LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Total labour force | '000 | 2000-2001 | 3,231 | 2,455 | 1,843 | 730 | 1,001 | 220 | 99 | 177 | 9,755 |
Females (of total labour force) | % | 2000-2001 | 43.7 | 43.8 | 44.3 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 43.9 | 47.3 | 43.9 |
Participation rate | % | 2000-2001 | 62.4 | 63.8 | 65.1 | 60.4 | 66.8 | 59.1 | 70.1 | 72.9 | 63.7 |
Male participation rate | % | 2000-2001 | 71.3 | 73.3 | 73.2 | 69.3 | 75.4 | 68.1 | 75.4 | 78.6 | 72.5 |
Female participation rate | % | 2000-2001 | 53.7 | 54.8 | 57.1 | 52.0 | 58.2 | 50.6 | 64.3 | 67.5 | 55.2 |
Females in the labour force with children aged 0-4 years (of all females with children aged 0-4 years) | % | 2001 | 50.4 | 49.2 | 50.5 | 49.0 | 46.2 | 47.0 | 57.1 | 60.7 | 49.8 |
Standardised participation rate | % | 2000-2001 | 63.7 | 64.9 | 65.4 | 63.4 | 65.9 | 61.8 | 62.5 | 69.7 | 64.5 |
Participation rate of persons aged 15-19 years | % | 2000-2001 | 57.4 | 58.5 | 65.2 | 60.1 | 63.3 | 58.3 | 54.1 | 63.9 | 60.1 |
Participation rate of persons aged 20-24 years | % | 2000-2001 | 81.7 | 82.5 | 83.7 | 82.7 | 81.9 | 81.0 | 71.2 | 84.3 | 82.3 |
Median age of male labour force | years | 2000-2001 | 38.1 | 37.8 | 37.9 | 38.3 | 38.0 | 38.7 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 38.0 |
Median age of female labour force | years | 2000-2001 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 36.7 | 37.9 | 37.1 | 38.1 | 35.9 | 36.9 | 36.9 |
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EMPLOYED PEOPLE |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Total employed | '000 | 2000-2001 | 3,051 | 2,307 | 1,695 | 678 | 937 | 201 | 93 | 169 | 9,130 |
Employment population ratio | % | 2000-2001 | 58.9 | 60.0 | 59.9 | 56.1 | 62.5 | 54.0 | 66.1 | 69.5 | 59.6 |
Proportion of the total population in work | % | 2000-2001 | 46.9 | 48.1 | 47.1 | 45.2 | 49.4 | 42.8 | 47.4 | 54.2 | 47.4 |
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Part-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
Part-time workers (of total employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 25.0 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 29.3 | 28.4 | 31.1 | 21.9 | 25.7 | 26.7 |
Male part-time workers (of total male employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 12.8 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 15.0 | 15.1 | 13.4 |
Female part-time workers (of total females employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 40.7 | 44.7 | 44.9 | 47.8 | 47.3 | 51.5 | 30.6 | 37.2 | 43.6 |
Female part-time workers (of total part-time employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 71.5 | 71.7 | 73.0 | 72.4 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 62.0 | 69.3 | 71.9 |
Average hours worked per week by part-time workers
| hours | 2000-2001 | 15.9 | 15.3 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 15.6 | 15.8 |
Part-time workers who prefer more hours (of all part-time employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 21.5 | 23.8 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 23.7 | 27.5 | 18.9 | 22.8 | 24.3 |
Part-time workers who worked 15 hours or less per week (of all part-time employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 48.3 | 51.8 | 48.7 | 47.9 | 51.5 | 51.4 | 37.0 | 50.0 | 49.6 |
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Average hours worked per week by full-time workers
| hours | 2000-2001 | 40.6 | 40.3 | 41.5 | 40.6 | 40.9 | 40.3 | 40.4 | 38.4 | 40.7 |
Full-time workers working 50 hours or more per week (of all full-time employed)
| % | 2000-2001 | 23.4 | 23.0 | 26.5 | 23.1 | 25.3 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 18.8 | 23.9 |
Males employed without leave entitlements (of all male employees) | % | 2001 | 21.9 | 21.6 | 28.9 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 22.8 | 20.8 | 21.8 | 23.5 |
Females employed without leave entitlements (of all female employees) | % | 2001 | 28.2 | 29.3 | 36.4 | 37.4 | 33.7 | 36.4 | 28.3 | 23.7 | 31.9 |
Employees without leave entitlements (of all employees) | % | 2001 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 32.5 | 30.5 | 28.3 | 29.3 | 24.4 | 22.7 | 27.5 |
Employers and own account workers (of total employed) | % | 2000-2001 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 13.2 |
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Employed in service industries (of total employed) | % | 2000-2001 | 75.1 | 71.9 | 73.8 | 71.7 | 71.8 | 72.5 | 80.8 | 89.5 | 73.7 |
Employed in manufacturing industries (of total employed) | % | 2000-2001 | 11.9 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 11.3 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 12.5 |
