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TEENAGE LABOUR MARKET

One of the major factors affecting teenage participation in the labour market is the number of teenagers who attend educational institutions full-time. The number of people aged 15-19 years who study full-time is typically higher than for any other age group.

The ACT civilian population aged 15-19 years in 2006-07 was 23,200 persons. Of these, 16,900 persons attended an educational institution full-time. There were 13,300 employed people aged 15-19 years, comprising 3,900 full-time workers and 9,500 part-time workers. Of these employed persons, 63% (8,400 persons) also attended education institutions on a full-time basis.

The 2006-07 annual average unemployment rate for people for ACT residents aged 15-19 years was 13.7%. This was a small increase from that recorded in 2005-06 (13.3%). The Australian unemployment rate for people aged 15-19 for 2006-07 was 13.9%.

The 2006-07 ACT labour force participation rate for people aged 15-19 years was 66.6%, compared with 59.6% for Australia.

10.5 Persons aged 15-19 years, ACT - Original series - 2006-07
			Not attending full-time education	Attending full-time education	Total
Employed
	Full-time	'000	3.4	*0.4	3.9
	Part-time	'000	*1.5	8.0	9.5
	Total	'000	4.9	8.4	13.3
Unemployed
	Looking for full-time work	'000	*0.5	*0.1	*0.7
	Total	'000	*0.7	*1.5	*2.1
Labour force		'000	5.6	9.9	15.4
Not in the labour force		'000	*0.7	7.0	7.7
Civilian population aged 15-19 years		'000	6.2	16.9	23.2
Unemployment rate
	Looking for f/t work	%	*13.6	*23.0	*14.8
	Total	%	*11.8	*14.8	*13.7
Labour force participation rate		%	89.1	58.4	66.6
Unemployment to population ratio - looking for full-time work		ratio	*8.7	*0.7	*2.9
* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes
Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets, Sep 2007 (cat. no. 6202.0.55.001).