Introduction
This product provides a range of information about the release of microdata relating to employment characteristics.
Microdata are the most detailed information available from a survey and are generally the responses to individual questions on the questionnaire or data derived from two or more questions.
Characterisics of Employment, 2014 to 2020
The Characteristics of Employment survey (COE) is conducted in August throughout Australia and is designed to provide statistics on weekly earnings of employees which shows: the distribution of weekly earnings of all wage and salary earners classified by full-time/part-time workers; and employment characteristics which presents data on trade union membership, fixed-term contracts, independent contractors, working arrangements, and employment found through a labour hire firm or employment agency, all of which can be cross classified by other employment characteristics such as hours worked, industry, occupation and sector of job as well as personal characteristics.
Microdata from the COE survey is released as a TableBuilder product. TableBuilder is an online tool for creating tables and graphs. Before applying for access, users should read and familiarise themselves with the information contained in the TableBuilder User Guide.
Historical microdata, 1998 to 2010
Prior to 2014, microdata relating to employment characteristics was released in a number of Confidentialised Unit Record Files (CURFs). These files are now available in ABS DataLab
- Forms of Employment, August 1998
- Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, August 2004
- Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, August 2006
- Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, August 2008
- Forms of Employment, November 2008
- Employee Earnings, Benefits and Trade Union Membership, August 2010
Accessing the data
You can use this data in:
- TableBuilder - online tool for creating tables and graphs.
- DataLab - analyse detailed microdata
Compare access options to see what's right for you or
Apply for access.
Further information about these products, and other information to assist users in understanding and accessing microdata in general, is available from the
Microdata Entry Page.
Further Information
Further information about the survey and the microdata can be found in the various pages associated with this product, including:
- Detailed lists of data items are available in the Downloads tab.
- Other related products on the Related Information tab.
Support
For further support in the use of this product, please contact
Microdata Access Strategies on 02 6252 7714 or via
microdata.access@abs.gov.au.
DATA AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
Data collected in the survey but not included in TableBuilder may be available from the ABS, on request, as statistics in tabulated form.
Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, special tabulations can be produced incorporating data items, populations and geographic areas selected to meet individual requirements. These are available, on request, on a fee for service basis. Contact the National Information and Referral Service at
client.services@abs.gov.au or the Labour Statistics Branch at
labour.statistics@abs.gov.au.
PRIVACY
The
ABS Privacy Policy outlines how the ABS handles any personal information that you provide to us.
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