LABOUR STATISTICS NEWS
LABOUR THEME PAGE
The ABS Labour Theme Page, available on the ABS website, provides a guide to the range of ABS statistics on the labour market, as well as links to the latest data released. To find the Theme Page, go to <https://www.abs.gov.au> [Themes - People - Labour].
E-SURVEY FOR THIS PUBLICATION
The ABS would appreciate user feedback on the usefulness and relevance of Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). As such, we would like users of this publication to complete a short e-survey about this publication. We would encourage all users to complete the e-survey, as the responses you provide will help determine the future direction and content of Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). To find the questionnaire, go to <https://www.abs.gov.au> [Statistics - By Catalogue Number - 6. Labour Statistics and Prices - 61. Labour statistics - general]. The questionnaire can be found under the 'Summary' tab in Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0).
INTRODUCING THE QUARTERLY LABOUR FORCE UNDERUTILISATION RATE
A new series, the Quarterly Labour Force Underutilisation Rate is introduced in this issue of Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). This quarterly time series replaces the existing annual rate which was first published in 2002 in Information Paper: Measures of Labour Underutilisation (cat. no. 6296.0). The new quarterly series has a more conceptually correct basis than the annual rate, and has provided the opportunity to produce more frequent and timely measures of changes in underemployment, and in turn, the underutilisation rate. For more information and for details of future dissemination of both the quarterly and annual series, please see the 'Quarterly labour force underutilisation rate' article in this issue.
UPDATE OF THE VOLUME MEASURES OF UNDERUTILISATION
The experimental volume measures have now been updated for 2007 and are presented in the spotlight section of this publication. A spreadsheet containing a time series of the volume measures is now available on the ABS website. To find the spreadsheet go to <https://www.abs.gov.au> [Statistics - By Catalogue Number - 6. Labour Statistics and Prices - 61. Labour statistics - general]. The spreadsheet can be found under the 'Details' tab in this July 2008 issue of Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0).
SUPPLEMENTARY SURVEYS ON LABOUR TOPICS
The Monthly Population Survey comprises the Labour Force Survey and a range of supplementary surveys, which provide detailed information on a range of topics. Results from surveys on labour-related topics recently released include: Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia (cat. no. 6310.0) and Forms of Employment, Australia (cat. no. 6359.0).
EMPLOYMENT TYPE
The spreadsheet containing the annual time series on employment type has now been updated for 2007. The 2001 to 2006 data have also been updated using the new LFS method of composite estimation. To find the spreadsheet go to <https://www.abs.gov.au> [Statistics - By Catalogue Number - 6. Labour Statistics and Prices - 61. Labour statistics - general]. The spreadsheet is listed under the 'Details' tab in this July 2008 issue of Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). The spreadsheet includes estimates of employment type by sex and full-time/part-time status for each of the following variables: age (five year age groups), state of usual residence, industry and occupation. For more information see the Spotlight section of this publication.
For more information on the new method of composite estimation, see Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Survey Products, 2007 (cat. no. 6292.0).
NEW EMPLOYEE EARNINGS TIME SERIES DATA AVAILABLE
The Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership spreadsheets now contain a time series of mean and median weekly earnings in main job and all jobs, by sex, from 1975 to 2007. This complements the existing employee earnings series which contains mean weekly earnings (in main job) cross-classified by a number of variables, including: sex, age, industry, occupation, full-time/part-time status and sector, for the period 1990 to 2007. To find the spreadsheets, go to <https://www.abs.gov.au> [Statistics - By Catalogue Number - 6. Labour Statistics and Prices - 63. Earnings, hours and employment conditions]. The spreadsheets can be found under the 'Details' tab in Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Australia (cat. no. 6310.0).
REDUCED SAMPLE SIZE FOR THE LABOUR FORCE SURVEY
The ABS is facing a tight budget situation in 2008-09, and this has led to a range of reductions in the ABS work program. One of the consequences of this is that from July 2008 the sample size of the LFS will be reduced by 24% when compared with the June 2008 sample being implemented under the 2006 sample design. The ABS is implementing this sample reduction in such a way that the sample can be easily increased again in the future should the ABS funding position change.
