.56.15 458.0298.1182.85 159.82 353.72
806.1November59.05.56.15 446.1297.9183.25 148.32 350.62
797.7October58.95.46.15 430.4295.8182.05 134.52 345.92
788.6September58.85.46.15 411.8293.1180.05 118.72 340.02
778.7August58.75.46.05 392.0290.1178.05 101.92 334.42
767.5July58.65.46.05 373.9287.6177.05 086.32 330.22 756.1June
201058.85.56.45 281.0289.8187.44 991.22 260.82 730.4June
200958.74.64.85 156.0235.0136.74 921.02 188.72 732.2June 2008
FE M A L E S
72.24.64.46 540.3300.9240.26 239.4999.65 239.9June72.34.64.46
542.7301.9240.36 240.8999.75 241.1May72.44.64.46 546.1303.4240.76
242.71 001.15 241.7April72.54.74.46 549.8305.2241.66 244.61 004.05
240.6March72.64.74.46 554.2307.8243.36 246.31 008.85
237.5February72.74.84.56 557.3311.5245.46 245.81 014.05
231.8January
2011
72.84.84.56 556.2315.9247.86 240.21 018.25
222.1December72.84.94.66 549.3320.6250.16 228.71 020.75
208.0November72.75.04.66 536.5324.2251.96 212.31 021.05
191.2October72.65.04.76 519.2326.4253.76 192.91 019.05
173.8September72.55.04.76 500.0327.4255.96 172.61 016.35
156.3August72.45.14.86 481.5328.6259.36 152.81 014.15
138.8July72.45.14.96 465.4330.2262.86 135.11 013.15 122.1June
201072.46.05.96 320.8380.7311.05 940.1964.84 975.3June
200972.73.93.66 204.5242.2187.15 962.3893.55 068.8June 2008
MA L E S
%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Labour force
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Trend1
6 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
-
65.64.94.912 046.1591.0415.511 455.23 373.08
082.1June65.54.95.012 025.4593.6422.011 431.73 408.68
023.1May65.54.84.912 014.3582.1414.711 432.23 379.88
052.5April65.84.94.912 054.9594.3415.411 460.53 353.08
107.5March65.75.04.912 016.3603.3417.411 413.03 347.08
066.0February65.85.05.012 028.6605.5424.011 423.03 404.28
018.8January
2011
65.85.05.012 003.7594.2423.311 409.53 377.78
031.8December66.05.25.212 035.0624.3436.211 410.63 379.18
031.5November65.95.45.412 005.2646.9455.111 358.23 381.67
976.7October65.65.15.011 938.7613.9422.611 324.93 337.27
987.7September65.55.15.111 891.8610.3428.711 281.53 351.17
930.4August65.55.35.411 885.1630.9446.111 254.23 377.87
876.4July65.45.15.211 840.1607.0430.911 233.13 353.17 880.0June
201065.55.86.211 592.5675.8510.610 916.73 209.97 706.8June
200965.74.23.911 368.4482.2319.810 886.33 099.17 787.1June 2008
PE R S O N S
59.15.25.75 505.1288.8172.65 216.32 374.82 841.5June59.05.46.25
485.9296.6183.85 189.32 392.22 797.1May59.05.05.85 475.8273.9174.15
201.82 383.02 818.8April59.35.45.95 497.5295.3177.75 202.22 357.82
844.4March58.95.25.75 461.3286.7169.45 174.72 359.32
815.3February59.15.45.95 472.8297.3176.35 175.52 368.12
807.4January
2011
59.05.36.25 453.9288.0184.45 165.92 357.72
808.3December59.35.66.25 473.5305.7185.95 167.92 350.32
817.6November59.15.66.45 456.0306.0189.55 150.02 360.72
789.4October58.95.35.95 425.8287.9176.25 137.92 339.02
798.9September58.75.46.05 402.9292.0177.75 110.82 326.22
784.6August58.85.56.25 400.1295.0181.35 105.12 359.62
745.5July58.65.36.05 372.8282.3175.65 090.52 329.02 761.5June
201058.85.56.65 278.8290.7192.24 988.12 260.52 727.7June
200958.64.64.75 146.5235.5134.24 911.02 196.12 714.9June 2008
FE M A L E S
72.24.64.46 541.0302.2242.96 238.8998.25 240.6June72.24.54.46
539.5297.0238.26 242.51 016.45 226.1May72.34.74.46 538.5308.2240.66
230.4996.85 233.6April72.64.64.36 557.4299.0237.76 258.4995.35
263.1March72.64.84.56 555.0316.6248.06 238.4987.75
250.7February72.74.74.56 555.8308.2247.66 247.51 036.15
211.4January
2011
72.74.74.46 549.8306.2238.96 243.61 020.05
223.6December72.94.94.66 561.4318.6250.26 242.81 028.85
214.0November72.95.24.96 549.1341.0265.66 208.21 020.95
187.3October72.55.04.56 512.9325.9246.56 187.0998.25
188.8September72.44.94.76 489.0318.3251.16 170.71 024.95
145.8August72.55.24.96 484.9335.8264.86 149.11 018.25
130.9July72.45.04.86 467.3324.7255.36 142.61 024.15 118.5June
201072.36.16.06 313.7385.1318.45 928.5949.44 979.1June
200972.94.03.56 222.0246.7185.65 975.3903.05 072.3June 2008
MA L E S
%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Labour force
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Seasona l l y
Adjus ted2
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1 7
-
65.54.84.918 370.96 345.612 025.4579.2415.311 446.23 426.08
020.2June65.65.05.118 351.36 321.412 030.0604.2433.511 425.83
440.37 985.5May65.65.05.018 331.56 314.912 016.6601.1425.011 415.43
413.18 002.3April66.05.35.118 311.86 222.812 089.0637.2434.511
451.93 390.38 061.5March66.05.65.418 292.96 223.612
069.3680.7466.211 388.63 284.58 104.0February65.45.45.618 273.76
314.911 958.8649.1470.611 309.73 302.28 007.6January
2011
66.54.84.818 254.76 121.912 132.9577.7407.011 555.23 396.68
158.6December65.64.84.818 235.06 264.411 970.5575.2408.411 395.43
344.28 051.1November65.85.15.118 214.96 227.611 987.3606.5423.711
380.73 445.07 935.7October66.05.14.818 195.16 179.812
015.3610.0410.311 405.43 306.98 098.5September64.94.94.818 163.46
379.711 783.7575.4397.811 208.33 348.17 860.2August65.35.05.118
131.46 284.611 846.8586.9422.411 259.83 370.77
889.1July65.35.05.218 099.76 275.811 823.9594.9431.211 228.93
409.57 819.5June
201065.45.76.317 706.06 124.111 581.9665.3511.510 916.63 268.37
648.3June 200965.64.14.017 313.45 954.911 358.5471.3319.410 887.23
157.47 729.8June 2008
PE R S O N S
59.15.15.69 308.83 804.65 504.2279.3167.25 224.92 404.42
820.5June59.15.46.19 298.63 807.65 491.1294.6182.55 196.42 408.12
788.3May59.05.26.09 288.43 812.55 475.8283.3177.45 192.52 404.42
788.1April59.55.86.29 278.23 756.05 522.3320.5187.85 201.72 378.62
823.1March59.16.06.49 268.23 786.65 481.5328.8191.55 152.72 331.12
821.6February58.45.86.69 258.03 851.25 406.9312.0197.35 094.92
289.52 805.4January
2011
59.65.16.09 247.93 731.75 516.2282.9181.85 233.32 369.82
863.5December59.05.25.89 237.03 785.15 451.9282.6175.65 169.42
336.02 833.3November59.05.26.09 225.93 778.65 447.3285.4176.35
161.92 402.82 759.1October59.35.25.69 215.03 750.05
465.0284.2171.05 180.82 321.82 859.0September58.35.25.69 199.13
839.65 359.5279.0164.05 080.52 329.42 751.1August58.65.15.99 183.23
803.25 380.0276.6173.35 103.42 352.32 751.0July58.65.15.99 167.43
793.95 373.4273.8170.75 099.62 360.52 739.1June
201058.85.46.58 974.83 693.75 281.1282.9187.64 998.32 294.32
704.0June 200958.64.54.78 783.23 632.65 150.6229.5131.64 921.02
230.42 690.6June 2008
FE M A L E S
72.04.64.69 062.22 541.06 521.2299.9248.16 221.31 021.65
199.7June72.24.74.69 052.72 513.86 538.9309.5251.06 229.41 032.25
197.2May72.34.94.59 043.12 502.46 540.7317.8247.66 222.91 008.75
214.2April72.74.84.59 033.62 466.96 566.8316.7246.76 250.11 011.75
238.4March73.05.34.99 024.72 437.06 587.7351.9274.76 235.9953.45
282.4February72.75.15.09 015.72 463.76 552.0337.1273.36 214.91
012.75 202.2January
2011
73.54.54.19 006.82 390.16 616.7294.8225.26 321.91 026.85
295.1December72.44.54.38 997.92 479.36 518.6292.6232.86 226.01
008.25 217.8November72.84.94.68 989.02 449.06 540.0321.1247.56
218.91 042.35 176.6October72.95.04.48 980.22 429.86
550.3325.8239.36 224.5985.15 239.4September71.74.64.48 964.32
540.16 424.2296.4233.86 127.81 018.75 109.1August72.34.84.68 948.22
481.56 466.8310.3249.06 156.51 018.45 138.1July72.25.04.98 932.42
481.96 450.4321.1260.56 129.31 049.05 080.3June
201072.26.16.18 731.22 430.36 300.8382.4323.95 918.4974.04
944.4June 200972.83.93.68 530.22 322.36 207.9241.7187.85
966.2927.05 039.2June 2008
MA L E S
%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Civilianpopulationaged 15
yearsand over
Not inlabourforce
Labourforce
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Or ig ina
l3
8 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
-
5 954.463.45.2196.73 580.92 543.763.55.1194.13 587.42 534.5June5
949.163.64.9185.53 597.92 521.063.65.1192.03 593.82 536.4May5
943.763.45.1192.73 578.12 534.463.85.0189.93 600.72 539.4April5
938.464.25.1194.93 619.62 557.363.94.9187.83 607.32 542.7March5
932.964.34.8182.83 629.32 544.364.04.9186.23 612.42 546.1February5
927.464.04.9184.93 607.62 543.564.14.9185.93 613.82
549.5January
2011
5 922.063.94.6174.43 608.02 549.464.14.9187.23 609.52
