6202.0 labour force, australia (jul 2014) · labour force australia july 2014 6202.0 for further...

pts–0.1 pts0.164.864.7Participation rate (%)

pts0.7 pts0.36.46.0Unemployment rate (%)

%15.143.7789.0745.2Unemployed persons ('000)

%0.9–0.311 576.611 576.9Employed persons ('000)

Seasonally Adjusted

pts–0.2 pts0.064.764.7Participation rate (%)

pts0.4 pts0.16.16.1Unemployment rate (%)

%9.49.5756.7747.3Unemployed persons ('000)

%1.04.611 582.211 577.7Employed persons ('000)

Trend

Jul 13 toJul 14

Jun 14 toJul 14Jul 2014Jun 2014

K E Y F I G U R E S

T R E N D E S T I M A T E S ( M O N T H L Y C H A N G E )

! Employment increased to 11,582,200 from a revised June 2014 estimate.

! Unemployment increased to 756,700.

! Unemployment rate increased 0.1 pts to 6.1%, based on unrounded estimates.

! Participation rate remained steady at 64.7%.

! Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 2.8 million hours (0.2%) to 1,610.9 million

hours.

S E A S O N A L L Y A D J U S T E D E S T I M A T E S ( M O N T H L Y C H A N G E )

! Employment decreased 300 to 11,576,600. Full-time employment increased 14,500 to

8,077,400 and part-time employment decreased 14,800 to 3,499,200.

! Unemployment increased 43,700 to 789,000. The number of unemployed persons

looking for full-time work increased 21,900 to 566,400 and the number of unemployed

persons only looking for part-time work increased 21,800 to 222,600.

! The unemployment rate increased 0.3 pts to 6.4%.

! Participation rate increased 0.1 pts to 64.8%.

! Aggregate monthly hours worked decreased 14.8 million hours (0.9%) to

1 ,610.7 million hours.

K E Y P O I N T S

E M B A R G O : 1 1 . 3 0 A M ( C A N B E R R A T I M E ) T H U R S 7 A U G 2 0 1 4

LABOUR FORCE A U S T R A L I A

6202.0J U L Y 2 0 1 4

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Employed Persons

Jul2013

Oct Jan2014

Apr Jul

'000

11100

11220

11340

11460

11580

11700TrendSeas adj.

Unemployment Rate

Jul2013

Oct Jan2014

Apr Jul

%

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.6TrendSeas adj.

I N Q U I R I E S

w w w . a b s . g o v . a u

15 January 2015December 2014

11 December 2014November 2014

6 November 2014October 2014

9 October 2014September 2014

11 September 2014August 2014

RELEASE DATEISSUEFO R T H C O M I N G I S S U E S

Jo n a t h a n Pa l m e r

Ac t i n g Au s t r a l i a n S t a t i s t i c i a n

0.5 ptsto–0.3 pts0.1 ptsParticipation rate0.7 ptsto–0.1 pts0.3 ptsUnemployment rate81 500to5 90043 700Total Unemployment57 100to–57 700–300Total Employment

95% Confidence interval

Monthly

change

MOVEMENTS IN SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES BETWEEN JUNE 2014 AND JULY 2014

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 sampling variability (see Standard Errors section). 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.

SA M P L I N G ER R O R

Estimates of change shown on the front cover and used in the commentary 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.

RO U N D I N G

For information on changes to Labour Force outputs and active job search steps, refer to

'What's New in the Labour Force' on pages 6-8.

WH A T ' S NE W IN TH E

LA B O U R FO R C E

2 A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U L 2 0 1 4

N O T E S

Australia's unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points (based on unrounded

estimates) to 6.4% in July 2014 (seasonally adjusted). The increased unemployment rate

resulted from increased participation with the number of persons in the labour force

increasing by 43,400 persons, and the number of employed persons decreasing by 300.

The net result was the number of unemployed persons increased by 43,700 to 789,000 in

July 2014 (seasonally adjusted).

In trend terms the unemployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points (based on

unrounded estimates) to 6.1% in July 2014, following a revision to the June 2014

estimate. The number of unemployed persons in July 2014 increased by 9,500 to 756,700.

Trend estimates reduce the impact of the irregular component of the seasonally adjusted

series and can provide a better a better basis for analysing the underlying behaviour of

the series.

In original terms (where the seasonal and irregular influences have not been removed)

the number of employed persons decreased by 11,900 persons between June and July

2014 and the number of unemployed persons increased by 19,300. The seasonally

adjusted increase in unemployment was stronger than the increase in original terms,

reflecting that historically there is usually a decrease in unemployed persons in July in

original terms. The incoming rotation group for July 2014 had a lower proportion of

employed persons and a higher proportion of unemployed persons compared to the

sample it replaced. Therefore the incoming rotation group contributed more persons to

the labour force and to the increased unemployment rate. The incoming rotation group

contributed about one-third of the absolute change in the number of persons

unemployed and 40% of the absolute change in male unemployment.

July 2014 saw the seasonally adjusted participation rate increase by 0.1 percentage points

to 64.8%. The trend participation rate was unchanged at 64.7% in July 2014.

The seasonally adjusted number of employed persons decreased by 300 in July 2014 to

11,576,600 persons. In trend terms, employment increased by 4,600 persons to

11,582,200 persons in July 2014. The employment to population ratio, which expresses

the number of employed persons as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years

and over, decreased 0.1 percentage points to 60.7% (seasonally adjusted). The trend

employment to population ratio remained steady at 60.8%, following a revision to the

June 2014 estimate.

NA T I O N A L ES T I M A T E S

A B S • L A B O U R FO R C E • 6 2 0 2 . 0 • J U L 2 0 1 4 3

L A B O U R F O R C E C O M M E N T A R Y J U L Y 2 0 1 4

The largest absolute increases in seasonally adjusted unemployment were in Victoria (up

14,500 persons), Queensland (up 12,100 persons) and New South Wales (up 8,100

persons). The largest absolute decrease in seasonally adjusted unemployment was in

South Australia (down 1,300 persons).

The largest absolute decreases in seasonally adjusted employment were in Queensland

(down 12,600 persons), South Australia (down 4,200 persons) and New South Wales

(down 4,200 persons). The largest absolute increase in seasonally adjusted employment

was in Victoria (up 14,600 persons).

Victoria had the largest increase in the seasonally adjusted participation rate (up 0.5

percentage points) and South Australia the largest decrease (down 0.4 percentage

points).

Seasonally adjusted estimates are not published for the territories.

ST A T E ES T I M A T E S

Seasonally adjusted part-time employment decreased by 14,800 persons to 3,499,200

persons while full-time employment increased by 14,500 persons in July 2014 to

8,077,400 persons. The decrease in total employment resulted from:

! a decrease in male part-time employment, down 21,500 persons

! a decrease in female full-time employment, down 5,100 persons

! an increase in female part-time employment, up 6,700 persons

! an increase in male full-time employment, up 19,600 persons.

Seasonally adjusted aggregate monthly hours worked decreased by 14.8 million hours

(0.9%) in July 2014 to 1,610.7 million hours.

Feb2013

Jun Oct Feb2014

Jun

%

60.0

60.5

61.0

61.5

62.0

62.5

63.0TrendSeasonally adjusted

EMPLOYMENT TO POPULAT ION RATIO , PERSONS, February 2013 toJu ly 2014

NA T I O N A L ES T I M A T E S

continued


L A B O U R F O R C E C O M M E N T A R Y J U L Y 2 0 1 4 continued

np not available for publication but included in totals whereapplicable, unless otherwise indicated

6.46.06.16.1Australianpnp3.93.8Australian Capital Territorynpnp4.84.5Northern Territory7.67.37.57.5Tasmania5.25.05.05.0Western Australia7.27.37.17.0South Australia6.86.36.56.4Queensland7.06.66.66.6Victoria5.95.75.85.7New South Wales

%%%%

JulyJuneJulyJune

SEASONALLYADJUSTEDTREND

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, STATE AND TERRITORIES, June 2014 and Ju l y2014

ST A T E ES T I M A T E S continued


L A B O U R F O R C E C O M M E N T A R Y J U L Y 2 0 1 4 continued

Changes to standard Labour Force products will be implemented from the July 2014 to

May 2015 issues of this and related publications. These changes have arisen from the ABS

review in 2010-11 of content included in the labour household survey program, as

described in the Information Paper: Outcomes of the Labour Household Surveys

Content Review, 2012 (cat. no. 6107.0).

