6202.0 - Labour Force, Australia, Dec 2009 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 14/01/2010   
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20/01/2010 Note: Minor correction to scale in graph for Unemployed Males Trend Estimates, no other data was affected.

UNEMPLOYED PERSONS TREND ESTIMATES


MALES

The trend estimates of unemployed males fell from 358,300 in December 1999 to 342,000 in August 2000. The trend then rose sharply to 392,000 in September 2001, before falling to 234,700 in March 2008. The trend then rose to 375,100 in July 2009 before falling to 358,700 in December 2009.



FEMALES

The trend estimates of unemployed females fell from 267,700 in December 1999 to 239,700 in September 2000. The trend then rose sharply to 290,300 in October 2001, before generally falling to 226,400 in March 2008. The trend then rose to 289,900 in October 2009 before falling slightly to 289,400 in December 2009.

Graph: Females


PERSONS

The trend estimates of unemployed persons fell from 625,900 in December 1999 to 582,900 in September 2000. The trend then rose to 682,100 in October 2001, before generally falling to 461,100 in March 2008. The trend then rose sharply to 661,600 in July 2009 before falling to 648,200 in December 2009.

Graph: Persons