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1304.6 - Tasmanian Key Indicators, Jun 2009  
Previous ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/07/2009   
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Image: Labour ForceLABOUR FORCE
Source
Tas. value
Aust. value
Change previous month (Tas)
Change corresponding month previous year (Tas)
Jun 2009
Unemployment rate(a) - trend
5.3%
5.8%
0.1 pts(b)
1.2 pts(b)
No. of unemployed persons(a) - trend
13 200
668 400
1.1%(b)
27.6%(b)
No. of employed persons(a) - trend
234 300
10 772 500
-0.4%(b)
-1.6%(b)
Participation rate(a) - trend
61.1%
65.4%
-0.2 pts(b)
-0.9 pts(b)
2006
No. of volunteers(c) ('000)
130.9
5 226.5
..
..
Volunteer rate(c)
36.0%
34.1%
..
..
Total annual hours of voluntary work(c)
17.7 million
713.1 million
..
..
Median annual hours of voluntary work(c)
55
56
..
..
.. not applicable
(a) Persons aged 15 years and over.
(b) Estimates of change have been calculated using unrounded estimates, and may be different from, but are more accurate than, movements obtained from the rounded estimates.
(c) Persons aged 18 years and over.

More Detailed Source Information
Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0)
Voluntary Work, Australia (cat. no. 4441.0)

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