550.9December5 915.464.25.1193.43 603.72 556.564.15.0189.83 599.22
547.9November5 908.764.25.4205.53 586.22 534.863.95.1192.53 584.42
539.8October5 902.163.75.2193.63 563.22 542.763.75.2194.83 567.02
527.8September5 893.163.55.0187.43 552.42 515.363.65.2196.43 549.22
513.7August5 884.163.55.5205.63 531.52 482.863.45.3197.33 532.12
498.5July5 875.263.15.2192.83 514.12 479.563.25.3197.93 517.32
484.5June
20105 767.564.06.4237.93 454.82 446.864.06.3231.63 457.72
450.6June 20095 660.964.34.6168.13 469.32 507.064.14.7170.03 457.02
505.6June 2008
PE R S O N S
3 032.057.05.798.41 630.2905.457.05.799.11 629.1895.5June3
029.257.15.797.91 631.0883.757.15.798.01 631.6895.7May3
026.456.75.797.71 617.1890.457.25.696.71 634.0896.4April3
023.757.85.8101.91 645.8911.457.35.595.41 636.3897.4March3
020.857.64.986.01 652.6897.057.35.594.41 637.8898.8February3
017.957.15.492.91 629.2893.857.45.493.81 637.5901.0January
2011
3 015.157.35.493.31 634.6904.157.35.493.61 634.4903.5December3
011.757.25.696.71 627.2905.357.25.493.51 628.6905.0November3
008.257.35.696.71 626.0901.457.05.493.01 621.1904.3October3
004.856.65.389.51 610.2914.156.85.492.11 613.0901.5September3
000.256.55.288.51 605.2897.256.55.491.01 605.2896.5August2
995.756.55.593.51 598.3882.556.35.390.11 597.4888.9July2
991.256.05.186.01 588.3877.456.25.490.11 590.3880.0June
20102 936.857.56.5110.01 578.8876.757.36.2104.61 578.7882.9June
20092 883.557.04.981.01 561.8889.356.94.980.71 560.7893.7June
2008
FE M A L E S
2 922.470.14.898.31 950.71 638.270.34.695.01 958.31 639.0June2
919.870.44.387.61 966.91 637.370.44.694.01 962.21 640.7May2
917.370.54.695.01 961.11 644.070.64.593.21 966.71 643.0April2
914.770.94.593.01 973.81 645.970.84.592.41 971.01 645.3March2
912.171.24.796.71 976.71 647.371.04.491.81 974.61 647.4February2
909.571.24.491.91 978.51 649.771.14.592.11 976.31 648.6January
2011
2 906.970.73.981.11 973.51 645.371.24.593.61 975.11
647.4December2 903.771.44.796.71 976.61 651.171.24.796.21 970.51
642.9November2 900.571.35.3108.81 960.21 633.471.14.899.51 963.31
635.4October2 897.371.05.1104.11 953.01 628.671.05.0102.71 954.01
626.3September2 892.970.74.898.91 947.21 618.170.85.1105.51 944.11
617.2August2 888.470.85.5112.11 933.21 600.370.75.2107.11 934.71
609.7July2 884.070.55.3106.81 925.81 602.070.55.3107.91 927.11
604.5June
20102 830.770.86.4127.91 876.01 570.170.96.3126.91 879.01
567.7June 20092 777.471.84.487.21 907.51 617.771.54.589.31 896.31
611.9June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— New South
Wales4
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1 9
-
4 611.066.14.6140.62 905.32 021.065.94.7143.82 893.82 017.3June4
605.666.15.1154.92 887.12 007.565.94.7143.42 889.62 016.1May4
600.265.54.7140.32 874.02 006.165.94.7143.92 885.52 014.1April4
594.865.74.5135.12 884.32 021.865.94.8144.92 881.52 010.9March4
589.666.05.0151.12 878.62 019.265.94.9146.92 877.82 006.3February4
584.666.25.0153.02 881.61 992.166.05.0150.12 873.72
000.3January
2011
4 579.465.74.9146.12 861.91 988.666.05.1154.22 868.51
992.6December4 574.066.25.4163.42 866.31 981.466.05.2158.32 860.81
982.9November4 568.666.05.5166.42 847.61 973.465.95.4161.62 850.61
972.2October4 563.265.75.3158.42 840.41 970.965.85.4163.22 839.31
961.7September4 554.465.85.5165.72 832.61 953.965.75.5163.72 828.01
952.4August4 545.765.55.5164.12 812.31 929.065.65.5163.42 817.01
943.9July4 536.965.35.4160.92 801.91 935.465.45.5162.32 807.21
936.5June
20104 430.364.96.1175.22 699.01 869.064.86.0172.22 700.31
870.3June 20094 326.265.44.6130.32 698.31 872.265.24.5125.52 694.51
882.6June 2008
PE R S O N S
2 343.459.35.069.51 320.7706.959.15.271.31 311.9701.8June2
340.659.15.779.21 304.5695.958.95.170.31 307.6699.9May2
337.758.34.764.01 300.0696.258.75.169.81 303.2697.5April2
334.858.55.068.41 297.9694.858.65.169.81 298.7694.9March2
332.058.65.169.11 296.4695.658.55.270.41 294.3691.9February2
329.258.75.474.31 292.3689.858.55.371.81 290.5689.0January
2011
2 326.458.25.168.41 284.9685.358.55.473.61 287.4686.2December2
323.558.85.981.21 285.4680.758.55.575.41 285.0683.8November2
320.658.55.878.81 279.0678.658.65.676.81 282.8681.7October2
317.758.55.371.81 283.8685.958.65.777.11 281.0680.0September2
313.358.95.879.21 282.6681.158.65.776.71 279.7678.8August2
309.058.55.675.21 275.9673.558.65.675.41 278.2678.1July2
304.758.55.776.31 272.9676.158.55.573.71 275.8677.2June
20102 252.257.75.469.71 230.8655.557.85.571.41 229.7657.5June
20092 201.958.14.962.61 215.8635.658.05.063.31 213.7645.8June
2008
FE M A L E S
2 267.673.04.371.11 584.61 314.173.04.472.61 581.91 315.5June2
265.073.24.675.71 582.61 311.573.14.473.21 581.91 316.3May2
262.572.94.676.31 573.91 309.973.24.574.01 582.31 316.6April2
259.973.14.066.71 586.41 327.073.44.575.11 582.81 316.0March2
257.673.74.982.01 582.21 323.673.54.676.51 583.41 314.4February2
255.374.04.778.71 589.21 302.373.74.778.31 583.31 311.4January
2011
2 253.073.44.777.81 577.01 303.473.74.880.61 581.01
306.4December2 250.573.94.982.11 580.91 300.673.75.082.91 575.81
299.1November2 248.073.75.387.71 568.61 294.873.55.184.81 567.91
290.5October2 245.673.25.386.61 556.61 285.073.35.286.11 558.31
281.7September2 241.173.05.386.51 550.11 272.973.05.387.11 548.31
273.5August2 236.772.75.588.91 536.41 255.572.75.488.01 538.91
265.9July2 232.272.35.284.51 529.01 259.372.65.588.61 531.41
259.3June
20102 178.172.36.7105.61 468.21 213.572.16.4100.81 470.61
212.8June 20092 124.373.04.467.71 482.51 236.672.64.062.31 480.81
236.8June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Victo r ia5
10 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
3 671.967.25.3129.72 336.01 664.667.15.2127.82 335.81 666.2June3
667.567.25.2128.82 336.71 663.667.25.3129.62 333.41 665.7May3
662.967.55.2128.72 342.51 667.267.25.3131.62 331.01 665.5April3
658.567.25.5134.72 323.01 672.567.35.4134.02 329.11 664.8March3
654.266.95.6136.52 309.91 658.067.55.5136.62 329.01 664.0February3
649.867.75.5136.82 333.61 657.367.65.6138.62 330.31
662.9January
2011
3 645.568.25.9147.12 340.01 664.567.85.6139.42 330.91
660.6December3 641.767.95.5136.72 334.71 666.667.85.6138.62 329.51
656.7November3 637.867.95.6137.62 333.31 645.867.75.5136.72 326.21
652.9October3 633.967.45.4131.42 318.21 656.267.65.5134.72 321.51
650.3September3 626.867.05.4131.12 298.41 636.967.65.4133.42 316.81
649.0August3 619.667.65.6136.22 311.81 640.367.65.4133.02 313.21
648.4July3 612.567.95.3130.62 321.11 655.767.65.5133.32 310.21
647.8June
20103 521.067.35.5131.12 238.11 620.667.65.5131.72 249.21
618.7June 20093 428.167.33.887.62 219.71 608.267.53.785.82 227.11
614.4June 2008
PE R S O N S
1 855.961.65.765.41 077.7595.661.45.461.21 078.6598.2June1
853.661.35.259.51 076.7597.961.45.461.71 077.0598.2May1
851.261.85.259.51 084.8599.561.55.562.41 075.2598.7April1
848.961.45.663.81 070.7604.761.55.663.51 073.5598.9March1
846.661.05.966.21 060.7589.761.65.764.91 072.6598.7February1
844.261.95.664.11 077.0603.861.75.866.21 072.4597.9January
2011
1 841.962.16.371.51 072.0591.961.85.967.01 072.1596.0December1
839.562.05.866.41 074.3603.261.95.966.91 071.0592.5November1
837.262.15.866.01 074.9582.261.85.866.11 068.7588.8October1
834.961.45.764.31 062.9586.161.65.865.11 065.0586.1September1
831.361.05.662.41 055.0585.861.55.764.61 060.7584.5August1
827.561.45.966.31 055.3570.661.45.764.41 057.2583.9July1
823.961.45.561.61 057.5589.961.45.764.31 054.9583.9June
20101 778.661.14.952.91 033.8582.361.25.054.91 034.1578.1June
20091 732.461.14.345.71 012.9569.861.64.244.61 021.8577.4June
2008
FE M A L E S
1 816.072.84.964.31 258.41 069.072.95.066.61 257.21 067.9June1
813.973.35.269.21 260.11 065.773.05.167.91 256.41 067.5May1
811.773.25.269.21 257.61 067.773.15.269.21 255.71 066.8April1
809.673.15.471.01 252.31 067.873.35.370.51 255.61 066.0March1
807.773.05.370.31 249.31 068.373.55.471.71 256.41 065.3February1
805.673.65.572.71 256.61 053.573.75.472.41 257.91 065.0January
2011
1 803.674.55.675.61 268.01 072.673.85.472.31 258.71
064.6December1 802.173.85.370.41 260.41 063.573.85.471.61 258.51
064.2November1 800.673.95.471.61 258.41 063.673.85.370.61 257.51
064.1October1 799.073.55.167.01 255.31 070.173.85.269.61 256.51
