The average total number of hours worked per week in Tasmania during July 2006 by employed males was 37.2, while for females the figure was 26.9 hours.
AVERAGE HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, Tasmania(a)
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| July 2002 | July 2003 | July 2004 | July 2005 | July 2006 |
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| hours/week | hours/week | hours/week | hours/week | hours/week |
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Males | | | | | |
Full-time | 42.0 | 43.3 | 42.6 | 41.5 | 41.6 |
Part-time | 14.8 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 16.7 |
Total | 37.9 | 39.1 | 38.9 | 36.9 | 37.2 |
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Females | | | | | |
Full-time | 38.5 | 39.3 | 38.4 | 38.7 | 38.1 |
Part-time | 16.2 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 16.0 |
Total | 26.3 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 26.9 |
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Total Persons | | | | | |
Full-time | 40.9 | 42.0 | 41.3 | 40.5 | 40.4 |
Part-time | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.2 |
Total | 32.7 | 34.0 | 33.7 | 32.7 | 32.3 |
(a) Average hours worked per week is the sum of the number of hours worked per week divided by the number of persons employed.
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, Monthly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001).
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