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Private sector employees (of all employees) | % | 2001 | 80.8 | 83.5 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 80.3 | 73.8 | 69.3 | 56.3 | 80.0 |
Employed in small business (of all private sector employed) | % | 2000 | 48.3 | 43.3 | 47.8 | 46.0 | 50.8 | 51.5 | 54.1 | 55.4 | 47.2 |
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Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations | % | 2001 | 26.4 | 27.4 | 22.4 | 24.4 | 23.2 | 22.6 | 22.7 | 36.7 | 25.5 |
Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) occupations | % | 2001 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 21.4 | 21.8 | 19.6 | 21.8 | 21.9 | 13.5 | 19.6 |
Females (of all employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations) | % | 2001 | 42.2 | 42.7 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 41.1 | 43.7 | 51.3 | 44.1 | 42.5 |
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Trade union membership | % | 2001 | 26.4 | 24.3 | 22.9 | 26.4 | 19.5 | 30.9 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 24.5 |
Median age of trade union members | years | 2001 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 40 |
Working days lost due to industrial disputes (per 1,000 employees) | days | 2001 | 62 | 65 | 38 | 27 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Total unemployed | '000 | 2000-2001 | 179.9 | 147.9 | 147.2 | 52.8 | 64.6 | 19.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 625.5 |
Long-term unemployed (of total unemployed) | % | 2000-2001 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 23.4 |
Unemployment rate | % | 2000-2001 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 |
Male unemployment rate | % | 2000-2001 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.7 |
Female unemployment rate | % | 2000-2001 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
Unemployment rate - capital city | % | 2000-2001 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
Unemployment rate - balance of State and Territories | % | 2000-2001 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | n.a. | n.a. | 7.7 |
Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 2000-2001 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 29.0 | 14.0 | 41.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 |
Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 2000-2001 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 13.0 |
Retrenchment rate | % | 2000 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
Male retrenchment rate | % | 2000 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 4.6 |
Female retrenchment rate | % | 2000 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 3.2 |
Unemployed looking for full-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
Persons aged 15-19 years (of all persons aged 15-19)
| % | 2000-2001 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
Persons aged 20-24 years (of all persons aged 20-24)
| % | 2000-2001 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
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Labour force underutilisation | | | | | | | | | | | |
Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | 2001 | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. | n.y.a. |
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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Marginally attached | '000 | 2000 | 271.6 | 197.6 | 159.9 | 69.5 | 80.4 | 29.3 | *4.6 | 10.9 | 823.9 |
Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 2000 | 38.6 | 28.0 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 9.4 | *3.4 | **0.9 | **0.8 | 106.5 |
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TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT(a) | ACT | Aust. |
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Participation rate of males aged 55-59 years | % | 2000-2001 | 70.8 | 76.1 | 70.8 | 68.3 | 76.5 | 61.6 | 81.2 | 79.0 | 72.4 |
Participation rate of females aged 55-59 years | % | 2000-2001 | 46.8 | 47.2 | 49.6 | 44.5 | 55.2 | 39.0 | 58.5 | 59.2 | 48.1 |
Participation rate of males aged 60-64 years | % | 2000-2001 | 43.7 | 50.1 | 48.1 | 43.3 | 51.7 | 41.6 | 45.3 | 56.1 | 46.9 |
Participation rate of females aged 60-64 years | % | 2000-2001 | 18.6 | 21.3 | 26.2 | 19.8 | 23.9 | 22.1 | 30.5 | 29.0 | 21.5 |
Persons retired from full-time work (of all persons aged 50-64 years) | % | 1997 | 44.0 | 47.2 | 44.1 | 47.6 | 44.3 | 48.5 | 20.6 | 36.4 | 45.0 |
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