There are no changes to the pdf, spreadsheets or data cube in this issue. However, there

will be changes to the related detailed monthly and quarterly releases.

The following outputs were produced for the final time with the June 2014 issue of the

detailed monthly Labour Force release (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001) and will not be available

with the July 2014 or future issues:

! Spreadsheet tables 15a and 15b;

! Data cube EM2 - this will be replaced by two separate data cubes from the January

2015 issue;

! Data cube UM1;

! Data cube RM2.

The following outputs were produced for the final time with the May 2014 issue of the

detailed quarterly Labour Force release (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003) and will not be available

with the August 2014 or future issues:

! Data cube EO1;

! Data cube UQ2 - this will be replaced by two separate data cubes from the

November 2014 issue;

! Data cube UQ3 - this will be replaced by two separate data cubes from the

November 2014 issue.

The above products have been ceased due to:

! duration of unemployment since last full-time job no longer being collected as this

item was replaced by duration of unemployment in 2001 and is therefore obsolete

(Spreadsheet tables 15a and 15b; Data cubes UM1 and RM2), and

! expanded scope and changed response categories for employed persons who

worked fewer than their usual number of hours during the reference week (Data

cube EM2 which will be replaced, and Data cube EO1 for which the information will

largely be available in other products).

The definition of duration of unemployment will change from the July 2014 issue of the

detailed monthly Labour Force release (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001). The last job to break a

period of job search no longer needs to be of a duration of two weeks or longer. Instead

any job (of greater than one hour) can break a period of looking for work. This makes it

consistent with the definition of employment where any work of one hour or more in

the reference week counts as employment.

Further information on changes to outputs is available in the Information Paper:

Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics (cat. no. 6292.0), released on 26 June

2014.

CH A N G E S TO LA B O U R

FO R C E OU T P U T S


W H A T ' S N E W I N T H E L A B O U R F O R C E

Changes to the job search steps were made to the LFS questionnaire from July 2014.

These changes aim to more accurately reflect the role of Centrelink in relation to job

seekers, to provide greater consistency of treatment of certain job search steps, and to

include logical job search steps that were not previously included.

Two new active job search steps have been included in the survey:

! 'had an interview with an employer for work' and

! 'taken steps to purchase or start your own business'.

Having an interview with an employer is a logical step in the process of getting a job, and

given that it may take some time for people to be offered a job after applying (during

which time they may attend an interview), including this as an active job search step

means that people who are in the process of being considered for a job will not

necessarily change from being classified as unemployed to not in the labour force if there

are time lags between applying for, being interviewed for and being offered a job.

The previous suite of job search steps did not consider steps taken to start or purchase a

business as an active job search step. Activities such as applying for an Australian

Business Number or licences, or seeking finance to establish or purchase a business, or

obtaining premises or equipment, are considered job search activities for people who are

looking to be 'self-employed', i.e. working in their own business. The recognition of

these as active job search steps was agreed to at the 19th International Conference of

Labour Statisticians, in October 2013, where the standards for work, employment and

labour underutilisation were revised.

In addition, two steps which were previously 'active' steps are no longer considered

sufficient for a person to be classified as actively looking for work. These are 'checked

notice boards' and 'been registered with Centrelink as a jobseeker'.

WHAT CHANGES HAVE

OCCURRED?

The ABS has refined some of the questions asked about job search steps in the Labour

Force Survey (LFS) questionnaire to better reflect the nature of job search practices in

Australia and to better align with international standards. This note outlines the previous

practice, what the changes are, the reasons for the changes and the impact on estimates

of unemployment.

In accordance with international standards the ABS includes an 'active' job search criteria

to define the unemployed population in the LFS. 'Active' job search steps are those

which put a person in contact with prospective employers for work, either directly or

through intermediaries (such as employment services, agencies or recruiting firms), or

represent steps towards 'self-employment'. People who only looked in newspapers or

read job advertisements on the internet are not considered actively looking for work, as

it is impossible to obtain work without some additional active job search step (for

example, contacting the employer).

To maintain consistency in the underlying concept of active job search over time, it is

necessary to periodically review the steps which are considered active to reflect current

and emerging practices in the labour market. For example, in July 2011 looking on the

internet was added to looking in newspapers as a passive job search step and reference

to Centrelink touch screens was removed.

RE V I S I O N TO AC T I V E JO B

SE A R C H ST E P S


W H A T ' S N E W I N T H E L A B O U R F O R C E continued

The changes in job search steps could, potentially, change the labour force status of

persons between unemployed and not in the labour force. Prior to their introduction the

net impact of the changes was assessed as unlikely to be statistically significant and, as

accurately measuring any impact is expensive and complex, the ABS did not introduce

special measurement arrangements. The ABS did, however, analyse how many

respondents in July 2014, compared to historical patterns, were asked which active and

passive job search steps they had undertaken in the reference week. There is no

evidence that the introduction of the new active job search steps and the changing of

two active steps to passive has had a significant impact on the estimates for

unemployment and not in the labour force. In addition, changes in participation and the

number of unemployed persons did not occur in a consistent manner across states and

territories, males and females, and age groups. This further supports the conclusion that

the new questionnaire had no systematic impact on the estimates of unemployed

persons and persons not in the labour force.

The changes would not have had any impact on the estimates of employed persons.

IMPACT ON ESTIMATES OF

UNEMPLOYMENT

Previously, the step 'looking in newspapers or on the internet' was not an active job

search step, as without taking further steps (such as responding to an advertisement or

applying to an employer for a job) a prospective employer would not be made aware that

the person was looking for work. Checking notice boards is not conceptually different

from checking in newspapers or on the internet, so should be treated in the same way

(as not an active job search step), and has been rolled into the current response 'looking

in newspapers or on the internet'.

The role of Centrelink in relation to job seekers has changed over time. The core

function of Centrelink in relation to job seekers is in the administration of income

support, rather than directly supporting job search activities. While registering with

Centrelink as a job seeker is a necessary step in order to receive government income

support, it is not a step relating to actual job search. Job seekers would need to take

active job search steps, in order to be considered actively looking for work.

See the Glossary for the list of job search steps classified as active from July 2014.

WHAT CHANGES HAVE

OCCURRED? continued


W H A T ' S N E W I N T H E L A B O U R F O R C E continued

64.76.16.412 339.0756.7549.711 582.23 506.18 076.1July64.76.16.312 324.9747.3542.911 577.73 507.98 069.8June64.76.06.212 307.1737.9536.111 569.13 509.28 060.0May64.75.96.212 288.3730.6530.611 557.63 509.68 048.0April64.75.96.212 268.4726.1527.311 542.43 509.28 033.1March64.75.96.212 247.6723.4526.011 524.23 508.18 016.1February64.75.96.212 226.3720.9525.511 505.53 504.88 000.6January

2014

64.75.96.212 205.9716.7523.811 489.23 498.67 990.6December64.75.86.112 188.3710.1520.111 478.23 490.37 987.9November64.75.86.112 175.9703.1515.611 472.83 480.87 992.0October64.85.76.012 169.5697.4511.411 472.23 471.78 000.5September64.95.76.012 166.4693.9509.511 472.53 462.38 010.2August65.05.76.012 163.4691.8509.311 471.63 454.98 016.7July

201365.15.25.311 978.1623.6448.811 354.53 366.57 988.0July 201265.45.15.211 817.6602.5429.111 215.13 319.67 895.5July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


201358.85.36.15 480.3290.2181.85 190.12 367.52 822.6July 201258.95.35.95 399.5284.4174.45 115.12 334.62 780.4July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


201371.75.14.96 497.8333.4267.06 164.4999.15 165.4July 201272.15.04.76 418.1318.0254.76 100.0985.05 115.1July 2011

MA L E S

%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Part

time

Full

time

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Labour force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Trend1



