LABOUR MARKET SUMMARY
KEY MEASURES
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Measure | Series
type | Period | Current
figure | Previous
quarter(a) | Previous
year(b) |
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Employed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 10 502.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 7 533.9 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 2 968.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Part-time employment as a proportion of total employment | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 28.3 | 0.0 | (c)-0.3 |
Unemployed | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 467.1 | -1.4 | -7.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for full-time work | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 320.7 | -2.5 | -9.9 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Looking for part-time work | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 146.4 | 1.1 | -0.2 |
Unemployment rate | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 4.3 | (c)-0.1 | (c)-0.4 |
Long-term unemployment | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 68.7 | -7.1 | -23.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | As a proportion of total unemployment | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 14.7 | (c)-0.9 | (c)-3.2 |
Annual labour underutilisation rates(d) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Long-term unemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 0.8 | na | (c)-0.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Unemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 4.8 | na | (c)-0.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Underemployment rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 5.0 | na | (c)-0.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Labour force underutilisation rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 9.8 | na | (c)-0.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Extended labour force underutilisation rate | % | Original | Sep 2006 | 10.6 | na | (c)-0.9 |
Children living without an employed parent(e) | % | Original | Jun 2007 | 13.7 | na | (c)-0.7 |
Labour force participation rate | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Persons aged 15-64 years | % | Original | Aug 2007 | 75.6 | (c)-0.6 | (c)0.1 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total | % | Trend | Aug 2007 | 65.0 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.3 |
Actual hours worked | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Aggregate weekly hours | mill. hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 360.1 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Persons | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 34.5 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Full-time | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 41.5 | -0.5 | -0.6 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average weekly hours - Part-time | hours | Original | Aug 2007 | 16.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
Part-time workers | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Proportion who preferred to work more hours | % | Original | Aug 2007 | 22.7 | (c)-1.2 | (c)-1.7 |
Wage price index | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index no. | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 113.9 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
Average weekly earnings | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | $ | Trend | May 2007 | 1 088.4 | 1.3 | 4.4 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | All employees total earnings | $ | Trend | May 2007 | 867.1 | 1.1 | 4.5 |
Compensation of employees | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Household income account | $m | Trend | Jun qtr 2007 | 127 472.0 | 2.2 | 8.5 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Average earnings (National Accounts basis nominal) per week | $ | Trend | Jun qtr 2007 | 1 066.0 | 1.5 | 5.2 |
Industrial disputes | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost | '000 | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 7.1 | 2.9 | -74.7 |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Working days lost per 1,000 employees | number | Original | Jun qtr 2007 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -75.6 |
Job vacancies | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | Australia | '000 | Trend | Aug 2007 | 171.4 | 2.4 | 9.2 |
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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) See table 4.1 or the Glossary for further explanation of labour underutilisation rates. |
(e) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. See the Explanatory Notes for information on family data. |
EMPLOYMENT: TREND SERIES
Full-time and total employment
![Graph: Trend full-time and total employment](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.4BB2!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Males and females
![Graph: Trend employment for males and females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.562E!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/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.613E!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Proportion of total employment, Females
![Graph: Trend female part-time employment as a proportion of total female employment](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.6AB4!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE: TREND SERIES
Males and females
![Graph: Trend unemployment rate for males and females](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.74DE!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/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.8078!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
UNDERUTILISED LABOUR
Labour underutilisation rates - 1996-2006
![Graph: Labour underutilisation rates—1996–2006](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/0.8C78!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
PARTICIPATION RATE: TREND SERIES
AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS: TREND SERIES
Full-time adult ordinary time earnings, Quarterly change
![Graph: Quarterly change in full-time adult ordinary time earnings](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/1.132E!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
All employees total earnings, Level
![Graph: All employees total earnings, level](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/1.221C!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES: ORIGINAL SERIES
Working days lost, Quarter ending
![Graph: Working days lost Quarter ending](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/096d98ae20b7b86fca2573cc000f4469/Body/1.2D9C!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
JOB VACANCIES: TREND SERIES
Job vacancies, by Sector