| | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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11 | Total employed | '000 | 2001-2002 | 3,075 | 2,333 | 1,727 | 685 | 947 | 198 | 99 | 168 | 9,232 |
12 | Proportion of the total population in work | % | 2001-2002 | 46.8 | 48.0 | 47.2 | 45.4 | 49.2 | 42.1 | 50.9 | 54.0 | 47.3 |
| Part-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
13 | Persons employed part-time - of total employed | % | 2001-2002 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 28.5 | 31.0 | 29.7 | 30.9 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 27.9 |
14 | Males employed part-time - of total males employed | % | 2001-2002 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 19.1 | 16.0 | 14.4 |
15 | Females employed part-time - of total females employed | % | 2001-2002 | 42.7 | 45.4 | 45.6 | 50.0 | 49.6 | 51.0 | 34.6 | 37.0 | 45.2 |
16 | Females employed part-time - of total part-time employed | % | 2001-2002 | 70.8 | 71.5 | 71.0 | 72.1 | 72.8 | 74.3 | 58.9 | 67.9 | 71.3 |
17 | Average hours worked per week
by persons employed part-time | hours | 2001-2002 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
18 | Persons employed part-time who prefer more hours - of all part-time employed | % | 2001-2002 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 31.9 | 29.1 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 15.0 | 24.3 | 27.3 |
19 | Persons employed part-time who worked 15 hours or less per week - of all part-time employed | % | 2001-2002 | 47.5 | 52.3 | 48.0 | 49.4 | 50.3 | 51.5 | 31.6 | 48.2 | 49.2 |
| Full-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
20 | Average hours worked per week by persons employed full-time | hours | 2001-2002 | 41.0 | 40.3 | 41.4 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 39.8 | 41.1 | 39.0 | 40.8 |
21 | Persons employed full-time working 50 hours or more per week - of all full-time employed | % | 2001-2002 | 24.3 | 23.1 | 26.6 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 21.6 | 25.4 | 19.5 | 24.3 |
22 | Employees without leave entitlements - of all employees | % | 2002 | 26.2 | 25.9 | 30.8 | 30.2 | 27.0 | 27.4 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 27.3 |
23 | Males employed without leave entitlements - of all male employees | % | 2002 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 26.6 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 19.7 | 23.5 |
24 | Females employed without leave entitlements - of all female employees | % | 2002 | 30.7 | 29.4 | 35.7 | 37.2 | 30.6 | 33.6 | 21.1 | 25.5 | 31.6 |
25 | Employers and own account workers - of total employed | % | 2001-2002 | 12.6 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 13.2 |
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26 | Employed in service industries of total employed | % | 2001-2002 | 75.7 | 72.1 | 73.3 | 71.7 | 72.7 | 72.9 | 83.4 | 91.0 | 74.0 |
27 | Employed in manufacturing
industries - of total employed | % | 2001-2002 | 11.3 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 13.9 | 9.6 | 10.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 11.9 |
| Occupation | | | | | | | | | | | |
28 | Employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) - of total employed | % | 2002 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 24.1 | 23.2 | 24.5 | 36.2 | 26.3 |
29 | Employed in lowest skill (ASCO Skill Level 5) occupations(a) - of total employed | % | 2002 | 17.7 | 18.2 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 19.3 | 22.5 | 22.8 | 14.4 | 19.0 |
30 | Females - of all employed in highest skill (ASCO Skill Level 1) occupations(a) | % | 2002 | 41.4 | 42.4 | 43.5 | 43.1 | 42.1 | 41.7 | 49.7 | 43.4 | 42.3 |
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| | | Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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35 | Total unemployed | '000 | 2001-2002 | 201.3 | 155.6 | 148.2 | 51.8 | 65.6 | 19.0 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 656.8 |
36 | Long-term unemployed - of total unemployed | % | 2001-2002 | 19.7 | 18.2 | 19.4 | 25.3 | 15.3 | 32.5 | 12.1 | 16.5 | 19.5 |
37 | Long-term unemployed - of total labour force | % | 2001-2002 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
38 | Unemployment rate | % | 2001-2002 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 6.6 |
39 | | Males | % | 2001-2002 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
40 | | Females | % | 2001-2002 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 6.3 |
41 | | Capital cities | % | 2001-2002 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 8.8 | (b) | (b) | 6.3 |
42 | | Balance of states and territories(c) | % | 2001-2002 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 7.3 |
| Unemployed looking for full-time work | | | | | | | | | | | |
43 | | Of all persons aged 15-19 | % | 2001-2002 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
44 | | Of all persons aged 20-24 | % | 2001-2002 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 8.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
45 | Median duration of unemployment - males | weeks | 2002 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 20 |
46 | Median duration of unemployment - females | weeks | 2002 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
47 | Retrenchment rate | % | 2002 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
48 | Persons previously retrenched and currently employed - of all retrenched | % | 2001 | 69.4 | 66.4 | 63.8 | 69.1 | 66.3 | 68.3 | 72.9 | 70.8 | 67.2 |
| Labour force underutilisation | | | | | | | | | | | |
49 | Labour force underutilisation rate | % | 2002 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 13.2 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 16.3 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 11.9 |
50 | Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | 2002 | 12.7 | 12.2 | 14.4 | 13.6 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 13.0 |
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