2014


201365.15.25.311 975.2621.5447.511 353.73 372.37 981.4July 201265.45.15.111 822.0603.5422.911 218.53 318.47 900.1July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


201358.85.36.05 479.5288.1179.05 191.42 371.32 820.1July 201259.05.35.85 402.7287.5172.45 115.22 327.52 787.7July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


201371.65.14.96 495.7333.4268.56 162.21 001.05 161.3July 201272.14.94.76 419.3316.0250.56 103.3991.05 112.4July 2011

MA L E S

%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

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workTotal

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workTotal

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UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Labour force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Seasona l l y Adjus ted2


64.76.06.319 069.26 736.212 333.1743.0542.211 590.13 503.18 087.0July64.75.96.319 043.26 717.512 325.7723.7535.311 602.03 584.38 017.7June64.85.86.219 013.36 699.412 313.9718.9532.811 595.03 533.78 061.3May64.85.86.118 983.46 680.112 303.3714.6516.611 588.73 577.38 011.5April65.06.26.218 953.56 624.412 329.1766.8530.111 562.33 570.27 992.2March65.26.86.718 925.76 594.912 330.8837.8582.111 493.03 402.68 090.5February64.26.46.918 897.96 771.512 126.4772.8592.711 353.63 395.27 958.4January

2014

65.05.76.018 870.26 604.112 266.0695.3511.711 570.73 507.58 063.2December64.45.45.718 840.16 711.712 128.5657.0486.811 471.53 462.88 008.7November64.75.66.018 810.16 630.912 179.2679.9506.711 499.33 547.47 951.9October65.25.75.818 780.16 540.612 239.5692.5498.511 547.03 420.08 127.0September64.25.65.818 753.66 705.212 048.4679.4487.911 369.03 443.27 925.8August64.85.35.718 727.16 594.112 133.0646.9484.011 486.03 462.38 023.7July

201365.04.95.118 390.96 444.611 946.3582.6425.211 363.73 376.07 987.7July 201265.24.84.818 070.06 279.811 790.1562.6399.411 227.53 320.67 907.0July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


201358.64.95.69 324.33 862.35 462.0268.6167.45 193.42 368.62 824.8July 201258.75.05.49 164.53 781.95 382.5267.1160.45 115.52 322.72 792.8July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


201371.54.84.89 066.52 582.26 484.3314.0257.86 170.31 007.45 162.9July 201272.04.64.58 905.52 497.96 407.6295.5239.06 112.1997.95 114.2July 2011

MA L E S

%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

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workTotal

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workTotal

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time Participation rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Civilian

population

aged 15

years and

over

Not in

labour

forceLabour force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) : Or ig ina l3


6 085.063.05.9228.03 608.02 564.363.05.8221.43 612.72 553.2July6 078.663.05.7219.93 612.32 537.863.05.7218.13 613.42 545.4June6 071.162.95.7218.33 602.32 535.363.05.6215.13 612.62 536.1May6 063.663.25.4208.13 623.92 525.463.05.6212.83 610.42 525.9April6 056.263.05.2200.23 615.32 520.263.05.6212.33 605.92 515.1March6 049.263.15.7218.93 599.62 515.663.05.6213.73 598.92 504.5February6 042.263.05.8219.33 585.72 480.363.05.7216.53 591.02 496.0January

2014

6 035.262.95.8220.03 574.52 485.163.05.8219.63 584.92 491.4December6 027.763.25.9224.13 585.92 498.863.15.8221.43 582.52 491.3November6 020.363.25.8222.63 584.12 491.263.25.8221.33 584.62 495.8October6 012.863.15.6212.23 584.12 500.663.45.8219.73 590.82 504.2September6 006.263.85.9225.63 607.72 525.363.55.7217.63 598.32 514.9August5 999.663.65.6214.53 600.52 517.263.75.6215.83 604.92 525.7July

20135 913.763.25.2193.33 542.92 503.363.25.0188.63 546.22 505.9July 20125 839.363.45.2190.93 511.32 476.563.45.3194.33 505.82 471.1July 2011

PE R S O N S

3 094.356.76.2109.11 644.6909.456.75.9103.11 651.0914.8July3 091.056.85.7100.51 655.9912.256.85.8102.51 652.4915.6June3 087.256.65.798.91 649.6917.756.95.8101.91 653.2916.0May3 083.457.05.799.51 658.3917.456.95.8101.61 653.4915.4April3 079.657.15.8102.01 656.8919.357.05.8101.61 652.5913.3March3 076.156.96.1106.71 644.5919.456.95.8101.71 650.0909.9February3 072.657.15.8102.11 651.9889.056.95.8101.81 646.6906.6January

2014

3 069.156.75.697.61 642.6902.356.95.8101.81 644.0904.8December3 065.356.85.9102.41 638.6909.656.95.8101.71 643.1905.2November3 061.656.95.9103.31 640.1906.857.05.8101.91 643.7907.3October3 057.856.95.798.71 642.2909.157.25.9102.41 645.6910.3September3 054.557.96.0105.81 663.4924.157.35.9102.91 647.7913.2August3 051.257.26.0104.51 642.3905.957.45.9102.81 649.2915.4July

20133 008.456.64.780.11 621.4908.256.64.882.51 619.2903.4July 20122 969.856.75.592.01 592.7881.956.85.593.51 593.6874.3July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


20132 905.470.05.6113.21 921.51 595.170.05.2106.11 927.01 602.5July 20122 869.670.34.998.91 918.61 594.670.15.0100.81 912.21 596.8July 2011

MA L E S

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employed

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full time

Partici-

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rate

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rate

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unemp-

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Total

employed

Employed

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population

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years

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SEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— New South Wales4



2014


20134 601.365.25.4161.82 838.61 952.465.35.5165.32 839.91 951.6July 20124 523.065.55.2153.52 809.81 948.565.65.1150.52 814.41 959.2July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


20132 345.659.35.678.21 312.2685.259.45.880.61 312.5687.2July 20122 305.358.55.776.31 273.1674.058.75.574.11 278.4683.2July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


20132 255.771.45.283.61 526.41 267.171.55.384.71 527.41 264.4July 20122 217.772.84.877.21 536.71 274.572.74.776.41 536.01 276.1July 2011

MA L E S

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Unemp-

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years

and over


LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Victo r ia5



2014


20133 650.466.55.8140.92 285.51 636.966.45.7139.32 286.11 642.0July 20123 575.467.25.5132.92 271.21 624.767.45.5132.42 276.11 625.1July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


20131 848.060.16.269.11 041.2580.460.05.965.71 043.2585.9July 20121 809.661.55.460.41 052.5590.061.65.561.81 052.2588.2July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


20131 802.473.05.571.71 244.31 056.573.05.673.61 242.91 056.1July 20121 765.773.15.672.51 218.71 034.773.35.570.61 224.01 036.9July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed full

time

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian population

aged 15 years

and over


LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Queens land6


1 386.262.37.262.2801.7533.062.57.161.8803.7535.0July1 385.262.87.363.5805.9539.862.47.060.8803.0534.2June1 383.962.16.959.0800.4531.162.36.959.7802.0533.3May1 382.662.16.354.5804.3532.262.26.858.7800.8532.3April1 381.362.17.161.2796.6526.962.16.858.0799.5531.3March1 380.262.06.757.1798.3535.462.06.757.7798.3530.3February1 379.161.96.656.2797.3529.162.06.757.3797.6529.5January

2014

1 378.062.16.757.7797.4528.962.06.757.1797.5528.7December1 376.862.36.958.7798.4527.462.16.756.9797.6528.1November1 375.662.16.757.1797.1526.162.16.656.6798.1528.0October1 374.462.15.950.7803.2533.862.36.656.3799.5529.4September1 373.562.46.858.6799.0526.162.46.555.9801.8532.4August1 372.762.66.959.1800.3533.262.76.455.0805.0535.9July

20131 360.162.85.244.2809.5527.762.75.647.9805.4529.5July 20121 346.663.65.244.2812.2543.663.55.244.7810.9543.2July 2011

