 | | | | | | % change from |
| Measure | Series type | Period | Current figure | Previous qtr(a) | Previous year(b) |
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| Employed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 10 788.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Full-time | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 7 640.5 | -0.4 | -1.0 |
| Part-time | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 3 147.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Part-time employment as a proportion of total employment | % | Trend | May 09 | 29.2 | (c)0.2 | (c)0.8 |
| Employment to population ratio | | | | | | |
| Males | % | Trend | May 09 | 67.9 | (c)-0.6 | (c)-1.8 |
| Females | % | Trend | May 09 | 55.7 | (c)0.0 | (c)-0.2 |
| Persons | % | Trend | May 09 | 61.7 | (c)-0.3 | (c)-1.0 |
| Unemployed | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 654.9 | 10.9 | 39.8 |
| Looking for full-time work | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 478.8 | 13.4 | 50.8 |
| Looking for part-time work | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 176.1 | 4.4 | 16.7 |
| Unemployment rate | | | | | | |
| Persons | % | Trend | May 09 | 5.7 | (c)0.5 | (c)1.6 |
| Long-term unemployment | | | | | | |
| Persons | '000 | Trend | May 09 | 83.5 | 7.6 | 18.6 |
| As a proportion of total unemployment | % | Trend | May 09 | 12.7 | (c)-0.4 | (c)-2.3 |
| Long-term unemployment rate | % | Trend | May 09 | 0.7 | (c)0.0 | (c)0.1 |
| Quarterly labour underutilisation rates(d) | | | | | | |
| Unemployment rate(e) | % | Trend | May 09 | 5.7 | (c)0.5 | (c)1.6 |
| Underemployment rate | % | Trend | May 09 | 7.7 | (c)0.5 | (c)1.8 |
| Labour force underutilisation rate(f) | % | Trend | May 09 | 13.4 | (c)1.1 | (c)3.4 |
| Annual extended labour force underutilisation rate(d) | % | Original | Aug 08 | 10.8 | . . | (c)-0.4 |
| Children living without an employed parent(g) | % | Original | Dec 08 | 13.0 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.2 |
| Labour force participation rate | | | | | | |
| Persons aged 15-64 years | % | Trend | May 09 | 76.7 | (c)0.2 | (c)0.1 |
| Total | % | Trend | May 09 | 65.5 | (c)0.1 | (c)0.0 |
| Actual hours worked | | | | | | |
| Aggregate weekly hours | mill. hours | Original | May 09 | 363.5 | -1.3 | -2.1 |
| Average weekly hours - Persons | hours | Original | May 09 | 33.7 | -1.4 | -2.5 |
| Average weekly hours - Full-time | hours | Original | May 09 | 40.9 | -0.5 | -1.9 |
| Average weekly hours - Part-time | hours | Original | May 09 | 16.6 | -1.8 | -1.9 |
| Part-time workers | | | | | | |
| Proportion who preferred to work more hours | % | Original | May 09 | 26.6 | (c)-0.5 | (c)4.2 |
| Wage price index | | | | | | |
| Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses | index no. | Trend | Mar qtr 2009 | 122.4 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| Average weekly earnings | | | | | | |
| Full-time adult ordinary time earnings | $ | Trend | Feb 09 | 1 183.10 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| All employees total earnings | $ | Trend | Feb 09 | 918.50 | 1.0 | 4.2 |
| Industrial disputes | | | | | | |
| Working days lost | '000 | Original | Mar qtr 2009 | 11.6 | -62.7 | -72.9 |
| Working days lost per 1,000 employees | number | Original | Mar qtr 2009 | 1.2 | -63.6 | -73.3 |
| Job vacancies(h) | | | | | | |
| Australia | '000 | Trend | May 2008 | 183.6 | 1.1 | 9.0 |
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| . . not applicable |
| (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 the Glossary for further explanation of labour underutilisation rates. |
| (e) The quarterly unemployment rate is compiled using data collected in the quarter months and may differ slightly from the official monthly unemployment rate. |
| (f) Discrepancies may occur due to rounding. |
| (g) As a proportion of all children aged under 15 years. See the Explanatory Notes for information on family data. |
| (h) The May 2008 issue of Job Vacancies, Australia (cat. no. 6354.0) was the final issue for 2007-08. The survey will be reinstated in 2009-10. |
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