1367.0 - State and Territory Statistical Indicators, 2011  
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PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT


  • In WA in trend terms, there were 353,700 part-time employed persons in December 2011, or 28.5% of total employed persons.
  • Of all employed males in WA in December 2011, 14.1% were working part-time, compared to 46.9% of all employed females who were working on a part-time basis.
  • In WA in December 2011, there were 886,200 full-time employed persons or 900 more than in November 2011, and 14,700 more than in December 2010.

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Footnote(s): Trend

Source(s): Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)


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What do part-time and full-time employment mean?

Part-time employed persons are employed persons who usually worked fewer than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) and either did so during the reference week or were not at work during the reference week.

Full-time employed persons are employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and those who, although usually working fewer than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or more during the reference week.

Labour force estimates are derived from the Labour Force Survey component of the Monthly Population Survey. Information is obtained from the occupants of selected dwellings by specially trained interviewers using computer-assisted interviewing.