064.3September1 795.673.15.268.61 243.41 051.173.85.268.81 256.11
064.5August1 792.174.05.369.91 256.51 069.773.95.268.61 256.01
064.5July1 788.674.55.269.01 263.61 065.874.05.269.01 255.31
063.9June
20101 742.473.66.178.21 204.31 038.374.15.976.81 215.11
040.5June 20091 695.673.63.441.91 206.81 038.473.53.341.21 205.31
037.0June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Queens land6
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
11
-
1 365.763.85.144.3827.5559.063.85.345.8825.2557.6June1
364.663.65.446.7820.6554.663.75.346.3823.3556.2May1
363.663.85.447.3822.6556.063.75.446.8821.1554.8April1
362.663.75.446.6821.9554.463.65.547.3818.8553.3March1
361.463.55.850.1814.2554.263.55.547.7816.6552.3February1
360.263.15.446.0813.0544.663.45.648.0814.9551.9January
2011
1 359.063.45.647.9813.2551.963.55.648.2814.1552.4December1
357.663.45.648.1813.2556.163.55.648.1813.9553.1November1
356.263.95.749.2817.2554.963.55.547.8814.0553.4October1
354.963.55.547.7813.2555.363.65.547.2813.7552.8September1
353.163.55.446.4813.0548.263.55.446.8812.5551.1August1
351.463.45.244.5811.8550.663.45.446.4810.1548.6July1
349.663.25.446.2807.2543.963.35.446.0808.0546.1June
20101 330.063.45.546.2796.6533.963.45.647.3796.3534.4June 20091
311.963.34.940.3790.5549.363.34.840.1790.6548.2June 2008
PE R S O N S
696.357.64.819.3381.8191.657.65.220.8380.1190.7June695.857.45.622.3377.3189.857.65.321.2379.3189.7May695.357.75.321.2379.7189.657.55.421.6378.4188.9April694.857.65.421.7378.8187.457.55.522.0377.6188.1March694.257.45.923.5375.1189.457.55.622.2376.9187.7February693.657.25.521.9374.9183.357.55.622.3376.5187.8January
2011
693.057.55.421.5377.2188.357.55.622.2376.3188.5December692.357.85.722.7377.4191.857.55.521.9376.3189.4November691.557.55.421.4376.5191.157.55.421.6376.3190.0October690.857.35.421.4374.4189.457.55.321.2376.1190.0September690.057.55.320.8376.1190.057.45.321.1375.2189.4August689.257.35.019.9374.7188.557.35.321.1373.7188.4July688.457.35.622.1372.6186.057.15.421.2372.2187.2June
2010679.157.74.919.1373.1186.257.84.919.3373.4185.9June
2009670.356.24.918.5358.4188.056.35.018.9358.3186.1June 2008
FE M A L E S
669.470.35.325.1445.6367.570.25.325.0445.1366.9June668.969.95.224.4443.3364.870.25.425.1444.1366.4May668.370.25.626.0442.8366.470.05.425.2442.7365.9April667.870.15.324.9443.1367.069.95.425.3441.2365.2March667.269.85.726.5439.1364.969.75.525.4439.7364.6February666.669.35.224.1438.1361.369.65.525.7438.5364.1January
2011
666.069.45.726.4436.0363.669.65.626.0437.8363.9December665.469.35.525.4435.8364.369.75.626.2437.7363.7November664.770.55.927.8440.7363.869.85.726.2437.7363.4October664.070.05.726.3438.8365.969.85.626.0437.7362.8September663.169.75.525.6436.9358.269.85.625.7437.2361.7August662.169.75.324.6437.1362.169.75.525.3436.4360.2July661.269.45.324.1434.6357.969.65.424.8435.8358.8June
2010650.969.26.027.1423.5347.769.26.228.0422.8348.4June
2009641.670.74.821.8432.1361.470.74.721.2432.3362.1June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— South Aust ra l
ia7
12 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
1 888.068.74.254.61 242.7887.068.64.254.41 240.1886.5June1
885.368.74.355.41 240.1881.868.54.254.31 236.2884.2May1
882.768.34.153.01 233.1882.968.34.254.41 232.3882.1April1
880.068.34.355.11 228.9886.468.24.354.61 228.6879.5March1
878.067.54.253.31 215.0872.768.24.355.01 225.6876.6February1
875.968.54.557.81 227.0869.468.24.355.51 223.7873.6January
2011
1 873.968.34.354.61 224.4870.668.34.456.31 223.0871.2December1
872.168.64.557.21 227.8877.868.44.557.11 223.4869.3November1
870.468.24.557.81 218.7859.168.54.557.51 224.4868.1October1
868.668.74.558.21 224.7867.568.64.457.01 224.6867.2September1
864.568.64.557.21 222.1870.768.64.456.11 223.2866.0August1
860.468.84.557.51 222.9861.468.54.355.51 220.1863.7July1
856.368.84.151.81 225.9861.068.44.455.51 215.6860.6June
20101 802.768.95.466.71 175.7828.369.05.467.31 176.0828.7June
20091 745.568.63.238.21 158.6852.168.83.137.81 163.0849.2June
2008
PE R S O N S
934.460.94.023.0545.8287.360.94.224.0544.7287.1June933.061.04.425.0543.8283.660.74.324.5541.7285.7May931.860.94.424.8542.4286.960.54.525.1538.6284.4April930.460.54.726.4536.2286.160.34.625.8535.5282.9March929.458.94.725.6522.0280.460.24.726.4533.0281.4February928.360.55.128.9533.0273.660.24.827.0531.7279.9January
2011
927.360.34.525.4534.0280.060.34.927.6531.4278.8December926.260.95.028.2535.6284.060.55.128.3532.0277.9November925.160.55.329.7529.5274.660.75.128.8533.0277.4October924.060.95.028.3534.1274.760.85.128.9533.0277.0September922.060.75.430.5528.8278.660.85.128.6531.5276.5August920.061.05.329.6531.6274.560.55.028.1529.0275.9July918.161.04.525.2534.5276.260.35.027.6526.1275.4June
2010893.861.05.529.7515.5269.061.05.429.6515.7272.5June
2009867.660.93.719.6508.5280.860.93.418.2510.1277.7June 2008
FE M A L E S
953.676.44.331.7696.9599.876.24.230.4695.4599.4June952.376.34.230.5696.3598.376.14.129.8694.5598.5May950.975.63.928.2690.7596.076.04.029.3693.8597.6April949.676.04.028.7692.7600.276.04.028.8693.1596.6March948.676.03.827.7693.0592.376.04.028.6692.5595.2February947.676.34.028.9693.9595.876.04.028.6692.0593.7January
2011
946.676.04.129.2690.4590.676.14.028.7691.6592.4December945.976.24.029.0692.2593.976.14.028.8691.4591.4November945.375.93.928.1689.2584.576.24.028.6691.4590.7October944.676.34.129.9690.6592.876.33.928.1691.6590.3September942.476.43.726.7693.3592.176.33.827.5691.7589.5August940.376.53.927.9691.3586.976.43.827.3691.1587.8July938.276.53.726.6691.4584.876.43.927.9689.4585.2June
2010908.876.75.337.0660.2559.376.85.437.7660.4556.2June
2009877.976.22.818.6650.1571.476.62.919.5652.9571.5June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years and
over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Western Aust ra
l ia8
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
13
-
413.660.35.513.8235.8156.460.75.614.0236.9155.9June413.460.75.814.5236.5154.860.95.614.1237.5155.8May413.261.25.413.8239.2156.361.15.714.3238.0155.7April413.061.35.614.1239.0155.461.25.714.4238.4155.6March412.761.35.714.4238.6155.961.35.714.5238.5155.6February412.461.86.516.5238.4154.861.35.714.3238.4155.5January
2011
412.261.05.213.1238.2155.661.25.614.0238.1155.3December411.860.95.513.8237.1155.661.15.513.8237.7155.0November411.560.95.213.1237.4154.961.15.513.7237.5154.5October411.260.75.112.7236.8152.761.25.614.1237.5154.0September410.861.86.015.2238.8154.561.45.814.6237.5153.7August410.461.56.315.8236.7153.561.66.015.1237.5153.6July410.162.06.516.5237.9152.461.76.115.6237.4153.7June
2010405.360.74.511.1234.9157.160.84.912.1234.4157.3June
2009400.661.74.110.2237.0160.561.94.110.1237.9164.5June 2008
PE R S O N S
211.655.25.96.9109.853.655.45.76.7110.553.1June211.555.45.66.6110.652.955.65.76.7110.853.0May211.455.85.56.5111.552.555.85.86.8111.152.9April211.256.15.66.7111.952.956.05.86.9111.452.7March211.156.16.17.2111.152.756.15.96.9111.652.6February210.956.76.17.3112.352.456.25.86.9111.652.5January
2011
210.856.15.76.8111.452.956.25.76.8111.652.5December210.655.85.86.8110.851.756.25.66.6111.752.6November210.456.35.05.9112.553.756.35.46.4112.052.8October210.255.94.85.6111.852.356.55.46.4112.353.1September210.157.36.07.3113.153.656.85.46.4112.853.4August209.957.15.76.8113.054.057.05.56.5113.153.7July209.757.35.36.3113.954.157.25.56.6113.353.8June
2010207.455.24.45.1109.554.555.44.85.6109.453.9June
2009205.155.35.05.6107.853.554.85.25.8106.754.5June 2008
FE M A L E S
202.065.85.26.9125.9102.766.25.57.3126.4102.7June201.966.35.98.0125.9101.966.45.57.4126.6102.7May201.866.95.47.3127.7103.866.65.67.5126.9102.8April201.766.75.57.4127.1102.566.75.67.6127.0102.9March201.666.85.37.1127.5103.266.75.67.5127.0103.0February201.567.26.89.2126.1102.466.65.57.4126.8103.0January
2011
201.466.14.76.3126.8102.866.45.47.3126.4102.8December201.266.35.37.1126.3104.066.25.47.2126.0102.4November201.165.75.47.2124.9101.166.15.57.3125.6101.7October200.965.75.47.1124.9100.466.15.87.6125.1100.9September200.866.65.97.9125.8100.966.26.18.1124.7100.2August200.666.16.89.0123.799.666.36.58.6124.499.9July200.467.07.610.1124.098.366.46.78.9124.1100.0June