PE R S O N S

705.456.06.425.2369.9179.456.36.425.6371.1181.2July704.956.66.525.9372.8185.756.26.425.5370.5180.0June704.355.96.826.9367.1176.256.16.425.4369.6178.9May703.856.05.621.9372.3178.556.06.425.3368.6177.7April703.256.06.927.3366.4174.355.96.425.3367.5176.8March702.755.76.726.1365.2177.355.86.525.3366.7176.4February702.155.56.224.0365.6175.255.86.425.1366.6176.9January

2014

701.655.76.324.5366.5179.655.96.324.8367.0178.2December701.056.56.826.9369.0180.056.06.324.6367.5179.7November700.456.06.023.5368.9179.256.06.224.5368.0181.2October699.856.05.421.2370.8186.456.26.224.6368.6182.5September699.456.46.927.1367.3182.556.36.324.7369.3184.0August698.956.56.726.4368.6183.056.66.324.7370.7185.4July

2013692.757.05.220.5374.4175.456.85.421.3372.5177.0July 2012685.857.45.019.8373.7187.057.45.019.9373.5184.5July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


2013667.468.85.223.8435.2352.368.95.826.7432.9352.5July 2012660.870.15.324.4438.5356.669.95.424.8437.5358.8July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed full

time

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian population

aged 15 years

and over


LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— South Aust ra l ia7



2014


20131 970.368.63.649.11 303.1944.969.13.851.71 310.5951.6July 20121 901.468.53.951.31 250.9894.668.54.254.71 248.3889.4July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


2013979.060.44.224.8566.9308.761.44.426.7574.7312.2July 2012948.161.14.224.5554.6298.461.04.123.8554.6294.1July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


2013991.376.73.224.3736.1636.376.73.325.0735.8639.4July 2012953.375.93.726.9696.4596.276.04.330.9693.7595.3July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian

population

aged 15

years and

over


LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Western Aust ra l ia8



2014


2013416.860.16.416.0234.4149.960.46.817.2234.5149.8July 2012415.560.65.213.1238.6155.960.45.213.0237.9156.6July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


2013210.955.16.17.1109.150.155.16.87.9108.249.5July 2012210.555.54.85.6111.251.655.24.95.7110.452.3July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


2013205.965.26.78.9125.399.865.86.89.3126.3100.2July 2012205.065.85.57.5127.4104.365.75.47.2127.5104.3July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000%%'000'000'000

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Partici-

pation

rate

Unemp-

loyment

rate

Total

unemp-

loyed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian

population

aged 15

years

and over


LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Tasman ia9


185.574.44.86.6131.4109.3July185.274.84.56.1132.2110.1June184.475.24.15.7132.9110.5May183.775.53.95.4133.3110.6April182.975.73.85.2133.3110.2March182.575.63.85.2132.8109.2February182.275.33.95.4131.8107.9January

2014

181.875.04.25.7130.7106.6December181.574.94.56.1129.7105.7November181.274.94.96.6129.1105.1October181.074.95.27.1128.6104.6September180.775.15.57.4128.2103.9August180.475.05.67.6127.7103.0July

2013176.573.74.15.4124.8102.1July 2012172.872.03.94.9119.596.8July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


201385.570.44.12.557.742.3July 201283.967.83.72.154.740.1July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


201391.076.94.12.967.159.9July 201288.975.94.12.864.856.8July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000

Participation

rate

Unemployment

rate

Total

unemployed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian

population

aged 15

years

and over

TREND

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Northern Ter r i to ry10



2014


2013301.772.83.88.3211.3157.5July 2012295.972.74.18.8206.4155.4July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


2013154.269.43.23.5103.566.9July 2012151.668.13.73.899.465.1July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


2013147.576.34.34.8107.890.6July 2012144.477.54.55.0106.990.2July 2011

MA L E S

'000%%'000'000'000

Participation

rate

Unemployment

rate

Total

unemployed

Total

employed

Employed

full time

Civilian

population

aged 15

years

and over

TREND

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— Aust ra l ian Cap i ta l Ter r i to ry11


64.76.06.319 069.26 736.212 333.1743.0542.211 590.13 503.18 087.0Australia

71.83.83.2314.288.7225.58.75.3216.954.9161.9Australian Capital Territory73.05.64.9185.550.1135.47.65.5127.822.0105.8Northern Territory60.57.18.5419.5165.6253.918.013.8235.986.2149.7Tasmania68.34.95.22 104.5667.01 437.570.354.01 367.2391.3976.0Western Australia61.96.77.61 386.2528.1858.157.843.5800.2269.6530.6South Australia66.16.46.83 799.41 287.52 511.9160.6120.22 351.3695.51 655.8Queensland64.66.66.94 775.01 688.03 087.0205.1143.32 881.9938.71 943.2Victoria62.85.65.86 085.02 261.33 823.7214.8156.53 608.91 044.92 564.0New South Wales

PE R S O N S

58.65.97.19 664.14 005.45 658.7336.3218.55 322.42 448.82 873.6Australia

67.74.74.0160.551.9108.65.12.8103.535.967.6Australian Capital Territory68.35.04.888.828.160.73.12.157.615.542.1Northern Territory55.36.59.1212.394.8117.47.65.2109.858.451.5Tasmania61.14.85.71 044.0405.8638.230.519.6607.7284.7322.9Western Australia55.66.28.3705.4313.5391.924.116.2367.8189.3178.5South Australia61.16.17.21 926.0748.61 177.471.447.21 106.0495.3610.6Queensland58.46.57.82 432.81 012.21 420.692.058.61 328.6638.6690.1Victoria56.45.96.83 094.31 350.51 743.8102.466.81 641.5731.1910.3New South Wales

FE M A L E S

71.06.15.89 405.22 730.86 674.4406.7323.86 267.71 054.35 213.4Australia

76.13.02.6153.736.8116.93.52.5113.419.094.3Australian Capital Territory77.36.15.096.722.074.74.63.470.26.563.7Northern Territory65.97.68.1207.270.7136.510.48.7126.127.898.3Tasmania75.45.05.01 060.5261.2799.339.834.5759.5106.5653.0Western Australia68.57.27.2680.8214.6466.233.727.3432.580.4352.1South Australia71.26.76.51 873.4538.81 334.589.273.01 245.3200.21 045.2Queensland71.16.86.32 342.1675.81 666.4113.184.71 553.3300.21 253.1Victoria69.55.45.12 990.8910.92 079.9112.489.81 967.4313.81 653.7New South Wales

MA L E S

%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Part

time

Full

time

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Civilian

population

aged 15

years

and over

Not in

labour

force

Labour

force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) , States & ter r i to r ies :

Or ig ina l —July 201412


4.843.754.119.329.4154.170.2642.8168.7July4.743.753.919.029.0150.769.0642.3168.3June4.643.653.618.628.6146.367.3641.7167.9May4.443.753.318.128.0141.765.3641.7167.5April4.343.753.017.627.4136.863.0642.1167.2March4.143.852.817.026.6132.160.6643.0166.8February4.043.852.616.726.1128.958.9643.7166.2January

2014

3.943.952.616.525.9127.757.9644.2165.6December4.044.052.716.626.0128.357.9644.9165.2November4.044.153.016.726.2129.958.8646.4165.3October4.144.453.316.826.4131.059.6650.0165.9September4.144.753.716.626.4130.860.1655.4167.3August4.145.154.016.426.3129.360.3661.3169.3July

20134.245.855.016.823.9134.361.4667.3195.3July 20124.046.555.115.622.9124.858.3675.1196.3July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


20133.248.256.815.225.061.422.9341.668.9July 20123.348.757.114.725.459.523.7344.369.6July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


20135.143.553.218.323.372.938.5325.7126.4July 20124.644.453.216.521.565.234.6330.9126.6July 2011

MA L E S

%%%%%'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Full

time

Unemployment

to population

ratio – looking

for full-time

work

Employment

to

population

ratio

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATEUNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Labour Force Status : Trend13



2014


20134.345.754.916.724.9133.762.8666.3189.4July 20124.146.254.915.923.0127.259.3670.8198.9July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