For further information about the sample reduction, see the April 2008 issue of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0).
JOB VACANCIES SURVEY
The Survey of Job Vacancies will not be conducted during 2008-09. The May 2008 issue of the publication Job Vacancies, Australia (cat. no. 6354.0), released on 26 June 2008, was the final issue for 2007-08. The survey may be reinstated in 2009-10.
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Recent and upcoming statistical releases |
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| Release date/title of publication | Reference period | Catalogue number | |
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| June 2008 | | | |
| Australian Economic Indicators | (a)July 2008 | 1350.0 | |
| Information Paper: Update on ANZSIC Implementation | (a)2008 | 1295.0.55.001 | |
| Industrial Disputes, Australia | March quarter 2008 | 6321.0.55.001 | |
| Job Vacancies, Australia | May 2008 | 6354.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia | May 2008 | 6202.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets | May 2008 | 6202.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Monthly | May 2008 | 6291.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Quarterly | May 2008 | 6291.0.55.003 | |
| Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, Australia - Confidentialised Unit Record File on CD-ROM | November 2007 | 6250.0.25.002 | |
| Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Recent Migrants - Expanded Confidentialised Unit Record File, Technical Manual | November 2007 | 6250.0.55.001 | |
| July 2008 | | | |
| Australian Economic Indicators | (a)August 2008 | 1350.0 | |
| Australian Labour Market Statistics | (a)July 2008 | 6105.0 | |
| Australian Social Trends | (a)2008 | 4102.0 | |
| Information Paper: Labour Force Survey Sample Design | (a)November 2007 | 6269.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia | June 2008 | 6202.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets | June 2008 | 6202.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Monthly | June 2007 | 6291.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia: Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Families - Electronic Delivery | June 2008 | 6224.0.55.001 | |
| August 2008 | | | |
| Australian Economic Indicators | (a)September 2008 | 1350.0 | |
| Average Weekly Earnings, Australia | May 2008 | 6302.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia | July 2008 | 6202.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets | July 2008 | 6202.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force Survey Standard Errors, Data Cube | July 2008 | 6298.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Monthly | July 2007 | 6291.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Mobility, Australia | February 2008 | 6209.0 | |
| Labour Price Index, Australia | June 2007 | 6345.0 | |
| September 2008 | | | |
| Australian Economic Indicators | (a)October 2008 | 1350.0 | |
| Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) | (a)2008 | 1292.0 | |
| Employment Arrangements, Retirement and Superannuation, Australia | April to July 2007 | 6361.0 | |
| Improvements to Family Estimates from the Labour Force Survey | (a)2008 | 6224.0.55.002 | |
| Industrial Disputes, Australia | June 2008 | 6321.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia | August 2008 | 6202.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets | August 2008 | 6202.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Monthly | August 2008 | 6291.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Quarterly | August 2008 | 6291.0.55.003 | |
| October 2008 | | | |
| Australian Economic Indicators | (a)November 2008 | 1350.0 | |
| Australian Labour Market Statistics | (a)October 2008 | 6105.0 | |
| Employment Arrangements, Retirement and Superannuation, Australia - Confidentialised Unit Record File | April to July 2007 | 6361.0.55.001 | |
| Employment Arrangements, Retirement and Superannuation, Australia - Confidentialised Unit Record File, User Guide | April to July 2007 | 6361.0.55.002 | |
| Labour Force, Australia | September 2008 | 6202.0 | |
| Labour Force, Australia, Spreadsheets | September 2008 | 6202.0.55.001 | |
| Labour Force, Australia - Detailed Delivery, Monthly | September 2008 | 6291.0.55.001 | |
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| (a) Refers to the issue of the publication, not the reference period. |
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