2010197.966.44.66.0125.4102.766.44.96.5125.0103.4June
2009195.568.43.44.5129.2106.969.33.24.3131.2110.0June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Partici-pation
rate
Unemp-loyment
rate
Totalunemp-
loyedTotal
employedEmployed
full time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Tasman ia9
14 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
174.071.43.74.6119.696.0June173.871.93.44.3120.696.6May173.672.33.24.0121.697.4April173.472.72.93.6122.598.1March173.272.92.63.3122.998.5February172.972.92.43.1123.098.8January
2011
172.772.82.43.1122.898.9December172.772.92.63.3122.699.0November172.673.22.83.5122.799.2October172.673.52.93.7123.099.4September172.273.73.03.7123.199.3August171.973.52.93.7122.798.7July171.673.12.83.6121.897.8June
2010167.175.04.15.1120.297.5June
2009162.672.33.13.6113.988.1June 2008
PE R S O N S
86.067.73.62.156.140.2June85.968.23.52.056.540.3May85.868.53.31.956.940.4April85.768.83.11.857.140.5March85.668.73.01.757.140.5February85.568.62.91.756.940.5January
2011
85.468.42.91.756.840.7December85.368.52.91.756.840.9November85.368.83.01.856.941.1October85.269.03.01.857.041.2September85.068.93.01.756.940.9August84.868.42.91.756.340.3July84.667.62.91.655.639.5June
201082.469.53.52.055.239.7June 200980.168.93.21.853.436.4June
2008
FE M A L E S
88.075.03.72.563.555.7June87.975.53.42.364.156.3May87.876.03.02.064.757.0April87.776.62.61.865.457.6March87.576.92.31.565.858.1February87.477.12.01.466.058.2January
2011
87.377.12.11.466.058.2December87.377.22.31.665.958.1November87.377.42.61.865.858.1October87.377.82.81.966.058.2September87.278.32.92.066.358.4August87.178.52.92.066.458.5July86.978.52.81.966.258.3June
201084.780.54.63.164.957.7June 200982.575.73.01.960.551.7June
2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000
Participationrate
Unemploymentrate
Totalunemployed
Totalemployed
Employedfull time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
TREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Northern Ter r i
to ry10
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
15
-
292.372.94.08.5204.6153.9June292.072.93.88.2204.8153.9May291.673.03.77.8205.0154.0April291.373.03.57.5205.1154.0March290.973.13.57.3205.3153.8February290.573.23.47.2205.5153.5January
2011
290.173.33.37.1205.4152.9December289.673.23.37.0205.1152.2November289.273.13.26.8204.6151.6October288.773.03.26.7204.0151.3September288.372.83.16.6203.4151.2August288.072.83.16.6203.1151.1July287.672.93.26.6203.0150.9June
2010282.172.13.57.1196.2148.0June
2009277.673.42.75.6198.1147.9June 2008
PE R S O N S
149.168.23.63.798.062.7June149.068.23.53.698.162.7May148.868.33.43.598.262.7April148.768.43.33.498.362.7March148.568.53.33.398.462.7February148.368.73.23.398.762.8January
2011
148.168.93.13.298.962.8December147.969.13.13.299.062.6November147.669.23.13.299.062.4October147.469.33.23.398.962.2September147.269.33.23.398.862.1August147.069.43.23.398.762.1July146.869.53.23.298.962.2June
2010144.467.73.13.094.861.8June 2009142.268.72.42.395.461.4June
2008
FE M A L E S
143.277.94.34.8106.691.2June143.077.84.14.6106.791.3May142.877.83.94.4106.891.3April142.677.93.74.1106.891.3March142.477.93.64.0106.991.1February142.277.93.64.0106.890.7January
2011
141.977.83.53.9106.590.1December141.777.53.43.8106.189.6November141.577.13.33.6105.689.3October141.376.83.23.4105.189.1September141.176.43.03.3104.689.1August141.076.33.03.3104.388.9July140.876.43.23.4104.188.7June
2010137.776.63.94.1101.486.2June
2009135.478.33.13.3102.786.5June 2008
MA L E S
'000%%'000'000'000
Participationrate
Unemploymentrate
Totalunemployed
Totalemployed
Employedfull time
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
TREND
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Aust ra l ian
Cap i ta l Ter r i to ry11
16 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
65.54.84.918 370.96 345.612 025.4579.2415.311 446.23 426.08
020.2Australia
72.74.03.4292.379.7212.68.65.4204.149.3154.8Australian Capital
Territory71.73.43.3174.049.3124.84.33.3120.524.196.4Northern
Territory60.05.05.0413.6165.3248.412.58.2235.980.3155.6Tasmania68.54.24.11
888.0594.81 293.154.837.71 238.3358.6879.7Western
Australia63.54.75.11 365.7498.5867.140.829.7826.3271.1555.2South
Australia67.25.15.53 671.91 203.82 468.1126.496.72 341.7681.91
659.8Queensland65.94.54.44 611.01 574.33 036.7136.492.02
900.3898.92 001.4Victoria63.45.25.45 954.42 179.83 774.6195.4142.53
579.21 061.82 517.4New South Wales
PE R S O N S
59.15.15.69 308.83 804.65 504.2279.3167.25 224.92 404.42
820.5Australia
67.83.83.3149.148.0101.13.82.297.332.964.4Australian Capital
Territory67.63.23.286.027.958.11.91.456.315.540.7Northern
Territory54.95.16.2211.695.3116.36.03.5110.356.853.5Tasmania60.74.03.6934.4367.4566.922.910.8544.1259.3284.8Western
Australia57.44.45.0696.3296.8399.517.710.1381.8191.9189.9South
Australia61.75.66.61 855.9710.31 145.664.741.91
080.9486.4594.5Queensland59.24.85.22 343.4955.31 388.167.238.41
320.9622.6698.4Victoria57.05.56.23 032.01 303.51 728.595.259.11
633.3739.0894.3New South Wales
FE M A L E S
72.04.64.69 062.22 541.06 521.2299.9248.16 221.31 021.65
199.7Australia
77.94.33.4143.231.6111.54.73.2106.816.490.4Australian Capital
Territory75.73.53.488.021.466.62.41.964.28.655.7Northern
Territory65.45.04.3202.069.9132.16.64.6125.523.5102.0Tasmania76.24.44.3953.6227.4726.232.026.9694.399.4594.9Western
Australia69.95.05.1669.4201.7467.723.219.6444.579.3365.3South
Australia72.84.74.91 816.0493.51 322.461.754.81 260.8195.51
065.3Queensland72.74.24.02 267.6619.01 648.569.253.61 579.4276.31
303.1Victoria70.04.94.92 922.4876.32 046.1100.283.41 945.8322.81
623.1New South Wales
MA L E S
%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Civilianpopulation
aged 15years
and over
Not inlabourforce
Labourforce
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) , States &
ter r i to r ies :
Or ig ina l —June 201112
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
17
-
3.846.855.515.721.4130.056.2700.6206.6June3.846.855.615.821.7131.657.5700.3207.0May3.946.855.716.022.1133.659.1700.7208.4April4.146.855.916.222.5135.861.0701.5210.5March4.246.956.116.422.8138.163.1702.8213.4February4.347.056.316.623.0140.064.9704.5217.0January
2011
4.447.056.416.723.1141.666.3705.4220.3December4.546.956.416.923.2143.067.1705.1222.3November4.546.856.417.023.3144.467.6703.5222.8October4.546.656.317.223.5145.768.0701.3221.9September4.646.556.317.323.7146.868.6700.3220.6August4.646.656.317.424.0147.469.3700.8219.4July4.646.756.417.324.2146.969.8702.6218.5June
20104.947.256.917.025.0144.773.8706.2221.8June
20093.752.059.612.816.8112.754.1766.8267.9June 2008
PE R S O N S
3.248.957.615.224.364.023.7356.673.9June3.448.857.715.425.264.724.7356.373.6May3.548.757.715.626.065.825.9355.973.5April3.748.657.815.927.067.227.2355.473.5March4.048.557.916.228.268.828.9354.873.6February4.248.458.016.529.370.130.7354.073.8January
2011
4.448.257.916.830.271.232.2353.074.2December4.548.057.817.030.771.933.0351.774.4November4.547.857.617.130.672.233.0350.674.6October4.447.757.617.130.172.332.3349.974.8September4.247.757.617.129.372.331.1350.374.9August4.148.057.717.028.471.829.8351.875.1July3.948.357.916.627.770.628.8354.175.3June
20104.248.957.915.527.365.530.9356.082.1June
20093.552.460.313.122.656.625.3375.986.6June 2008
FE M A L E S
4.244.953.516.119.666.132.4343.9132.7June4.344.953.616.319.766.932.8344.0133.5May4.345.053.816.419.867.833.3344.8134.9April4.445.154.116.619.868.633.8346.0136.9March4.545.454.416.619.769.334.2348.0139.8February4.545.654.716.619.369.934.2350.4143.1January
2011
4.445.855.016.618.970.434.1352.3146.1December4.445.955.216.818.771.134.1353.4147.9November4.545.855.217.018.972.234.6352.9148.1October4.645.655.117.319.573.435.7351.4147.1September4.945.455.017.620.574.537.5350.0145.6August5.145.255.017.821.575.639.5349.0144.3July5.345.255.018.022.276.241.0348.4143.2June
20105.645.655.918.523.579.242.9350.2139.7June
20093.851.558.912.513.756.128.7390.9181.2June 2008
MA L E S
%%%%%'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Fulltime
Unemploymentto population
ratio – lookingfor full-time
work
Employmentto
populationratio
