LABOUR MARKET SUMMARY
APRIL 2011
Summary of Australia's key labour market indicators.
Key Measures |
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![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Period | Current figure | Previous qtr(a) | Previous year(b) |
Trend |
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Employed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons ('000) | Feb 11 | 11 433.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time ('000) | Feb 11 | 8 055.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time ('000) | Feb 11 | 3 378.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time employment as a proportion of total employment (%) | Feb 11 | 29.6 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.5 |
Employment to population ratio | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons (%) | Feb 11 | 62.5 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Males (%) | Feb 11 | 69.3 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Females (%) | Feb 11 | 55.9 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.5 |
Unemployed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons ('000) | Feb 11 | 604.1 | -2.3 | -3.8 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for full-time work ('000) | Feb 11 | 424.3 | -2.2 | -6.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for part-time work ('000) | Feb 11 | 179.8 | -2.5 | 3.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Unemployment rate - persons (%) | Feb 11 | 5.0 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.3 |
Long-term unemployment | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons ('000) | Feb 11 | 113.9 | -4.2 | 2.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | As a proportion of total unemployment (%) | Feb 11 | 18.9 | (c)-0.4 | (c)1.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long-term unemployment rate (%) | Feb 11 | 0.9 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.0 |
Labour underutilisation rates | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Underemployment rate (%) | Feb 11 | 7.0 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Labour force underutilisation rate (%) | Feb 11 | 12.1 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.8 |
Labour force participation rate | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons (%) | Feb 11 | 65.8 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons aged 15-64 years (%) | Feb 11 | 76.9 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.6 |
Aggregate monthly hours worked | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons (mill. hours) | Feb 11 | 1 599.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
Wage price index | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses (index) | Dec 10 | 106.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 |
Average weekly earnings | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time adult ordinary time earnings ($) | Nov 10 | 1 272.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | All employees total earnings ($) | Nov 10 | 992.5 | 0.8 | 3.9 |
Job vacancies - Australia ('000) | Feb 11 | 195.0 | 3.6 | 20.8 |
Original |
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Average actual weekly hours worked | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons (hours) | Feb 11 | 34.2 | 1.0 | -0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time (hours) | Feb 11 | 41.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time (hours) | Feb 11 | 17.0 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
Proportion of part-time workers who preferred to work more hours (%) | Feb 11 | 25.8 | (c)0.3 | (c)-1.7 |
Industrial disputes | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost ('000) | Dec qtr 10 | 27.2 | -41.6 | -39.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost per 1,000 employees (no.) | Dec qtr 10 | 2.7 | -43.0 | -42.0 |
Labour force status of families | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Children living without an employed parent (%)(d) | Jun 10 | 13.9 | na | (c)-1.1 |
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na not available |
(a) Same period previous quarter (monthly data is presented for the middle month of each quarter). |
(b) Same period previous year. |
(c) Change is in percentage points. |
(d) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. |
EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Full-time and total employment
![Graph: Trend full-time and total employment](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.5668!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Males and females
![Graph: Trend employment for males and females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.61B0!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total employment, Males
![Graph: Trend male part-time employment as a proportion of total male employment](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.6CA0!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Proportion of total employment, Females
![Graph: Trend female part-time employment as a proportion of total female employment](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.75FA!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: TREND SERIES
Males and females
![Graph: Trend unemployment rate for males and females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.7FBC!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Proportion of total unemployment
![Graph: Long-term unemployment as a proportion of total unemployment, males and females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.8B2C!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
UNDERUTILISED LABOUR: TREND SERIES
labour force underutilisation rates
![Graph: labour force underutilisation rates](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.97D6!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
PARTICIPATION RATE: TREND SERIES
Persons
![Graph: Trend participation rate](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/0.AB98!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Males
![Graph: Trend participation rate of males](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/1.8B2!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Females
![Graph: Trend participation rate of females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/1.117A!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
WAGE PRICE INDEX: TREND SERIES
total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, Quarterly change
![Graph: total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses, Quarterly change](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/1.1B28!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS: TREND SERIES
full time adult ordinary time earnings
![Graph: full time adult ordinary time earnings](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/1.240A!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: ORIGINAL SERIES
Working days lost, Quarter Ending
![](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/5b83f0d10c37d577ca25786800143cc4/Body/1.2E6E!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)