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LABOUR

For this topic, 12 data cubes are currently available. Examples of data items contained in data cubes within this topic include: labour force status; unemployment rate; participation rate; full-time and part-time status; occupation in current job; weekly earnings; leave entitlements; trade union membership; hours usually worked; migration status and type of visa by labour force status; whether had a job or looked for a job since arrival; occupation before arrival in Australia; persons not in the labour force; time since last job; main activity when not in the labour force; steps taken to find work; underemployment status, part-time workers who would prefer more hours; single jobholders; multiple jobholders; work in selected cultural and leisure activities.

The migrant population referred to in these data cubes reflects the definition of a 'migrant' as described in the Glossary of migrant related terms unless otherwise stated. This glossary also contains definitions of the data items represented in the table rows of the matrix below. The Australian born population is included in the data cubes for comparative purposes.

For the products below, data are available for the migrant related data items that have a cross ('x') in the corresponding row. To open the data cube, simply click on the product of interest (i.e. column headers) and then click on the data cube icon. For detailed information on how to use these matrices, click on How to use the matrices.

Detailed information on the data collections from which these ABS products are sourced can be found under the Labour Topic in the Guide to Migrant Statistical Sources, 2007 (cat. no. 3414.0).

	Education and Work 2007	Education and Work 2006	Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership 2006	Forms of Employment 2007
Country of birth (person)	x	x	x	x
Country of birth (mother)
Country of birth (father)
Country of birth (parents)
Country of last residence
Duration of residence
Year of arrival in Australia	x	x	x	x
Age on arrival in Australia
Proficiency in spoken English
First language spoken as a child
Main language other than English spoken at home
Main language spoken at home
Languages spoken at home
Australian citizenship
Ancestry
Religious affiliation
Visa category
Selected demographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected geographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected work and education characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected economic characteristics			x

	Job Search Experience 2006	Labour Force 2007	Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Recent Migrants 2007	Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants 2004
Country of birth (person)	x	x	x	x
Country of birth (mother)
Country of birth (father)
Country of birth (parents)
Country of last residence			x	x
Duration of residence
Year of arrival in Australia	x	x	x	x
Age on arrival in Australia			x	x
Proficiency in spoken English			x	x
First language spoken as a child
Main language other than English spoken at home			x	x
Main language spoken at home
Languages spoken at home
Australian citizenship			x	x
Ancestry
Religious affiliation
Visa category			x	x
Selected demographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected geographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected work and education characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected economic characteristics	x

	Persons Not in the Labour Force 2007	Underemployed Workers 2006	Working Time Arrangements 2006	Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities 2007
Country of birth (person)	x	x	x	x
Country of birth (mother)
Country of birth (father)
Country of birth (parents)
Country of last residence
Duration of residence
Year of arrival in Australia	x	x	x
Age on arrival in Australia
Proficiency in spoken English
First language spoken as a child
Main language other than English spoken at home
Main language spoken at home
Languages spoken at home
Australian citizenship
Ancestry
Religious affiliation
Visa category
Selected demographic characteristics	x	x	x	x
Selected geographic characteristics			x	x
Selected work and education characteristics	x	x	x
Selected economic characteristics			x	x

MORE DETAILED SOURCE INFORMATION

Education and Work, 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Education and Work, 2007 (360kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Education and Work, Australia, May 2007 (cat. no. 6227.0)

Education and Work, 2006

3415.0 Migrants, Education and Work, 2006 (325kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Education and Work, Australia, May 2006 (cat. no. 6227.0)

Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, 2006

3415.0 Migrants, Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, 2006 (506kB,xls)

Main Features for source product - Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, Aug 2006 (cat. no. 6310.0)

Forms of Employment, 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Forms of Employment, 2007 (464kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Forms of Employment, Australia, Nov 2007 (cat. no. 6359.0)

Job Search Experience, 2006

3415.0 Migrants, Job Search Experience, 2006 (272kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Job Search Experience, Australia, Jul 2006 (cat. no. 6222.0)

Labour Force, Feb 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Labour Force, Feb 2007 (1.14MB,xls)

Main Features for source product - Labour Force, Australia, Feb 2007 (cat. no. 6202.0)

Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Recent Migrants, 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Recent Migrants, 2007 (956kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Recent Migrants, Australia, Nov 2007 (cat. no. 6250.0)

Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, 2004

3415.0 Migrants, Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, 2004 (348kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants, Australia, Nov 2004 (cat. no. 6250.0)

Persons Not In The Labour Force, 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Persons Not in the Labour Force, 2007 (712kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Persons Not in the Labour Force, Australia, Sep 2007 (cat. no. 6220.0)

Underemployed Workers, 2006

3415.0 Migrants, Underemployed Workers, 2007 (382kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Underemployed Workers, Australia, Sep 2007 (cat. no. 6265.0)

Working Time Arrangements, 2006

3415.0 Migrants, Working Time Arrangements, 2006 (538kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Working Time Arrangements, Australia, Nov 2006 (cat. no. 6342.0)

Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, 2007

3415.0 Migrants, Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, 2007 (153kB, xls)

Main Features for source product - Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, Australia, Apr 2007 (cat. no.6281.0)



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