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State summary tables
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 | 1996-97 | 3,049 | 2,303 | 1 708 | 730 | 918 | 221 | 89 | 168 | 9,186 |
| Participation rate | % | 1996-97 | 62.2 | 63.7 | 64.5 | 61.9 | 66.2 | 59.8 | 69.6 | 72.0 | 63.5 |
| Male participation rate | % | 1996-97 | 72.4 | 73.8 | 74.3 | 71.0 | 76.3 | 70.4 | 75.5 | 78.8 | 73.4 |
| Female participation rate | % | 1996-97 | 52.3 | 54.0 | 55.0 | 53.1 | 56.1 | 49.5 | 63.5 | 65.4 | 53.9 |
| Women (of total labour force) | % | 1996-97 | 42.8 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 43.7 | 42.7 | 42.1 | 45.1 | 46.3 | 43.1 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June.
PAID WORK
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Total employed | '000 | 1996-97 | 2,806 | 2,093 | 1,545 | 661 | 849 | 197 | 84 | 155 | 8,389 |
| Part-time employed (of total employed) | % | 1996-97 | 23.4 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 28.7 | 26.2 | 28.6 | 23.1 | 24.8 | 25.1 |
| Male part-time employed (of total male employed) | % | 1996-97 | 10.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 13.2 | 11.7 |
| Female part-time employed (of total female employed) | % | 1996-97 | 28.4 | 43.5 | 43.4 | 48.3 | 46.4 | 50.3 | 35.5 | 38.1 | 42.9 |
| Part-time employed who prefer more hours (of part-time employed) | % | 1996-97 | 24.4 | 26.1 | 29.2 | 29.8 | 24.0 | 29.4 | 20.0 | 28.8 | 26.3 |
| Average hours worked per week by full-time workers | hours | 1996-97 | 40.7 | 41.0 | 41.5 | 41.1 | 41.7 | 39.7 | 41.7 | 39.0 | 41.0 |
| Average weekly hours of paid overtime per employee | hours | 1997 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Employed in service industries (of total employed) | % | 1996-97 | 73.2 | 70.8 | 72.5 | 70.4 | 70.3 | 71.1 | 82.0 | 89.1 | 72.3 |
| Employed in manufacturing industries (of total employed) | % | 1996-97 | 13.7 | 17.1 | 11.1 | 14.9 | 10.2 | 12.7 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 13.5 |
| Employment/population ratio | % | 1996-97 | 57.2 | 57.9 | 58.4 | 56.0 | 61.2 | 53.4 | 65.6 | 66.3 | 58.0 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except: average weekly hours of paid overtime (year ending 31 December).
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Trade union membership | % | 1997 | 31.2 | 29.1 | 30.9 | 34.3 | 23.4 | 39.4 | 31.4 | 30.4 | 30.3 |
| Working days lost due to industrial disputes per 1,000 employees | days | 1997 | 64 | 115 | 71 | 15 | 85 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 74 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except: working days lost due to industrial disputes (year ending 31 December);and trade union membership (August).
UNEMPLOYMENT
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Total unemployed | '000 | 1996-97 | 243.1 | 209.8 | 163.1 | 69.6 | 69.0 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 13.3 | 796.5 |
| Long-term unemployed | '000 | 1996-97 | 74.8 | 70.2 | 39.2 | 22.8 | 14.3 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 233.1 |
| Unemployment rate | % | 1996-97 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Teenage unemployment rate | % | 1996-97 | 19.7 | 21.4 | 22.4 | 23.7 | 17.4 | 24.6 | 14.0 | 25.8 | 20.9 |
| Teenage unemployment/population ratio | % | 1996-97 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 7.5 | 15.4 | 12.3 |
| Median duration of unemployment | weeks | 1996-97 | 20.3 | 23.5 | 15.9 | 23.8 | 12.3 | 23.3 | 9.3 | 17.1 | 19.8 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June.
NOT IN LABOUR FORCE
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| Units | Years | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
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| Marginally attached | '000 | 1997 | 284.5 | 219.5 | 170.7 | 77.1 | 83.6 | 29.4 | 9.3 | 16.2 | 890.5 |
| Discouraged jobseekers | '000 | 1997 | 39.3 | 32.4 | 18.6 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 118.4 |
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Reference periods: All data are annual averages for the year ending 30 June except not in the labour force data (September).
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