APRIL KEY FIGURES
| | Mar 2011 | Apr 2011 | Mar 11 to Apr 11 | Apr 10 to Apr 11 |
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Trend | | | | | | |
| Employed persons ('000) | 11 441.2 | 11 446.1 | 4.9 | | 2.5 | % |
| Unemployed persons ('000) | 591.7 | 585.7 | -6.0 | | -5.7 | % |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.9 | 4.9 | 0.0 | pts | -0.4 | pts |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.7 | 65.7 | -0.1 | pts | 0.3 | pts |
Seasonally Adjusted | | | | | | |
| Employed persons ('000) | 11 458.6 | 11 436.5 | -22.1 | | 2.4 | % |
| Unemployed persons ('000) | 592.9 | 583.0 | -9.8 | | -8.4 | % |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.9 | 4.9 | -0.1 | pts | -0.5 | pts |
| Participation rate (%) | 65.8 | 65.6 | -0.2 | pts | 0.1 | pts |
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Employed Persons
| Unemployment Rate
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APRIL KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
- Employment increased to 11,446,100.
- Unemployment decreased to 585,700.
- Unemployment rate steady at 4.9%.
- Participation rate steady at 65.7%.
- Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,606.6 million hours.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
- Employment decreased 22,100 (0.2%) to 11,436,500. Full-time employment decreased 49,100 to 8,056,800 and part-time employment increased 26,900 to 3,379,700.
- Unemployment decreased 9,800 (-1.7%) to 583,000. The number of persons looking for full-time work decreased 1,700 to 413,000 and the number of persons looking for part-time work decreased 8,100 to 170,000.
- The unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9%. The male unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 4.7% and the female unemployment rate decreased 0.3 pts to 5.0%.
- The participation rate decreased 0.2 pts to 65.6%.
- Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased 14.7 million hours to 1,601.6 million hours.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
May 2011 | 9 June 2011 |
June 2011 | 7 July 2011 |
July 2011 | 11 August 2011 |
August 2011 | 8 September 2011 |
September 2011 | 13 October 2011 |
October 2011 | 10 November 2011 |
ROUNDING
Estimates of monthly change shown on the front cover have been calculated using unrounded estimates, and may be different from, but are more accurate than, movements obtained from the rounded estimates. The graphs on the front cover also depict unrounded estimates.
SAMPLING ERROR
The estimates in this publication are based on a sample survey. Published estimates and the movements derived from them are subject to sampling variability. Standard errors give a measure of this variability (see pages 34 and 35 of the publication). The interval bounded by two standard errors is the 95% confidence interval, which provides a way of looking at the variability inherent in estimates. There is a 95% chance that the true value of the estimate lies within that interval.
Movements in seasonally adjusted series between March 2011 and April 2011 |
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| Monthly change | 95% Confidence interval |
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Total Employment | -22 100 | -76 700 | to | 32 500 |
Total Unemployment | -9 800 | -41 600 | to | 22 000 |
Unemployment rate | -0.1 pts | -0.3 pts | to | 0.1 pts |
Participation rate | -0.2 pts | -0.6 pts | to | 0.2 pts |
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INQUIRIES
For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070, email client.services@abs.gov.au or Labour Force on Canberra (02) 6252 6525, email labourforce@abs.gov.au\>.