LABOUR FORCE |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Total labour force | '000 | 1998-99 | 3,112 | 2,351 | 1,772 | 720 | 962 | 217 | 98 | 167 | 9,399 |
Females - (of total labour force) | % | 1998-99 | 43.1 | 43.4 | 43.4 | 43.2 | 42.9 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 47.4 | 43.3 |
Participation rate | % | 1998-99 | 61.7 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 60.3 | 66.4 | 58.7 | 71.8 | 70.9 | 63.2 |
Male participation rate | % | 1998-99 | 71.5 | 72.9 | 74.3 | 70.1 | 75.9 | 68.2 | 78.1 | 77.2 | 72.8 |
Female participation rate | % | 1998-99 | 52.3 | 53.5 | 55.9 | 51.0 | 56.9 | 49.7 | 64.8 | 65.1 | 53.9 |
Females in the labour force with children aged 0-4 years
(of all females with children aged 0-4 years) | % | 1999 | 47.0 | 46.5 | 49.4 | 45.1 | 43.8 | 43.3 | 62.2 | 55.7 | 47.1 |
Standardised participation rate | % | 1998-99 | 61.8 | 63.1 | 65.0 | 60.4 | 66.3 | 58.8 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 63.8 |
Participation rate of persons aged 15-19 years | % | 1998-99 | 54.4 | 56.6 | 64.7 | 58.4 | 63.7 | 56.1 | 52.6 | 59.9 | 58.3 |
Participation rate of persons aged 20-24 years | % | 1998-99 | 81.9 | 83.1 | 82.0 | 81.0 | 82.3 | 80.4 | 76.2 | 85.7 | 82.2 |
Median age of male labour force | years | 1998-99 | 37.6 | 37.3 | 37.2 | 38.0 | 37.3 | 38.6 | 35.7 | 37.3 | 37.7 |
Median age of female labour force | years | 1998-99 | 36.0 | 36.0 | 36.1 | 37.2 | 35.9 | 37.3 | 34.7 | 36.5 | 36.5 |
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EMPLOYED PEOPLE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Total employed | '000 | 1998-99 | 2,895 | 2,169 | 1,625 | 653 | 894 | 195 | 94 | 157 | 8,681 |
Employment/population ratio | % | 1998-99 | 57.4 | 58.1 | 59.6 | 54.7 | 61.8 | 52.6 | 68.7 | 66.5 | 58.3 |
Part-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
Part-time workers (of total employed) | % | 1998-99 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 30.3 | 21.3 | 26.2 | 26.0 |
Male part-time workers (of total male employed) | % | 1998-99 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 15.7 | 12.5 |
Female part-time workers (of total female employed) | % | 1998-99 | 40.5 | 43.7 | 44.6 | 47.9 | 47.6 | 50.4 | 32.5 | 37.6 | 43.5 |
Female part-time workers (of total part-time employed) | % | 1998-99 | 72.5 | 72.1 | 72.9 | 73.5 | 74.4 | 73.6 | 65.8 | 68.7 | 72.7 |
Average hours worked per week by part-time workers | hours | 1998-99 | 16.1 | 15.7 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 18.2 | 16.4 | 16.1 |
Part-time workers who prefer more hours (of all part-time
employed) | % | 1998-99 | 23.9 | 24.8 | 27.2 | 29.5 | 22.8 | 27.7 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 25.1 |
Part-time workers who worked 15 hours or less per
week (of all part-time employed) | % | 1998-99 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 49.6 | 49.9 | 52.8 | 50.9 | 38.2 | 49.8 | 50.8 |
Average hours worked per week by full-time workers | hours | 1998-99 | 41.4 | 41.0 | 41.7 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 40.8 | 39.9 | 41.3 |
Full-time workers working more than 49 hours per week
(of all full-time employed) | % | 1998-99 | 24.6 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 26.8 | 20.5 | 24.1 | 20.1 | 24.9 |
Males casually employed (of all male employees) | % | 1999 | 20.7 | 21.3 | 25.4 | 24.5 | 21.1 | 19.4 | 20.7 | 21.7 | 22.0 |
Females casually employed (of all female employees) | % | 1999 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 38.2 | 38.2 | 30.0 | 34.6 | 26.2 | 24.2 | 31.8 |
Persons casually employed (of all employees) | % | 1999 | 24.8 | 24.8 | 31.2 | 30.8 | 25.1 | 26.4 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 26.4 |
Employers and own account workers (of total employed) | % | 1998-99 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 13.6 |
Industry | | | | | | | | | | | |
Employed in service industries (of total employed) | % | 1998-99 | 74.6 | 72.6 | 72.4 | 71.4 | 72.9 | 71.5 | 80.8 | 92.0 | 73.6 |
Employed in manufacturing industries (of total employed) | % | 1998-99 | 12.1 | 15.9 | 11.0 | 14.4 | 10.1 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 12.5 |
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Private sector employees (of all employees) | % | 1999 | 81.1 | 83.4 | 78.1 | 78.0 | 79.2 | 75.0 | 71.2 | 55.0 | 79.9 |
