6150.0.55.003 - Labour Account Australia, Quarterly Experimental Estimates, March 2019 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/06/2019   
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Key findings

The number of filled jobs in Australia increased by 31,500 to 14.2 million in seasonally adjusted terms in the March quarter 2019.

Main jobs increased by 69,600 and secondary jobs decreased by 38,200.

Hours actually worked increased by 43.1 million hours to 5.4 billion hours.

Total labour income increased by $3,113 million, resulting in the average labour income per employed person being $18,998.


Trend
Seasonally Adjusted
Data Item Description
Dec qtr 2018 to
Mar qtr 2019
% change
Mar qtr 2018 to
Mar qtr 2019
% change
Dec qtr 2018 to
Mar qtr 2019
% change
Mar qtr 2018 to
Mar qtr 2019
% change
Filled Jobs
0.6
2.7
0.2
2.8
Main Job
0.7
2.5
0.5
2.7
Secondary Job
0.2
5.7
-3.8
4.2
Job Vacancies
1.5
10.3
1.1
9.7
Hours Actually Worked
0.8
2.4
0.8
2.5
Average Hours Actually Worked Per Job
0.2
-0.3
0.6
-0.2
Average Income Per Employed Person
0.5
1.5
0.5
1.1

Graph 1: Filled jobs - growth

Graph 2: Aggregate hours worked - growth

Graph 3: Average quarterly hours worked per job