1345.4 - SA Stats, May 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 29/05/2007   
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Image: Labour ForceLABOUR FORCE

JOB VACANCIES
In original terms, South Australia's total number of job vacancies increased to about 9,400 in November 2006 from 9,000 in August 2006. The November 2006 vacancies were 8% higher than in November 2005.


JOB VACANCIES, Original, South Australia

Graph: Job Vacancies, Original, South Australia
Source: Job Vacancies, Australia (cat. no. 6354.0)



EMPLOYED PERSONS
In trend terms, total employment in South Australia fell by 0.4% from a record high of about 759,200 persons in November 2006 to 756,300 persons in February 2007. Total employment in Australia, however, recorded a series high of about 10,350,400 persons in February 2007
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TOTAL EMPLOYED PERSONS(a), Trend, South Australia
Graph: Total Employed Persons(a), Trend, South Australia
Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)


UNEMPLOYMENT
The trend estimate of the unemployment rate for South Australia rose in February 2007 to 5.6% after reaching a low of 4.8% in August 2006. Australia's unemployment rate remained steady at 4.6% for the four months to February 2007.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia
Graph: Unemployment Rate(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia
Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE(a), Trend, South Australia
graph: Unemployment Rate(a), Trend, South Australia
Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)


For South Australia, the trend unemployment rate for females has remained steady at 5.1% since September 2006, after reaching a low of 4.3% in September 2005. In contrast, the unemployment rate for males has risen in from 4.7% in September 2006 to 6.0% in February 2007.

PARTICIPATION RATE
The trend estimate of the participation rate for South Australia fell slightly in February 2007 to 62.7% from 62.8%. South Australia's participation rate has remained at 62.0% or above since December 2005. In the ten year period from February 1997, the lowest estimate was 59.7% in May and June of 1998. Australia's trend participation rate remained steady at 64.8% for the four months to February 2007. The lowest participation rate reported for Australia was 62.8% in April and May of 1999; for May and June 1998 the Australian participation rates were estimated at 63.2% and 63.3% respectively.

PARTICIPATION RATE(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia
Graph: Participation Rate(a), Trend, South Australia and Australia
Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)

PARTICIPATION RATE(a), Trend, South Australia
Graph: Participation Rate(a), Trend, South Australia
Source: Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)


For South Australia, the trend participation rate for females has remained above 56.0% since September 2006. The high point was 56.7% in December 2006, falling slightly to 56.6% in January 2007, and 56.5% in February 2007. Nationally the female participation rate has remained at 57.6% since October 2006. The participation rate for South Australian males has been steady at 69.0% or more since December 2002, reaching 69.9% in May and June of 2003 and falling to 69.1% in February 2007. The Australian participation rate for males has been consistently higher than that for South Australia, and was 72.3% in February 2007.