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATEUNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Labour Force Status : Trend13
18 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
3.846.855.715.921.2132.756.2700.7208.8June3.747.355.715.021.0125.055.9708.7209.8May4.046.355.316.222.9134.560.3693.5203.2April4.046.555.616.222.3135.159.7696.4208.4March4.247.156.716.922.5143.862.9705.4217.1February4.547.256.416.423.9138.666.9707.4213.4January
2011
4.346.956.116.422.9138.265.2704.3219.4December4.547.256.816.822.8143.567.3709.7228.2November4.846.556.417.424.4147.972.4700.2223.8October4.146.856.216.621.5140.361.0705.5222.8September4.646.256.117.624.3149.169.4695.6215.8August4.746.356.317.824.5150.571.1696.1219.1July4.647.056.616.924.1144.269.6707.2219.1June
20105.147.457.317.425.5149.175.5707.3220.7June
20093.751.860.013.716.8121.554.8763.4270.9June 2008
PE R S O N S
3.148.958.215.923.467.622.7357.274.2June3.648.657.114.926.462.226.1355.173.0May3.549.057.314.625.561.125.6357.675.0April3.648.357.816.426.969.226.4352.771.6March3.848.958.716.627.171.328.1357.675.5February4.248.458.016.630.070.430.8353.871.9January
2011
4.548.257.716.631.070.033.0352.673.3December4.448.258.017.029.372.332.3353.277.7November5.147.457.317.233.772.137.5348.173.6October4.048.157.716.628.670.429.6353.474.1September4.147.457.517.528.673.930.2348.075.3August4.047.657.717.628.474.329.7349.075.0July4.148.357.516.028.667.329.9354.174.7June
20104.548.758.717.129.472.932.9354.079.1June
20093.352.560.613.420.958.123.7376.189.7June 2008
FE M A L E S
4.444.853.315.919.965.133.5343.5134.6June3.946.154.315.117.962.929.7353.6136.8May4.543.853.417.921.373.534.7335.9128.2April4.444.953.416.119.665.833.3343.7136.8March4.545.354.817.319.772.534.8347.8141.6February4.746.154.916.220.368.236.0353.6141.5January
2011
4.245.854.716.218.168.232.2351.7146.1December4.646.355.616.618.971.235.0356.5150.5November4.545.755.517.718.875.834.9352.1150.2October4.145.654.716.617.470.031.4352.2148.7September5.145.154.817.821.875.139.2347.6140.5August5.445.054.918.022.376.241.4347.1144.2July5.145.855.817.921.677.039.7353.1144.3June
20105.646.156.017.823.176.242.6353.3141.6June
20094.151.159.414.114.763.431.1387.3181.3June 2008
MA L E S
%%%%%'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Fulltime
Unemploymentto population
ratio – lookingfor full-time
work
Employmentto
populationratio
Participationrate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATEUNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Labour Force Status : Seasona l l y
Ad jus ted14
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
19
-
* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most
practical purposes
3.754.115.022.11 497.1687.5809.7121.256.1688.5491.0197.5June
20114.654.915.925.01 503.9678.2825.7130.969.2694.8487.2207.5June
20105.055.616.326.31 493.7663.6830.1135.174.8695.0485.4209.6June
20093.658.312.717.21 474.7614.7860.1109.553.8750.6492.3258.2June
2008
Persons
3.156.615.324.5730.1316.7413.463.222.4350.2281.468.8June
20114.056.015.329.7732.9322.7410.262.629.4347.7278.269.5June
20104.557.216.230.5726.8311.1415.767.432.4348.3274.374.0June
20093.359.212.621.8716.4292.2424.253.423.4370.8286.584.3June
2008
Females
4.451.714.620.8767.1370.8396.257.933.7338.3209.6128.7June
20115.253.916.522.4771.0355.5415.468.339.8347.1209.1138.0June
20105.554.016.323.8767.0352.6414.467.742.3346.7211.1135.6June
20094.057.512.914.8758.4322.4435.956.130.3379.8205.9173.9June
2008
Males
TO T A L
0.743.414.142.31 086.0614.5471.566.67.9404.9394.110.7June
20111.143.114.652.41 074.2611.1463.167.612.0395.6384.710.9June
20100.943.314.042.91 046.9593.4453.463.39.5390.1377.512.6June
20091.145.513.341.51 026.6559.8466.761.911.1404.8389.215.6June
2008
Persons
*0.348.814.0*26.9550.0281.7268.337.5*1.7230.8226.1*4.7June
20111.348.013.954.9556.6289.4267.237.07.0230.1224.4*5.7June
2010
*0.848.913.8*42.5530.5271.2259.335.8*4.2223.4217.7*5.7June
2009*1.049.912.6*53.3520.6260.7259.932.9*5.3227.0222.4*4.6June
2008
Females
1.137.914.350.4536.0332.8203.229.16.1174.1168.06.1June
2011*1.037.915.6*49.3517.7321.7196.030.5*5.0165.5160.3*5.2June
2010*1.037.614.2*43.2516.4322.2194.227.5*5.3166.7159.8*6.9June
2009*1.240.914.1*34.6506.0299.2206.829.1*5.8177.8166.811.0June
2008
Males
AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N
11.782.316.120.5411.273.0338.254.648.2283.696.8186.8June
201113.384.417.522.5429.767.1362.563.357.2299.2102.6196.6June
201014.684.319.124.9446.970.2376.671.865.3304.9107.9197.0June
2009
9.587.812.115.0448.254.8393.447.642.7345.8103.2242.6June
2008Persons
11.580.617.724.4180.135.0145.225.720.7119.455.364.2June
201112.781.117.826.0176.333.3143.125.522.4117.653.863.8June
201014.479.720.229.3196.339.9156.431.628.2124.856.668.3June
2009
9.383.912.518.6195.831.5164.220.518.2143.764.179.6June
2008Females
11.983.514.918.3231.138.0193.028.827.6164.241.6122.6June
201113.786.617.220.8253.333.9219.437.834.8181.648.8132.8June
201014.887.918.222.4250.630.3220.240.237.1180.051.3128.7June
2009
9.790.811.813.1252.423.3229.127.124.5202.039.1162.9June
2008Males
NO T AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N
%%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Unemploymentto population
ratio – lookingfor full-time
workParticipation
rate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Civilianpopulation
aged15–19
years
Not inlabourforce
Labourforce
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Educat ion & Labour Force Status
: Or ig ina l15
20 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
— nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)* estimate is
subject to sampling variability too high for most practical
purposes
3.754.115.022.11
497.1687.5809.7121.256.1688.5491.0197.5Australia
*3.359.5*13.9*20.523.59.514.0*1.9*0.812.19.03.0Australian
Capital
Territory*2.552.0*8.9*11.616.67.98.6*0.8*0.47.94.73.2Northern
Territory*3.258.513.4*16.034.714.420.32.7*1.117.611.75.9Tasmania3.755.413.516.1157.870.487.411.85.875.745.330.4Western
Australia3.557.213.620.0107.846.261.68.43.853.238.015.3South
Australia5.662.215.826.5315.0119.0195.930.917.6165.0116.148.9Queensland1.850.713.516.0364.6179.7185.024.96.6160.1125.234.9Victoria4.249.616.826.2477.2240.4236.839.819.9197.0141.155.9New
South Wales
TO T A L
0.743.414.142.31
086.0614.5471.566.67.9404.9394.110.7Australia
*—48.8*9.9*—18.39.49.0*0.9*—8.17.8*0.3Australian Capital
Territory*0.538.4*11.2*22.39.15.63.5*0.4*—3.12.9*0.2Northern
Territory*0.845.8*15.0*46.824.913.511.4*1.7*0.29.79.5*0.2Tasmania*—40.412.7*—103.261.541.75.3*—36.435.2*1.2Western
Australia
*1.145.014.6*80.678.643.335.45.2*0.930.230.0*0.2South
Australia*1.252.212.6*39.4210.2100.4109.813.8*2.596.092.2*3.8Queensland*0.242.814.3*35.8291.2166.6124.717.8*0.7106.8105.6*1.2Victoria*1.038.815.8*49.7350.4214.3136.121.5*3.6114.6110.9*3.6New
South Wales
AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N
11.782.316.120.5411.273.0338.254.648.2283.696.8186.8Australia
*15.297.1*21.0*22.05.2*0.15.0*1.1*0.84.0*1.22.8Australian
Capital
Territory*5.068.8*7.3*10.97.42.35.1*0.4*0.44.81.73.0Northern
Territory*9.590.7*11.5*14.09.8*0.98.9*1.0*0.97.92.25.7Tasmania10.683.814.216.654.68.945.86.55.839.310.129.2Western
Australia
*10.190.2*12.1*16.329.1*2.926.2*3.2*2.923.18.015.0South
Australia14.482.219.925.1104.818.786.117.115.169.023.945.1Queensland*8.182.211.7*15.173.413.160.37.1*6.053.219.633.7Victoria12.879.418.123.7126.826.1100.618.216.382.430.152.3New
South Wales
NO T AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N
%%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000
Total
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Lookingfor f/tworkTotal
Parttime
Fulltime
Unemploymentto population
ratio – lookingfor full-time
workParticipation
rate
UNEMPLOYMENTRATE
Civilianpopulation
aged15–19
years
Not inlabourforce
Labourforce
UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED
PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, States & ter r i to r ies : Or ig
ina l —June 201116
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
21
-
(a) Gross flows figures do not match published labour force
estimates. Refer to gross flows in Glossary.
