CIVILIAN LABOUR FORCE BY REGION
Between June 2007 and June 2008, the Victorian labour force grew by 54,400 people (2.0%). During this period, the number of employed persons rose by 52,600 (2.0%) and the number of unemployed persons rose by 1,700 (1.4%). Over the same period, the Victorian unemployment rate remained at 4.4%.
Over this period the labour force grew by 52,700 persons or 2.7% in the Melbourne Major Statistical Region and by 1,800 persons or 0.2% in the Balance of Victoria MSR. The proportion of employed persons who worked full-time decreased from 71.5% to 69.2% in the Melbourne MSR and from 68.0% to 67.4% in the Balance of Victoria MSR.
The number of unemployed people increased by 3,400 (4.0%) in the Melbourne MSR and decreased by 1,700 (-5.0%) in Balance of Victoria MSR between June 2007 and June 2008. The unemployment rate increased from 4.3% to 4.4% in the Melbourne MSR and decreased from 4.7% to 4.5% in the Balance of Victoria MSR. The labour force participation rate increased in the Melbourne MSR from 65.0% to 65.6% and decreased in Balance of Victoria MSR from 63.8% to 62.8%.
Within the Balance of Victoria, the Barwon-Western District statistical region experienced the largest increase in employment (11,000 persons), followed by the All Gippsland statistical region (5,800 persons). The Goulburn-Ovens-Murray statistical region recorded the largest fall in employment (-9,500 persons), followed by the Loddon-Mallee and Central Highlands-Wimmera statistical regions (-3,200 persons and -700 persons respectively).
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