6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Jan 2011 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 10/02/2011   
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UNEMPLOYED PERSONS TREND ESTIMATES


MALES

The trend estimate of unemployed males rose from 359,400 in January 2001 to 392,100 in September 2001 before falling to 234,700 in June 2007. The trend rose to 382,400 in July 2009 before falling to stand at 312,600 in January 2011.

Graph: Males


FEMALES

The trend estimate of unemployed females rose from 255,100 in January 2001 to 290,200 in October 2001, before falling to 228,900 in March 2008. The trend then rose to 292,300 in September 2009 before falling to 284,500 in February 2010. The trend has since risen to 298,300 in December 2010 and changed little in January 2011.

Graph: Females


PERSONS

The trend estimate of unemployed persons rose from 614,500 in January 2001 to 682,100 in October 2001, before falling to 466,400 in March 2008. The trend then rose to 672,700 in August 2009, before falling to 617,100 in June 2010. The trend then rose to 622,400 in September 2010 before falling to 610,300 in January 2011.

Graph: Persons