14 692.14 874.19 818.1442.99 375.12 810.66 564.5Matched Civilian
Population4 855.44 548.7306.7121.2185.5130.355.2Not in Labour
Force9 836.7325.39 511.4321.79 189.72 680.36 509.3Labour Force
481.4124.8356.7260.895.950.845.1Unemployed Total9 355.3200.69
154.760.99 093.82 629.66 464.2Employed Total2 817.0146.32
670.728.32 642.52 346.9295.6Employed Part time6 538.354.36
484.032.76 451.3282.76 168.7Employed Full time
PE R S O N S
7 452.22 955.64 496.5216.94 279.61 990.82 288.8Matched Civilian
Population2 952.72 775.4177.369.9107.486.021.4Not in Labour Force4
499.4180.24 319.2147.04 172.21 904.82 267.4Labour Force
237.066.4170.6126.644.031.112.9Unemployed Total4 262.5113.84
148.620.44 128.21 873.72 254.5Employed Total1 983.786.51 897.112.61
884.61 700.2184.4Employed Part time2 278.827.32 251.57.82
243.6173.52 070.1Employed Full time
FE M A L E S
7 240.01 918.45 321.5226.05 095.5819.84 275.7Matched Civilian
Population1 902.71 773.3129.351.378.144.333.8Not in Labour Force5
337.3145.15 192.2174.85 017.4775.54 241.9Labour Force
244.558.4186.1134.251.919.732.2Unemployed Total5 092.886.75
006.140.54 965.6755.84 209.7Employed Total
833.359.8773.615.7757.9646.7111.2Employed Part time4 259.527.04
232.524.84 207.7109.14 098.6Employed Full time
MA L E S
'000'000'000'000'000'000'000
MatchedCivilian
Population
Not inLabourForce
LabourForceUnemployed
EmployedTotal
EmployedPart time
EmployedFull time
LABOUR FORCE STATUS IN JUNE 2011
Labou r fo r ce sta tu s inMay 2011
LABOUR FORCE STATUS GROSS FLOWS (a) , MATCHED RECORDS MAY AND
JUNE 2011(a) :
Or ig ina l17
22 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
1 611.5236.91 374.61 606.6237.71 369.0June1 602.7238.91 363.81
605.5237.31 368.2May1 594.3237.31 357.01 604.2236.81 367.5April1
610.9235.21 375.71 603.0236.31 366.7March1 608.9235.81 373.11
601.6235.91 365.7February1 581.8232.61 349.21 600.3235.71
364.5January
2011
1 595.4236.71 358.81 598.7235.71 363.1December1 597.6235.81
361.71 596.7235.81 360.9November1 598.9237.71 361.21 594.5236.01
358.4October1 590.5234.21 356.31 592.6236.21 356.4September1
591.9235.01 356.91 590.6236.11 354.5August1 582.1237.71 344.41
587.5235.91 351.7July1 585.2236.91 348.31 583.1235.51 347.6June
20101 534.0222.41 311.61 531.5223.91 307.7June 20091 559.0218.91
340.11 563.4217.41 346.0June 2008
PE R S O N S
622.1168.2454.0618.9168.9450.1June615.1169.7445.4617.9168.5449.4May614.3168.1446.2616.6167.9448.8April619.5166.6452.9615.4167.2448.2March616.4167.3449.1614.3166.6447.7February602.7163.6439.1613.7166.1447.5January
2011
614.8166.4448.5613.3165.8447.5December612.6164.9447.7612.7165.7447.0November614.3167.4446.9611.8165.8446.0October611.6165.9445.7610.8165.8445.0September609.5163.5446.0609.5165.7443.8August604.0167.1436.9608.0165.5442.4July605.1166.1439.0606.2165.2441.0June
2010595.1159.1436.1594.2158.1436.1June
2009596.2156.3439.9597.3155.3442.0June 2008
FE M A L E S
989.468.7920.7988.168.8918.9June987.669.2918.4987.668.8918.8May980.069.2910.8987.168.9918.7April991.468.6922.8986.569.0918.5March992.568.5924.0985.769.3918.0February979.169.1910.1984.969.6917.0January
2011
980.670.3910.3983.969.8915.6December985.071.0914.0982.970.1914.0November984.670.3914.3982.270.3912.4October978.968.3910.6981.870.4911.4September982.471.5910.9981.370.4910.7August978.170.6907.5979.770.3909.2July980.170.8909.3976.970.3906.7June
2010938.963.3875.6937.465.8871.6June
2009962.862.6900.2966.162.1904.1June 2008
MA L E S
millionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillions
Total
Parttime
workers
Fulltime
workersTotal
Parttime
workers
Fulltime
workers
SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
AGGREGATE MONTHLY HOURS WORKED18
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
23
-
np not available for publication but included in totals where
applicable, unless otherwise indicated(a) Use with caution; see
note 28 in the Explanatory Notes, also refer to article in January
2011 issue.
1 606.628.718.031.7179.0113.6330.2400.8504.6June1
605.528.618.131.6177.9113.4330.1400.9504.8May1
604.228.618.231.5176.8113.1330.0401.0505.0April1
603.028.518.431.3175.8112.8329.9401.2505.0March1
601.628.518.531.3175.1112.5329.8401.1504.8February1
600.328.418.631.3174.8112.2329.8400.4504.7January
2011
1 598.728.318.631.3174.9112.0329.8399.2504.5December1
596.728.218.731.4175.2111.8329.8397.5504.1November1
594.528.218.831.5175.5111.7330.0395.3503.6October1
592.628.118.831.5175.7111.6330.6393.6502.8September1
590.628.218.831.4175.7111.4331.0392.7501.5August1
587.528.318.731.3175.2111.1331.2392.3499.5July1
583.128.318.531.2174.3110.8330.9392.1497.0June
20101 531.527.918.131.5167.3108.1322.4371.1485.2June 20091
563.427.617.232.8171.3111.5326.9376.5499.5June 2008
TR E N D
1 611.5npnp32.4182.1113.6330.0402.7503.6June1
602.7npnp30.8177.5113.1328.9401.0504.5May1
594.3npnp31.8174.3113.7332.2394.1503.0April1
610.9npnp31.5177.2112.7330.4403.1508.5March1
608.9npnp31.4174.8113.4328.5406.1507.2February1
581.8npnp30.6174.1110.4(a)316.9402.1500.3January
2011
1 595.4npnp31.6175.1112.5330.5395.5503.7December1
597.6npnp31.1175.0112.1331.5396.5504.5November1
598.9npnp32.2175.7112.2328.9397.6505.7October1
590.5npnp31.1175.2110.8330.9392.4503.3September1
591.9npnp31.4177.0111.8329.4393.6501.3August1
582.1npnp31.5174.0110.6330.9391.2496.5July1
585.2npnp31.2175.4111.4331.9389.4499.1June
20101 534.0npnp31.7166.8108.0324.3372.1484.6June 20091
559.0npnp31.9169.3112.1327.0377.6496.7June 2008
SE A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D
millionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillions
Australia
AustralianCapital
TerritoryNorthernTerritoryTasmania
WesternAustralia
SouthAustraliaQueenslandVictoria
NewSouthWales
HOURS WORKED
AGGREGATE MONTHLY HOURS WORKED, States & ter r i to r
ies19
24 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
12.17.1850.412.27.1854.512.07.0843.8May12.87.2868.311.97.0834.312.17.1847.9February
2011
11.97.1846.112.37.1852.212.27.1849.1November12.17.2845.912.57.3868.812.37.1849.2August12.27.0821.312.37.0826.412.57.3857.8May13.87.8924.512.87.6886.312.97.5875.2February
2010
12.97.7896.613.47.8904.713.37.7898.1November2009
13.57.7893.813.67.7897.713.47.7889.6May
200910.36.0679.010.46.0680.810.05.9663.9May
200810.66.3699.010.76.4701.010.86.4703.9May 2007
PE R S O N S
14.38.9489.814.69.0494.914.49.0494.7May15.69.6523.814.39.1497.614.59.0493.6February
2011
14.18.9484.314.58.9484.714.59.0490.8November14.18.9477.014.79.2496.814.59.1489.8August14.29.0481.214.59.1486.114.79.3495.9May16.110.1538.214.99.6511.614.99.6509.2February
2010
14.99.8520.415.39.8519.715.29.8515.8November2009
14.59.1484.014.79.2485.615.19.5503.0May
200912.68.0412.512.78.0411.812.37.8401.5May
200813.28.5425.513.38.5424.113.38.4420.3May 2007
FE M A L E S
10.25.5360.610.25.5359.610.05.3349.1May10.65.2344.510.05.2336.710.25.4354.3February
2011
10.05.5361.810.55.6367.510.35.5358.3November10.45.7368.910.65.8371.910.55.5359.4August10.55.3340.110.55.3340.410.85.6361.9May11.96.0386.411.25.9374.711.25.7366.0February
2010
11.36.0376.311.86.1384.911.86.0382.2November2009
12.76.5409.812.76.5412.111.96.2386.7May
20098.44.3266.68.44.4268.98.04.3262.4May
20088.54.5273.58.54.6277.08.84.7283.6May 2007
MA L E S
%%'000%%'000%%'000
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
ORIGINALSEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR UNDERUT IL ISAT ION (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— May 2011
20
A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1 1
25
-
12.17.1850.412.27.1854.512.07.0843.8Australia
9.34.810.29.04.910.58.94.910.3Australian Capital
Territory
8.64.25.18.03.74.67.13.54.3Northern
Territory14.69.122.814.98.922.214.58.621.5Tasmania10.25.976.910.36.078.010.05.874.6Western
Australia12.67.363.012.77.262.512.97.262.5South
Australia12.87.5183.912.77.5184.312.77.4180.3Queensland12.16.9209.712.47.4223.412.17.1215.5Victoria12.37.4278.612.37.4280.312.27.4278.5New
South Wales
PE R S O N S
14.38.9489.814.69.0494.914.49.0494.7Australia
10.16.16.310.36.36.59.96.16.2Australian Capital
Territory
8.84.52.68.34.02.37.73.72.2Northern
Territory16.511.313.317.411.313.316.510.512.2Tasmania12.37.944.812.48.045.112.37.944.0Western
Australia15.09.638.415.19.537.915.39.437.7South
Australia14.79.4106.714.69.4106.714.89.4106.5Queensland14.68.9122.915.29.4129.114.89.3127.8Victoria14.69.0154.814.99.2158.514.89.3160.9New
South Wales
FE M A L E S
10.25.5360.610.25.5359.610.05.3349.1Australia
8.53.53.97.83.64.07.83.74.1Australian Capital
Territory
8.43.82.57.73.52.36.53.22.2Northern
Territory12.97.19.612.76.79.012.77.09.3Tasmania
8.54.432.18.64.532.98.34.330.6Western
Australia10.65.324.610.65.324.610.85.324.9South
Australia11.25.877.211.15.977.610.95.673.7Queensland10.05.286.810.25.794.39.95.387.7Victoria10.46.0123.910.16.0121.810.05.7117.7New
South Wales
MA L E S
%%'000%%'000%%'000
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
Labourforce under-
utilisation rate
Under-employment
rate
Under-employed
workers
ORIGINALSEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND
LABOUR UNDERUT IL ISAT ION (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) , States
& ter r i to r ies —May 201121
26 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U N 2 0 1
1
-