20133.448.357.115.426.062.224.3342.969.1July 20123.348.056.615.225.360.623.6339.369.8July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


20135.143.252.718.124.371.438.5323.4120.2July 20124.844.553.416.721.766.635.7331.5129.1July 2011

MA L E S

%%%%%'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Full

time

Unemployment

to population

ratio – looking

for full-time

work

Employment

to

population

ratio

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATEUNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Labour Force Status : Seasona l l y Ad jus ted14


* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes

4.553.218.327.61 472.0689.3782.7143.366.6639.5464.6174.8July 20143.452.714.222.41 464.7693.1771.6109.650.0662.0488.5173.5July 20133.953.315.123.01 458.2681.2777.0117.257.5659.8467.2192.6July 20123.753.414.421.31 452.3676.3776.0112.054.4664.0462.4201.6July 2011

Persons

3.655.516.130.0717.0319.4397.764.125.9333.6273.160.4July 20143.154.213.127.4712.6326.1386.450.521.9335.9277.958.0July 20133.155.513.924.0709.3315.8393.454.922.3338.6268.070.6July 20123.154.913.823.6706.9318.8388.153.721.9334.4263.770.7July 2011

Females


Males

TO T A L

1.443.618.043.31 115.9629.3486.687.415.8399.3378.520.7July 20141.242.514.545.81 103.1633.9469.267.913.3401.4385.615.7July 20131.043.014.228.31 082.2617.4464.966.110.5398.8372.226.6July 20120.943.313.226.11 066.6605.1461.560.89.4400.6374.126.5July 2011

Persons

1.449.215.742.5568.0288.4279.744.08.1235.7224.711.0July 2014*1.246.912.7*61.4557.8296.0261.833.2*6.9228.6224.3*4.3July 2013*0.647.913.1*19.0550.7287.2263.534.5*3.5229.0213.815.1July 2012*0.847.712.6*27.7541.2283.0258.232.6*4.1225.5214.810.7July 2011

Females

1.437.820.944.2547.9340.9207.043.47.7163.6153.99.8July 2014*1.238.016.7*36.1545.3338.0207.434.6*6.4172.8161.311.4July 20131.337.915.737.8531.6330.2201.431.66.9169.8158.411.4July 2012

*1.038.713.9*24.9525.4322.1203.328.2*5.3175.1159.315.8July 2011Males

AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N


Persons

11.979.217.126.4149.031.0118.020.117.897.948.449.5July 20149.780.513.921.9154.830.2124.617.315.1107.353.653.7July 2013

11.881.915.625.3158.628.7130.020.318.8109.654.155.5July 201210.778.416.222.8165.735.8129.921.117.8108.848.860.0July 2011

Females


Males

NO T AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N

%%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Part

time

Full

time

Unemployment

to population

ratio – looking

for full-time

work

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Civilian

population

aged

15–19

years

Not in

labour

force

Labour

force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, Educat ion & Labour Force Status : Or ig ina l15


* estimate is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes

4.553.218.327.61 472.0689.3782.7143.366.6639.5464.6174.8Australia

*3.553.423.3*35.423.210.812.42.9*0.89.58.0*1.5Australian Capital Territory*4.250.2*12.4*17.316.38.18.2*1.0*0.77.23.93.3Northern Territory5.556.922.735.633.514.519.14.31.814.711.43.3Tasmania

*3.056.211.3*13.9162.771.391.410.4*5.081.050.330.8Western Australia*3.251.621.1*27.9104.350.553.811.4*3.342.534.08.5South Australia6.860.620.431.8310.9122.5188.438.421.2150.0104.645.4Queensland3.452.818.931.9356.1168.1188.035.612.1152.4126.625.8Victoria4.747.617.827.9465.0243.5221.539.421.8182.1125.956.3New South Wales

TO T A L

1.443.618.043.31 115.9629.3486.687.415.8399.3378.520.7Australia

*1.947.427.3*54.818.89.98.92.4*0.46.56.2*0.3Australian Capital Territory*1.535.6*9.1*23.910.26.63.6*0.3*0.23.32.80.5Northern Territory*2.948.025.6*76.926.613.812.83.3*0.89.59.3*0.2Tasmania*0.742.813.0*19.7111.463.747.76.2*0.841.538.2*3.3Western Australia*0.343.919.8*18.881.545.735.87.1*0.328.727.6*1.1South Australia*1.949.118.5*43.9216.4110.2106.319.7*4.186.681.4*5.2Queensland*1.346.919.2*50.5296.9157.8139.126.7*3.8112.4108.7*3.7Victoria*1.637.416.3*46.8354.0221.6132.421.6*5.6110.7104.3*6.4New South Wales

AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N

14.383.218.924.8356.160.0296.155.950.8240.286.1154.1Australia

*10.379.4*12.9*27.54.4*0.93.5*0.4*0.43.01.8*1.2Australian Capital Territory*8.674.7*15.0*16.06.11.54.5*0.7*0.53.91.12.8Northern Territory

*15.590.9*17.0*25.86.9*0.66.3*1.1*1.15.22.13.1Tasmania*8.185.2*9.5*13.151.37.643.6*4.1*4.139.512.027.5Western Australia

*13.479.023.7*29.122.84.818.04.3*3.013.76.37.4South Australia18.187.022.729.994.412.382.118.717.163.423.240.2Queensland14.082.518.227.359.210.348.98.98.340.017.922.1Victoria14.680.319.924.5111.121.989.217.716.271.421.549.9New South Wales

NO T AT T E N D I N G FU L L - T I M E ED U C A T I O N

%%%%'000'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Total

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Looking

for f/t

workTotal

Part

time

Full

time

Unemployment

to population

ratio – looking

for full-time

work

Participation

rate

UNEMPLOYMENTRATE

Civilian

population

aged

15–19

years

Not in

labour

force

Labour

force

UNEMPLOYEDEMPLOYED

PERSONS AGED 15– 19 YEARS, States & ter r i to r ies :

Or ig ina l —July 201416


(a) Gross flows figures do not match published labour force estimates. Refer to gross flows in Glossary.

14 993.95 092.59 901.4581.49 320.12 839.36 480.7Matched Civilian Population5 037.84 673.3364.5147.2217.3143.573.8Not in Labour Force9 956.1419.29 536.9434.29 102.82 695.86 407.0Labour Force

588.1136.8451.3355.096.352.443.9Unemployed Total9 368.0282.39 085.679.29 006.52 643.46 363.1Employed Total2 915.4178.62 736.843.12 693.62 368.6325.0Employed Part time6 452.6103.76 348.936.06 312.9274.86 038.0Employed Full time

PE R S O N S

7 576.23 014.34 561.9269.34 292.61 997.02 295.6Matched Civilian Population2 995.32 793.0202.377.7124.691.732.9Not in Labour Force4 580.9221.44 359.6191.64 167.91 905.22 262.7Labour Force

271.269.2202.0158.343.730.013.8Unemployed Total4 309.7152.24 157.533.34 124.21 875.32 249.0Employed Total2 021.8106.11 915.723.51 892.21 712.7179.5Employed Part time2 288.046.12 241.99.82 232.0162.62 069.5Employed Full time

FE M A L E S

7 417.72 078.15 339.6312.15 027.5842.44 185.1Matched Civilian Population2 042.51 880.3162.269.592.751.840.9Not in Labour Force5 375.2197.85 177.4242.64 934.8790.64 144.2Labour Force

316.967.7249.3196.752.622.430.1Unemployed Total5 058.3130.24 928.145.94 882.2768.14 114.1Employed Total

893.672.5821.119.7801.4655.9145.5Employed Part time4 164.757.64 107.026.24 080.8112.33 968.6Employed Full time

MA L E S

'000'000'000'000'000'000'000

Matched

Civilian

Population

Not in

Labour

Force

Labour

ForceUnemployed

Employed

Total

Employed

Part time

Employed

Full time

LABOUR FORCE STATUS IN JULY 2014

Labou r fo r ce sta tu s in

June 2014

LABOUR FORCE STATUS GROSS FLOWS (a) , MATCHED RECORDS June 2014 AND July

2014(a) : Or ig ina l17


1 610.7247.01 363.71 610.9248.41 362.5July1 625.5250.71 374.91 608.1248.91 359.2June1 607.0248.71 358.21 604.8249.21 355.6May1 573.7249.41 324.31 602.2249.51 352.7April1 608.7250.61 358.11 600.5249.61 350.8March1 600.8245.81 355.01 599.5249.81 349.7February1 613.5254.81 358.71 598.8249.51 349.2January