Employed in small business (of all private sector employed) | % | 1999 | 46.0 | 44.1 | 50.2 | 47.8 | 48.3 | 48.8 | 50.0 | 53.9 | 46.8 |
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Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 1999 | 26.6 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 23.8 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 34.8 | 25.0 |
Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) occupations(a) | % | 1999 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 22.7 | 22.9 | 19.4 | 19.7 | 22.9 | 15.9 | 19.9 |
Females - of all employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill
Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 1999 | 42.9 | 41.3 | 40.3 | 39.9 | 39.3 | 42.1 | 45.1 | 42.0 | 41.5 |
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS |
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Trade union membership | % | 1999 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 25.0 | 30.3 | 20.9 | 32.5 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 25.7 |
Median age of trade union members | years | 1999 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 40 |
Working days lost due to industrial disputes (per 1,000
employees) | days | 1999 | 126 | 116 | 38 | 27 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 87 |
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UNEMPLOYMENT
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Total unemployed | '000 | 1998-99 | 217.3 | 182.1 | 147.3 | 66.7 | 67.6 | 22.6 | 4.2 | 10.4 | 718.2 |
Long-term unemployed (of total unemployed) | % | 1998-99 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 27.7 | 38.3 | 21.0 | 42.2 | *18.6 | 28.8 | 31.9 |
Unemployment rate | % | 1998-99 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 10.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.6 |
Male unemployment rate | % | 1998-99 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.8 |
Female unemployment rate | % | 1998-99 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 7.4 |
Full-time job seekers: | | | | | | | | | | | |
Persons aged 15-19 years (of all persons aged 15-19
years) | % | 1998-99 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 8.3 | *4.0 | *4.3 | 5.8 |
Persons aged 20-24 years (of all persons aged 20-24
years) | % | 1998-99 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 7.6 | 11.7 | *3.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 |
Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 1998-99 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 42 | 16 | 47 | ** | 35 | 27 |
Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 1998-99 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 34 | ** | 23 | 20 |
Unemployment rate - capital cities | % | 1998-99 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 7.3 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 7.1 |
Unemployment rate - balance of States and Territories | % | 1998-99 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 | 6.4 | 10.8 | n.a | n.a | 8.6 |
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NOT IN THE LABOUR FORCE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Marginally attached | '000 | 1998 | 294.1 | 221.7 | 185.7 | 77.9 | 96.1 | 27.6 | 4.3 | 15.3 | 922.6 |
Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 1998 | 38.1 | 26.8 | 20.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 2.8 | ** | *1.0 | 110.9 |
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TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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Participation rate of males aged 55-59 years | % | 1998-99 | 72.0 | 72.8 | 74.9 | 70.7 | 78.9 | 64.1 | 79.3 | 74.5 | 73.2 |
Participation rate of females aged 55-59 years | % | 1998-99 | 41.2 | 42.8 | 45.7 | 40.6 | 50.5 | 40.8 | 62.3 | 59.3 | 43.6 |
Participation rate of males aged 60-64 years | % | 1998-99 | 44.7 | 47.8 | 47.2 | 38.4 | 50.3 | 36.9 | 64.2 | 51.0 | 45.9 |
Participation rate of females aged 60-64 years | % | 1998-99 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 23.6 | 13.9 | 18.0 | 29.8 | 18.4 |
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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