EF F E C T OF NE W SE A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D ES T I M A
T E S ON TR E N D ES T I M A T E S
4.94.94.9June4.94.94.9May4.94.94.9April4.94.94.9March
2011
(2) 4.8 i.e.falls by 2.10%
(1) 5.0 i.e.rises by 2.10%
WHAT IF NEXT MONTH'S SEASONALLYADJUSTED ESTIMATE IS:
Trend aspublished
Dec2010
Feb2011
Apr Jun
%
4.8
5.0
5.2
5.4
5.6Published trend12
UN E M P L O Y M E N T RA T E
11 441.111 456.411 447.5June11 440.211 448.311 443.7May11
438.411 440.811 439.8April11 435.911 435.011 435.2March
2011
(2) 11 427.7 i.e.falls by 0.24%
(1) 11 482.7 i.e.rises by 0.24%
WHAT IF NEXT MONTH'S SEASONALLYADJUSTED FIGURE IS:
Trend aspublished
Dec2010
Feb2011
Apr Jun
'000
11300
11375
11450
11525
11600Published trend12
EM P L O Y M E N T
Each time new seasonally adjusted estimates become available,
trend estimates are
revised. This revision is a combined result of the concurrent
seasonal adjustment process
and the application of surrogates of the Henderson average to
the seasonally adjusted
series (see paragraphs 29 to 37 of the Explanatory Notes).
The examples in the tables below show two illustrative scenarios
and the consequent
revisions to previous trend estimates of employment and the
unemployment rate. The
revisions in the scenarios are due to the use of surrogates of
the Henderson average, as
the impact of revision of seasonally adjusted estimates can not
be estimated in advance.
(1) The July seasonally adjusted estimate is higher than the
June estimate by:
0.24% for employment
2.10% for the unemployment rate
(2) The July seasonally adjusted estimate is lower than the June
estimate by:
0.24% for employment
2.10% for the unemployment rate
The percentage changes of 0.24% and 2.10% represent the average
absolute monthly
percentage changes in employment and the unemployment rate
respectively. Estimates
in the graphs have been calculated using unrounded estimates,
and may be different
from, but more accurate than, rounded estimates depicted in the
corresponding table.
TR E N D RE V I S I O N S
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W H A T I F . . . ? RE V I S I O N S TO TR E N D ES T I M A T E
S
-
10 The Labour Force Survey estimates are calculated in such a
way as to add up toindependent estimates of the civilian population
aged 15 years and over (population
benchmarks). These population benchmarks are projections of the
most recently
released quarterly Estimated Resident Population (ERP) data. For
information on the
PO P U L A T I O N BE N C H M A R K S
9 In the Labour Force Survey, coverage rules are applied which
aim to ensure that eachperson is associated with only one dwelling,
and hence has only one chance of selection.
The coverage rules are necessarily a balance between theoretical
and operational
considerations. Nevertheless, the chance of a person being
enumerated at two separate
dwellings in the survey is considered to be negligible.
CO V E R A G E
8 The Labour Force Survey includes all persons aged 15 years and
over exceptmembers of the permanent defence forces, certain
diplomatic personnel of overseas
governments customarily excluded from census and estimated
population counts,
overseas residents in Australia, and members of non-Australian
defence forces (and their
dependants) stationed in Australia.
SC O P E OF SU R V E Y
3 The Labour Force Survey is based on a multi-stage area sample
of private dwellings(currently approximately 29,000 houses, flats,
etc.) and a list sample of non-private
dwellings (hotels, motels, etc.), and covers approximately 0.33%
of the civilian
population of Australia aged 15 years and over.
4 Information is obtained from the occupants of selected
dwellings by specially trainedinterviewers using computer-assisted
interviewing.
5 Households selected for the Labour Force Survey are
interviewed each month foreight months, with one-eighth of the
sample being replaced each month. The first
interview is conducted face-to-face. Subsequent interviews are
conducted by telephone
(if acceptable to the respondent).
6 The interviews are generally conducted during the two weeks
beginning on theSunday between the 5th and 11th of each month. The
information obtained relates to
the week before the interview (i.e. the reference week). Each
year, to deal with
operational difficulties involved with collecting and processing
the Labour Force Survey
around the Christmas and New Year holiday period, interviews for
December start four
weeks after November interviews start, and January interviews
start five weeks after
December interviews start. As a result, January interviewing may
commence as early as
the 7th or as late as the 13th, depending on the year.
Occasionally, circumstances that
present significant operational difficulties for survey
collection can result in a change to
the normal pattern for the start of interviewing.
7 Estimates from the Labour Force Survey are published first in
this publication 32 daysafter the commencement of interviews for
that month, with the exception of estimates
for each December which are published 39 days after the
commencement of interviews.
LA B O U R FO R C E SU R V E Y
2 The conceptual framework used in Australia’s Labour Force
Survey aligns closely withthe standards and guidelines set out in
Resolutions of International Conferences of
Labour Statisticians. Descriptions of the underlying concepts
and structure of Australia's
labour force statistics, and the sources and methods used in
compiling the estimates, are
presented in Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods
(cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)
which is available on the ABS website .
CO N C E P T S , SO U R C E S AN D
ME T H O D S
1 This publication contains estimates of the civilian labour
force derived from theLabour Force Survey component of the Monthly
Population Survey. The full time series
for estimates from this publication are also available
electronically. More detailed
estimates are released one week after this publication in
various electronic formats – see
Labour Force, Australia, Detailed – Electronic Delivery (cat.
no. 6291.0.55.001) and
Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no.
6291.0.55.003).
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1
E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S
-
16 From April 1986, the definition of employed persons was
changed to includepersons who worked without pay between 1 and 14
hours per week in a family business
or on a farm (i.e. contributing family workers). For further
information, see
paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Explanatory Notes in the February
2003 issue of Labour
Force, Australia (cat. no. 6203.0).
CO M P A R A B I L I T Y OF SE R I E S
15 The estimation method used in the Labour Force Survey is
Composite Estimation,which was introduced in May 2007. Composite
Estimation combines data collected in the
previous six months with current month's data to produce the
current month's
estimates, thereby exploiting the high correlation between
overlapping samples across
months in the Labour Force Survey. The Composite Estimator
combines the previous
and current month's data by applying different factors according
to length of time in the
survey. After these factors are applied, the seven months of
data are weighted to align
with current month population benchmarks. For details see
Information Paper:
Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics, 2007 (cat. no.
6292.0).
ES T I M A T I O N ME T H O D
methodology used to produce the ERP see Australian Demographic
Statistics
(cat. no. 3101.0). To create the population benchmarks for the
Labour Force Survey, the
most recently released quarterly ERP estimates are projected
forward one quarter past
the period for which they are required. The projection is based
on the historical pattern
of each population component - births, deaths, interstate
migration and net overseas
migration (NOM). By projecting one quarter past that needed for
the current population
benchmarks, demographic changes are smoothed in, thereby making
them less
noticeable in the population benchmarks.
11 Commencing March 2010, the ERP series is revised twice-yearly
in the March andSeptember quarter issues of Australian Demographic
Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0). This
biannual revision cycle incorporates more up to date information
available for NOM. The
revised ERP estimates are used to update the quarterly
population projections used in
creating the Labour Force Survey population benchmarks.
12 Every five years, the ERP series are revised to incorporate
additional informationavailable from the latest Census of
Population and Housing (Census). Following the
incorporation of census information, the ERP series prior to the
latest census are final
and subject to no further revision. Labour Force Survey
population benchmarks, and the
estimates, are revised following this 5-yearly revision in the
ERP. From the February 2009
issue of this publication, labour force estimates have been
compiled using population
benchmarks based on the results of the 2006 Census. Revisions
were made in the
February 2009 issue to historical labour force estimates from
June 2001 to January 2009.