2014

1 592.8247.01 345.71 598.2248.81 349.4December1 589.1246.91 342.21 597.4247.61 349.8November1 597.4248.21 349.21 595.6246.01 349.6October1 591.9244.21 347.71 594.3244.41 349.9September1 598.7239.11 359.51 593.9242.81 351.0August1 599.5243.81 355.71 593.3241.71 351.6July

20131 582.0234.81 347.31 582.7234.81 347.9July 20121 591.9235.41 356.51 590.0235.11 354.7July 2011

PE R S O N S


2014


2013610.3165.7444.6609.5165.8443.7July 2012613.3165.4447.9613.8166.4447.3July 2011

FE M A L E S


2014


2013971.769.1902.6973.269.0904.2July 2012978.670.0908.6976.168.7907.4July 2011

MA L E S

millionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillions

Total

Part

time

workers

Full

time

workersTotal

Part

time

workers

Full

time

workers


AGGREGATE MONTHLY HOURS WORKED18


np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

1 610.929.519.931.0194.4109.9332.1392.3501.7July1 608.129.420.031.1193.6109.8332.2391.6500.5June1 604.829.320.031.0192.7109.6332.0390.9499.2May1 602.229.120.031.0192.0109.5332.1390.3498.1April1 600.529.020.030.9191.6109.5332.4390.0497.2March1 599.528.819.930.8191.2109.4332.7390.1496.7February

2014

1 598.828.719.830.5190.9109.3332.7390.3496.5January1 598.228.619.730.3190.7109.1332.8390.5496.6December1 597.428.519.630.1190.4108.6332.9390.6496.8November1 595.628.419.429.9189.9108.0332.7390.2497.1October1 594.328.419.329.7189.3107.7332.2389.8497.9September1 593.928.419.129.6188.8107.8331.2389.8499.1August1 593.328.519.029.6188.3108.2329.8389.8500.2July

20131 582.728.819.230.7190.8109.4322.8387.1493.8July 20121 590.029.118.631.9181.4112.0329.3392.6495.1July 2011

TR E N D

1 610.7npnp30.9196.3109.5331.7392.0501.2July1 625.5npnp31.0195.9111.8335.0395.8506.5June1 607.0npnp31.1191.1109.1335.1392.1498.4May1 573.7npnp31.2187.3108.1324.9382.1491.7April1 608.7npnp30.9193.7109.9332.7393.7498.8March1 600.8npnp30.4193.3108.6332.5389.5497.6February

2014

1 613.5npnp31.2191.8111.6339.6392.2498.4January1 592.8npnp30.0189.2108.4330.6390.4496.0December1 589.1npnp30.1189.1108.7329.8388.7495.3November1 597.4npnp29.9190.2107.1331.1392.4498.0October1 591.9npnp29.8189.6108.6332.2388.0496.1September1 598.7npnp29.5190.6107.7334.4389.5499.4August1 599.5npnp29.8187.9106.1335.7391.9501.1July

20131 582.0npnp30.8189.4110.7322.6385.7494.4July 20121 591.9npnp31.9181.2111.3332.5391.0496.6July 2011

SE A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D

millionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillionsmillions

Australia

Australian

Capital

Territory

Northern

TerritoryTasmania

Western

Australia

South

AustraliaQueenslandVictoria

New

South

Wales

HOURS WORKED

AGGREGATE MONTHLY HOURS WORKED, States & ter r i to r ies19


13.57.6940.013.57.6936.513.57.5922.1May14.37.5928.313.57.4907.813.57.6923.0February

2014

13.07.6924.213.47.6921.313.57.6925.2November13.37.6917.413.67.8943.713.47.6920.6August12.97.3894.112.97.4892.713.17.4900.9May13.47.3885.112.67.1863.412.77.2871.1February

2013

12.17.2861.112.57.2861.412.47.1854.0November2012

12.47.3872.012.57.3872.212.47.3865.9May 201212.07.0825.912.17.0826.412.06.9817.4May 201112.27.0804.612.27.0807.212.57.3838.3May 2010

PE R S O N S

15.89.7551.915.99.8553.615.89.7544.2May16.99.7545.215.89.5533.215.89.7543.5February

2014


2013

14.39.4517.414.79.3513.014.69.3509.2November2012

14.99.4520.715.09.6524.514.89.4513.5May 201214.28.8475.414.38.9479.214.49.0483.3May 201114.29.0471.714.49.1476.114.69.2485.2May 2010

FE M A L E S

11.55.8388.111.55.8382.911.55.7378.0May12.25.7383.111.55.7374.611.65.7379.4February

2014


2013

10.35.3343.710.75.4348.410.65.3344.8November2012

10.35.4351.410.35.4347.710.55.4352.4May 201210.25.5350.510.25.4347.310.15.2334.1May 201110.55.3333.010.55.3331.110.75.6353.1May 2010

MA L E S

%%'000%%'000%%'000

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

ORIGINALSEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND

LABOUR UNDERUT IL ISAT ION (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)— May 201420


13.57.6940.013.57.6936.513.57.5922.1Australia

10.76.414.110.46.313.810.06.313.9Australian Capital Territory5.93.04.15.62.84.05.82.94.1Northern Territory

16.59.524.117.29.524.117.39.824.8Tasmania11.86.897.511.76.694.811.86.491.4Western Australia14.78.169.515.08.169.315.18.371.0South Australia14.18.0200.514.28.1201.614.07.8195.5Queensland13.97.8240.714.07.8239.414.17.8238.4Victoria13.37.6289.413.37.6290.513.17.4282.8New South Wales

PE R S O N S

15.89.7551.915.99.8553.615.89.7544.2Australia


17.711.413.518.812.014.119.012.314.4Tasmania14.49.057.013.88.754.313.98.553.2Western Australia17.210.541.517.410.541.317.610.942.5South Australia16.910.4122.917.010.7124.616.710.3120.5Queensland16.59.8139.516.79.9140.916.89.9140.8Victoria15.19.6167.215.29.6166.915.09.3160.8New South Wales

FE M A L E S

11.55.8388.111.55.8382.911.55.7378.0Australia


15.47.810.615.77.310.015.87.710.4Tasmania9.85.040.510.15.140.610.14.838.2Western Australia

12.66.028.112.96.128.112.96.128.4South Australia11.75.877.611.85.877.011.75.675.0Queensland11.76.2101.211.66.098.511.76.097.6Victoria11.75.9122.211.86.0123.711.55.9121.9New South Wales

MA L E S

%%'000%%'000%%'000

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

Labour

force under-

utilisation rate

Under-

employment

rate

Under-

employed

workers

ORIGINALSEASONALLY ADJUSTEDTREND

LABOUR UNDERUT IL ISAT ION (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER) , States & ter r i to r ies —May 201421


EF F E C T OF NE W SE A S O N A L L Y AD J U S T E D ES T I M A T E S ON TR E N D ES T I M A T E S

6.26.26.1July6.16.16.1June6.06.06.0May5.95.95.9April

2014

(2) 6.2 i.e.

falls by 2.20%

(1) 6.5 i.e.

rises by 2.20%

WHAT IF NEXT MONTH'S SEASONALLYADJUSTED ESTIMATE IS:

Trend as

published

Jan2014

Mar May Jul

%

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4Published trend12

UN E M P L O Y M E N T RA T E

11 570.911 586.411 582.2July11 570.411 578.711 577.7June11 567.011 569.511 569.1May11 558.411 557.511 557.6April

2014

(2) 11 548.8 i.e.

falls by 0.24%

(1) 11 604.4 i.e.

rises by 0.24%

WHAT IF NEXT MONTH'S SEASONALLYADJUSTED ESTIMATE IS:

Trend as

published

Jan2014

Mar May Jul

'000

11375

11450

11525

11600

11675Published trend12

EM P L O Y M E N T

Each time new seasonally adjusted estimates become available, trend estimates are

revised. This revision is a combined result of the concurrent seasonal adjustment process

and the application of surrogates of the Henderson average to the seasonally adjusted

series (see paragraphs 28 to 36 of the Explanatory Notes).

