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6102.0.55.001 - Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods, Apr 2007  
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Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods provides a comprehensive discussion and description of the concepts and definitions underpinning Australian labour statistics and the data sources and methods used in the collection and compilation of these statistics. It explains what the statistics measure, how the various measures relate to each other and how they are produced. It also discusses the factors influencing their accuracy and reliability. On 15 December 2005, the entire publication was re-released. The latest updates are listed below.


CHAPTERLAST UPDATED
1. Overview of Labour Statistics15 December 2005
CONCEPTS AND SOURCES
2. Currently Economically Active Population 5 September 2011
3. Employment15 December 2005
4. Employment Measures and Classifications1 December 2006
5. Underemployment10 May 2012
6. Unemployment1 December 2006
7. Not In the Labour Force12 April 2006
8. Measures of Underutilised LabourNew Chapter: due for release in late 2012
9. Usually Economically Active Population15 December 2005
10. Other Measures of the Economically Active Population15 December 2005
11. Job Vacancies6 July 2007
12. Employee Remuneration7 September 2009
13. Industrial Relations10 May 2011
14. Labour Productivity15 December 2005
15. Occupational Injuries and Disease15 December 2005
16. Other Classifications Used in Labour Statistics15 December 2005
METHODS
17. Overview of Survey Methods15 December 2005
HOUSEHOLD COLLECTIONS
18. Methods Used in ABS Household Surveys15 December 2005
19. The Australian Census of Population and Housing30 March 2006
20. Labour Force Survey8 February 2006
21. Labour Force Supplementary Surveys15 December 2005
21.1. Career Experience9 September 2009
21.2. Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Memberships24 April 2008
21.3. Forms of Employment3 September 2009
21.4. Job Search Experience of Unemployed Persons15 December 2005
21.5. Labour Force Experience15 December 2005
21.6. Labour Force Status and Other Characteristics of Migrants15 December 2005
21.7. Labour Mobility19 April 2007
21.8. Locations of Work3 August 2006
21.9. Multiple Job Holders15 December 2005
21.10. Persons Not In the Labour Force10 May 2012
21.11. Retirement and Retirement Intentions15 December 2005
21.12. Retrenchment and Redundancy15 December 2005
21.13. Successful and Unsuccessful Job Search Experience15 December 2005
21.14. Underemployed Workers12 April 2006
21.15. Work Related Injuries15 December 2005
21.16. Working Arrangements15 December 2005
21.17. Job Search Experience15 December 2005
21.18. Child Employment23 February 2007 New chapter
22. Multi-Purpose Household Survey3 April 2012
22.1. Barriers and incentives to Labour Force Participation8 February 2006 New Chapter
22.2. Retirement and Retirement Intentions3 April 2012
23. Survey of Employment Arrangements and Superannuation15 December 2005
24. Survey of Employment and Unemployment Patterns3 April 2012
BUSINESS COLLECTIONS
25. Methods Used in ABS Business Surveys15 December 2005
26. Industrial Disputes Collection15 December 2005
27. Job Vacancies Survey6 July 2007
28. Survey of Major Labour Costs15 December 2005
29. Survey of Average Weekly Earnings15 December 2005
30. Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours15 December 2005
31. Survey of Employment and Earnings5 March 2009
32. Labour Price Index15 December 2005
33. Economic Activity Survey15 December 2005


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