13 As noted, Labour Force Survey population benchmarks are
derived from ABS' ERPseries. In the past, ABS has revised the
Labour Force Survey population benchmarks
every five years in order to incorporate additional information
from the latest Census.
However, in the July 2010 issue of this publication the Labour
Force Survey population
benchmarks were revised back to July 2006 to accommodate earlier
revisions to ERP.
14 From October 2010 onwards, the net overseas migration
component of the LabourForce Survey population benchmarks has been
derived using assumptions that take into
account a range of available supplementary data sources and
relevant information to
forecast population changes in the short-term. See articles in
Labour Force, Australia
(cat. no. 6202.0) titled: Labour Force Survey Population
Benchmarks in the September
2010 issue; and Changes in this issue in the October 2010 issue.
In the future, the ABS
may occasionally rebenchmark and revise Labour Force Survey
estimates to take account
of changes in ERP as additional information becomes available.
Where revisions are
undertaken, these will be communicated in this publication.
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21 The current Labour Force Survey sample has been selected
using informationcollected in the 2006 Census of Population and
Housing.
22 The majority of this sample was phased in over the period
November 2007 toJune 2008, with one-eighth of this portion of the
sample being introduced every month.
Such a pattern of implementation means that any changes to
labour force estimates due
to differences between the two samples, or any other influences,
were spread over the
eight months. The remainder of the sample (about 20% of the
total), which covers less
settled areas and non-private dwellings was rotated in full for
New South Wales, Western
Australia, Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory
in March 2008, and for
Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania in April
2008.
23 As one of a range of ABS savings initiatives for the 2008–09
financial year, there wasa 24% reduction in the LFS sample size for
the period July 2008 to August 2009, relative
to the June 2008 sample size. The sample reduction was reversed
from
September 2009 to December 2009, with December 2009 estimates
being the first
produced under the fully reinstated sample.
24 For further details, see Information Paper: Labour Force
Survey Sample Design(cat. no. 6269.0).
LA B O U R FO R C E SU R V E Y
SA M P L E
17 The ABS introduced telephone interviewing into the Labour
Force Survey inAugust 1996. Implementation was phased in for each
new sample group from
August 1996 to February 1997. During the period of
implementation, the new method
produced different estimates than would have been obtained under
the old
methodology. The effect dissipated over the final months of
implementation and was no
longer discernible from February 1997. The estimates for
February 1997 and onwards are
directly comparable to estimates for periods prior to August
1996. For further details, see
the feature article in the June 1997 issue of Labour Force,
Australia (cat. no. 6203.0).
18 From April 2001 the Labour Force Survey has been conducted
using a redesignedquestionnaire containing additional data items
and some minor definitional changes.
The definition of unemployed persons was changed to include all
persons who were
waiting to start work and were available to start in the
reference week. This change was
introduced in February 2004, when historical unit record data
were revised from
April 2001 to January 2004. This revision created a small trend
break at April 2001 in
unemployed persons and unemployment rate series. For further
details, see Information
Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics (cat. no.
6292.0), released in
December 2003.
19 Core labour force series were revised in April 2001 for the
periodApril 1986 to March 2001 for the remaining definitional
changes introduced with the
redesigned questionnaire, to reduce the impact of the changes on
labour force series.
For further details, see Information Paper: Implementing the
Redesigned Labour Force
Survey Questionnaire (cat. no. 6295.0) and Information Paper:
Questionnaires Used in
the Labour Force Survey (cat. no. 6232.0).
20 In May 2007, an improved method of estimation, known as
composite estimation,was introduced into the Labour Force Survey.
In introducing this change, the ABS
revised unit record data from April 2001 to April 2007 based on
the new estimation
method. While estimates for periods prior to April 2001 are
unrevised and were
compiled using a different estimation method, no trend break was
identified in the
employed persons series. Also, no change was identified in the
trend breaks in the
unemployed persons and unemployment rate series which arose with
the introduction
of a redesigned survey form in April 2001 (as noted above in
paragraph 18). For further
details, see Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour
Force Statistics, 2007
(cat. no. 6292.0).
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29 Seasonal adjustment is a means of removing the estimated
effects of normalseasonal variation from the series so that the
effects of other influences on the series can
be more clearly recognised. Seasonal adjustment does not aim to
remove the irregular or
non-seasonal influences which may be present in any particular
month. This means that
month-to-month movements of the seasonally adjusted estimates
may not be reliable
indicators of trend behaviour.
30 The Labour Force Survey uses the concurrent seasonal
adjustment method toderive seasonal factors. Concurrent seasonal
adjustment uses data up to the current
month to estimate seasonal factors for the current and all
previous months. This process
can result in revisions each month to estimates for earlier
periods. However, in most
instances, the only noticeable revisions will be to the
seasonally adjusted estimates for
the previous month and one year prior to the current month.
31 The revision properties of the seasonally adjusted and trend
estimates can beimproved by the use of Autoregressive Integrated
Moving Average (ARIMA) modelling.
ARIMA modelling relies on the characteristics of the series
being analysed to project
future period data. The projected values are temporary,
intermediate values, that are
only used internally to improve the estimation of the seasonal
factors. The projected data
do not affect the original estimates and are discarded at the
end of the seasonal
adjustment process. The Labour Force Survey uses an ARIMA model
for 95% of the
individual time series. The ARIMA model is assessed as part of
the annual reanalysis. For
SE A S O N A L AD J U S T M E N T AN D
TR E N D ES T I M A T I O N
25 Two types of error are possible in an estimate based on a
sample survey: samplingerror and non-sampling error.
26 Sampling error occurs because a sample, rather than the
entire population, issurveyed. One measure of the likely difference
resulting from not including all dwellings
in the survey is given by the standard error. There are about
two chances in three that a
sample estimate will differ by less than one standard error from
the figure that would
have been obtained if all dwellings had been included in the
survey, and about nineteen
chances in twenty that the difference will be less than two
standard errors. Standard
errors of key estimates for the latest month and of movements
since the previous month
of these estimates are shown in the standard errors section of
this publication. Standard
errors for other estimates and other movements may be calculated
by using the
spreadsheet contained in Labour Force Survey Standard Errors,
Data Cube
(cat. no. 6298.0.55.001) which is available free of charge on
the ABS website
.
27 Non-sampling error arises from inaccuracies in collecting,
recording and processingthe data. Every effort is made to minimise
reporting error by the careful design of
questionnaires, intensive training and supervision of
interviewers, and efficient data
processing procedures. Non-sampling error also arises because
information cannot be
obtained from all persons selected in the survey. The Labour
Force Survey receives a
high level of co-operation from individuals in selected
dwellings, with the average
response rate over the last year being 97%. See Glossary for
definition of response rate.
28 Due to flooding in Queensland, operational difficulties were
experienced inconducting the Labour Force Survey in January 2011.
While the disruption to survey
operations will have slightly reduced the quality of some
Queensland estimates, the
impact on the estimates is not statistically significant for
most series. However, a
noticeable impact on aggregate monthly hours worked was observed
for Queensland
and a large extreme correction has been applied to stabilise the
trend estimate. A similar
treatment has been applied to the Australian total series. See
article in January 2011 issue
of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) titled: Impact of
the Floods on the Labour
Force Survey.
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38 Users may also wish to refer to the following publications:!
Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide (cat.no.
6103.0).
This publication is a reference guide for users of Labour Force
Survey data standard
products.
! Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). This
publication presents key
indicators of the labour market, articles on a range of labour
market issues, and
information about the latest developments in the labour
statistics program. For
further information about this publication, please contact
Labour Market Statistics
on (02) 6252 7206.
39 ABS Information about the labour market can be found on the
Topics @ a Glancepage on the ABS website .
RE L A T E D PU B L I C A T I O N S
further details, see the feature article in the October 2004
issue of Australian Economic
Indicators (cat. no. 1350.0).
32 Seasonal adjustment is able to remove the effect of events
which occur at the sametime in the survey every year. However,
there are some events, like holidays, which are
not always at the same time in the survey cycle or which are not
at the same time across
Australia. The effects of these types of events on Labour Force
Survey estimates cannot in
all cases be removed, because the pattern of their effects
cannot be determined.
However, two events for which adjustment is made in the
seasonally adjusted series are
the January interview start date and the timing of Easter. For
further details, see
Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force
Statistics (cat. no. 6292.0)
released in December 2003.
33 While seasonal factors for the complete time series are
estimated each month, theywill continue to be reviewed annually at
a more detailed level to take into account each
additional year's original data. This annual review will not
normally result in significant
changes to published estimates. The review is usually conducted
in February each year
with the results released in the February issue of this
publication.
34 The smoothing of seasonally adjusted series to produce
'trend' series reduces theimpact of the irregular component of the
seasonally adjusted series. These trend
estimates are derived by applying a 13-term Henderson-weighted
moving average to all
months except the last six. The last six monthly trend estimates
are obtained by applying
surrogates of the Henderson average to the seasonally adjusted
series. Trend estimates
are used to analyse the underlying behaviour of a series over
time.
35 While this smoothing technique enables estimates to be
produced for the latestmonth, it does result in revisions in
addition to those caused by the revision of
seasonally adjusted estimates. Generally, revisions due to the
use of surrogates of the
Henderson average become smaller, and after three months have a
negligible impact on
the series.
36 Trend estimates are published for the Northern Territory in
table 10 and for theAustralian Capital Territory in table 11.
Unadjusted series for the two Territories have
shown, historically, a high degree of variability, which can
lead to considerable revisions
to the seasonally adjusted estimates each month when seasonal
factors are estimated.
For this reason, seasonally adjusted estimates are not currently
published for the two
Territories. In addition, caution should be exercised in the
interpretation of trend
estimates for the two Territories, particularly for the three
most recent months, where
revisions may be relatively large.
37 For further information, see A Guide to Interpreting Time
Series – MonitoringTrends (cat. no. 1349.0) or contact the
Assistant Director, Time Series Analy