The examples in the tables below show two illustrative scenarios and the consequent

revisions to previous trend estimates of employment and the unemployment rate. The

revisions in the scenarios are due to the use of surrogates of the Henderson average, as

the impact of revision of seasonally adjusted estimates can not be estimated in advance.

(1) The August seasonally adjusted estimate is higher than the July estimate by:

0.24% for employment

2.20% for the unemployment rate

(2) The August seasonally adjusted estimate is lower than the July estimate by:

0.24% for employment

2.20% for the unemployment rate

The percentage changes of 0.24% and 2.20% represent the average absolute monthly

percentage changes in employment and the unemployment rate respectively. Estimates

in the graphs have been calculated using unrounded estimates, and may be different

from, but more accurate than, rounded estimates depicted in the corresponding table.

TR E N D RE V I S I O N S


W H A T I F . . . ? RE V I S I O N S TO TR E N D ES T I M A T E S

3 The Labour Force Survey is based on a multi-stage area sample of private dwellings

(currently approximately 26,000 houses, flats, etc.) and a list sample of non-private

dwellings (hotels, motels, etc.), and covers approximately 0.32% of the civilian

population of Australia aged 15 years and over.

4 Information is obtained from the occupants of selected dwellings by specially trained

interviewers using computer-assisted interviewing, or self-completion online.

5 Households selected for the Labour Force Survey are interviewed each month for

eight months, with one-eighth of the sample being replaced each month. The first

interview is generally conducted face-to-face. Subsequent interviews are conducted by

telephone (if acceptable to the respondent).

6 From December 2012 to April 2013, the ABS conducted a trial of online electronic

data collection. Respondents in one rotation group (i.e. one-eighth of the survey sample)

were offered the option of self completing their labour force survey questionnaire online

instead of via a face-to-face or telephone interview. From May 2013, the ABS expanded

the offer of online electronic collection to 50% of each new incoming rotation group. For

more information see the article in the April 2013 issue of this publication. From

September 2013, online electronic collection has been offered to 100% of private

dwellings in each incoming rotation group. From April 2014, 100% of private dwellings

are being offered online electronic collection.

7 The interviews are generally conducted during the two weeks beginning on the

Sunday between the 5th and 11th of each month. The information obtained relates to

the week before the interview (i.e. the reference week). Each year, to deal with

operational difficulties involved with collecting and processing the Labour Force Survey

around the Christmas and New Year holiday period, interviews for December start four

weeks after November interviews start (i.e. between the 3rd and 9th December), and

January interviews start five weeks after December interviews start. As a result, January

interviewing may commence as early as the 7th or as late as the 13th, depending on the

year. Occasionally, circumstances that present significant operational difficulties for

survey collection can result in a change to the normal pattern for the start of

interviewing.

8 Estimates from the Labour Force Survey are usually published first in this publication

32 days after the commencement of interviews for that month, with the exception of

estimates for each December which are usually published 39 days after the

commencement of interviews.

LA B O U R FO R C E SU R V E Y

2 The conceptual framework used in Australia’s Labour Force Survey aligns closely with

the standards and guidelines set out in Resolutions of International Conferences of

Labour Statisticians. Descriptions of the underlying concepts and structure of Australia's

labour force statistics, and the sources and methods used in compiling the estimates, are

presented in Labour Statistics: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 6102.0.55.001)

which is available on the ABS website <http://www.abs.gov.au>.

CO N C E P T S , SO U R C E S AN D

ME T H O D S

1 This publication contains estimates of the civilian labour force derived from the

Labour Force Survey component of the Monthly Population Survey. The full time series

for estimates from this publication are also available electronically. More detailed

estimates are released one week after this publication in various electronic formats – see

Labour Force, Australia, Detailed – Electronic Delivery (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001) and

Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly (cat. no. 6291.0.55.003).

I N T R O D U C T I O N


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S

11 The Labour Force Survey estimates are calculated in such a way as to add to

independent estimates of the civilian population aged 15 years and over (population

benchmarks). These population benchmarks are based on the most recently released

estimates of Final and Preliminary quarterly Estimated Resident Population (ERP). For

information on the methodology used to produce the ERP see Australian Demographic

Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0). Since the most recently released ERP estimates lag the current

time period for Labour Force estimates by nine months, the Labour Force population

benchmarks are created by projecting forward three quarters past the most recently

released quarterly ERP estimates. The projection is based on the historical pattern of

each population component – births, deaths, interstate migration and net overseas

migration (NOM). Projected estimates of NOM are supplemented with other data

sources to better forecast population changes in the short-term. The main data source is

the forecasts published by the Department of Immigration & Border Protection in the

publication The Outlook for Net Overseas Migration.

12 Commencing in March 2010, the ERP series has been revised twice-yearly, in the

March and September quarter issues of Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no.

3101.0). This biannual revision cycle incorporates more up to date information available

for NOM. From November 2012, each biannual revision to ERP estimates have been used

to update the population benchmarks used in creating the Labour Force Survey

estimates, usually resulting in revisions to approximately the last two years of the

historical time series.

13 Every five years, the ERP series are revised to incorporate additional information

available from the latest Census of Population and Housing (Census). Labour Force

Survey population benchmarks, and the estimates, are revised following this five-yearly

revision in the ERP. The process of incorporating the revised population benchmarks is

referred to as 'rebasing'. From the January 2014 issue of this publication, labour force

estimates have been compiled using population benchmarks based on the results of the

2011 Census. Revisions were made to historical Labour Force estimates from June 2006

to December 2013. In addition, estimates from July 1991 to May 2006 were revised to

reflect population benchmarks based on ERP revised following the 2011 Census. The

next rebasing based on the Census will be following the release of the 2016 Census-based

ERP estimates, which will incorporate revisions back five years. For more information on

revised ERP estimates, refer to the June 2012 issue of Australian Demographic Statistics (cat. no. 3101.0) released in December 2012.

14 In between Censuses, the ABS revises the Labour Force population benchmarks

using the latest ERP according to the paragraphs above. These were introduced in the

July 2010, November 2012 and April 2013 issues. The revisions planned for the

October 2013 issue and April 2014 issues were not implemented, see What's New in the

Labour Force in the September 2013 issue of this publication. From the October 2014

issue, following the Census rebasing in the January 2014 issue, rebenchmarking will be

undertaken quarterly in the April, July, October and January issues. For more

PO P U L A T I O N BE N C H M A R K S

10 In the Labour Force Survey, coverage rules are applied which aim to ensure that

each person is associated with only one dwelling, and hence has only one chance of

selection. The coverage rules are necessarily a balance between theoretical and

operational considerations. Nevertheless, the chance of a person being enumerated at

two separate dwellings in the survey is considered to be negligible.

CO V E R A G E

9 The Labour Force Survey includes all persons aged 15 years and over except

members of the permanent defence forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas

governments customarily excluded from census and estimated population counts,

overseas residents in Australia, and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their

dependants) stationed in Australia.

SC O P E OF SU R V E Y


E X P L A N A T O R Y N O T E S continued

16 From April 1986, the definition of employed persons was changed to include

persons who worked without pay between 1 and 14 hours per week in a family business

or on a farm (i.e. contributing family workers). For further information, see

paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Explanatory Notes in the February 2003 issue of Labour

Force, Australia (cat. no. 6203.0).

17 The ABS introduced telephone interviewing into the Labour Force Survey in

August 1996. Implementation was phased in for each new sample group from

August 1996 to February 1997. During the period of implementation, the new method

produced different estimates than would have been obtained under the old

methodology. The effect dissipated over the final months of implementation and was no

longer discernible from February 1997. The estimates for February 1997 and onwards are

directly comparable to estimates for periods prior to August 1996. For further details, see

the feature article in the June 1997 issue of Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6203.0).

18 From April 2001 the Labour Force Survey was conducted using a redesigned

questionnaire containing additional data items and some minor definitional changes.

The definition of unemployed persons was changed to include all persons who were

waiting to start work and were available to start in the reference week. This change was

introduced in February 2004, when historical unit record data were revised from

April 2001 to January 2004. This revision created a small trend break at April 2001 in

unemployed persons and unemployment rate series. For further details, see

Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics, 2003 (cat. no.

6292.0), released in December 2003. From July 2014 the Labour Force Survey

questionnaire was further redesigned and definitional changes made to active job search

steps and duration of job search. For further details, see the Glossary and Information

Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics, June 2014 (cat. no. 6292.0),

released in June 2014.

19 Core labour force series were revised in April 2001 for the period

April 1986 to March 2001 for the remaining definitional changes introduced with the

redesigned questionnaire, to reduce the impact of the changes on labour force series.

For further details, see Information Paper: Implementing the Redesigned Labour Force

Survey Questionnaire (cat. no. 6295.0) and Information Paper: Questionnaires Used in

the Labour Force Survey (cat. no. 6232.0).

20 In May 2007, an improved method of estimation, known as composite estimation,

was introduced into the Labour Force Survey. In introducing this change, the ABS

revised unit record data from April 2001 to April 2007 based on the new estimation

method. No change was identified in the trend breaks in the unemployed persons and

unemployment rate series which arose with the introduction of a redesigned survey form

CO M P A R A B I L I T Y OF SE R I E S

15 The estimation method used in the Labour Force Survey is Composite Estimation,

which was introduced in May 2007. In January 2014 composite estimation was applied to

all estimates from July 1991 as part of the 2011 Census rebenchmarking. Composite

Estimation combines data collected in the previous six months with current month's data

to produce the current month's estimates, thereby exploiting the high correlation

between overlapping samples across months in the Labour Force Survey. The Composite

Estimator combines the previous and current months' data by applying different factors

according to length of time in the survey. After these factors are applied, the seven

months of data are weighted to align with current month population benchmarks. For

details see Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics, 2007

(cat. no. 6292.0).

ES T I M A T I O N ME T H O D

information, refer to the article Rebenchmarking of Labour Force Series in the

November 2012 issue of this publication.

PO P U L A T I O N BE N C H M A R K S

continued



28 Seasonal adjustment is a means of removing the estimated effects of normal

seasonal variation from the series so that the effects of other influences on the series can

be more clearly recognised. Seasonal adjustment does not aim to remove the irregular or

non-seasonal influences which may be present in any particular month. This means that

month-to-month movements of the seasonally adjusted estimates may not be reliable

indicators of trend behaviour.

SE A S O N A L AD J U S T M E N T AN D

TR E N D ES T I M A T I O N

25 Two types of error are possible in an estimate based on a sample survey: sampling

error and non-sampling error.

26 Sampling error occurs because a sample, rather than the entire population, is

surveyed. One measure of the likely difference resulting from not including all dwellings

in the survey is given by the standard error. There are about two chances in three that a

sample estimate will differ by less than one standard error from the figure that would

have been obtained if all dwellings had been included in the survey, and about nineteen

chances in twenty that the difference will be less than two standard errors. Standard

errors of key estimates for the latest month and of movements since the previous month

of these estimates are shown in the standard errors section of this publication. Standard

errors for other estimates and other movements may be calculated by using the

spreadsheet contained in Labour Force Survey Standard Errors, Data Cube

(cat. no. 6298.0.55.001) which is available free of charge on the ABS website

<http://www.abs.gov.au>.

27 Non-sampling error arises from inaccuracies in collecting, recording and processing

the data. Every effort is made to minimise reporting error by the careful design of

questionnaires, intensive training and supervision of interviewers, and efficient data

processing procedures. Non-sampling error also arises because information cannot be

obtained from all persons selected in the survey. The Labour Force Survey receives a

high level of co-operation from individuals in selected dwellings, with the average

response rate over the last year being 94%. See Glossary for definition of response rate.

RE L I A B I L I T Y OF ES T I M A T E S

22 The current Labour Force Survey sample has been selected using information

collected in the 2011 Census of Population and Housing.

23 The sample was introduced over four months – May 2013 to August 2013. Two

rotation groups (i.e. one-quarter of the survey sample) were introduced each month.

During the sample phase-in, the increased sample rotation had an impact on the quality

of estimates. Movement standard errors increased by approximately 10%, representing,

for example, an increase on the standard error on the Australian monthly change in

employment for May 2013 from 27,000 to approximately 29,700.

24 Due to the use of composite estimation, there was a marginal impact on the quality

of level estimates. Gross Flows analysis were impacted by the sample phase-in with

between 60% to 70% of the sample available for matching between the current and

previous months instead of the usual 80%. After full transition to the new sample, the

quality of level and movement estimates is at the level designed for under the 2011

sample design and are of similar quality as the 2006 sample design. For further details,

see Information Paper: Labour Force Survey Sample Design (cat. no. 6269.0) released

on 30 May 2013.

LA B O U R FO R C E SU R V E Y

SA M P L E

in April 2001 (as noted above in paragraph 19). For further details, see Information

Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics, 2007 (cat. no. 6292.0).

21 As one of a range of ABS savings initiatives for the 2008–09 financial year, there was

a 24% reduction in the LFS sample size for the period July 2008 to August 2009, relative

to the June 2008 sample size. The sample reduction was reversed from September 2009

to December 2009, with December 2009 estimates being the first produced under the

fully reinstated sample.

CO M P A R A B I L I T Y OF SE R I E S

continued



29 The Labour Force Survey uses the concurrent seasonal adjustment method to

derive seasonal factors. Concurrent seasonal adjustment uses data up to the current

month to estimate seasonal factors for the current and all previous months. This process

can result in revisions each month to estimates for earlier periods. However, in most

instances, the only noticeable revisions will be to the seasonally adjusted estimates for

the previous month and one year prior to the current month.

30 The revision properties of the seasonally adjusted and trend estimates can be

improved by the use of Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) modelling.

ARIMA modelling relies on the characteristics of the series being analysed to project

future period data. The projected values are temporary, intermediate values, that are

only used internally to improve the estimation of the seasonal factors. The projected data

do not affect the original estimates and are discarded at the end of the seasonal

adjustment process. The Labour Force Survey uses an ARIMA model for the majority of

the individual time series. The ARIMA model is assessed as part of the annual reanalysis.

For further details, see the feature article in the October 2004 issue of Australian

Economic Indicators (cat. no. 1350.0).

31 Seasonal adjustment is able to remove the effect of events which occur at the same

time in the survey every year. However, there are some events, like holidays, which are

not always at the same time in the survey cycle or which are not at the same time across

Australia. The effects of these types of events on Labour Force Survey estimates cannot in

all cases be removed, because the pattern of their effects cannot be determined.

However, two events for which adjustment is made in the seasonally adjusted series are

the January interview start date and the timing of Easter. For further details, see

Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to Labour Force Statistics (cat. no. 6292.0)

released in December 2003.

32 While seasonal factors for the complete time series are estimated each month, they

will continue to be reviewed annually at a more detailed level to take into account each

additional year's original data. This annual review will not normally result in significant

changes to published estimates. The review is usually conducted in February each year

with the results released in the February issue of this publication.

33 The smoothing of seasonally adjusted series to produce 'trend' series reduces the

impact of the irregular component of the seasonally adjusted series. These trend

estimates are derived by applying a 13-term Henderson-weighted moving average to all

months except the last six. The last six monthly trend estimates are obtained by applying

surrogates of the Henderson average to the seasonally adjusted series. Trend estimates

are used to analyse the underlying behaviour of a series over time.

34 While this smoothing technique enables estimates to be produced for the latest

month, it does result in revisions in addition to those caused by the revision of

seasonally adjusted estimates. Generally, revisions due to the use of surrogates of the

Henderson average become smaller, and after three months have a negligible impact on

the series.

35 Trend estimates are published for the Northern Territory in table 10 and for the

Australian Capital Territory in table 11. Unadjusted series for the two Territories have

shown, historically, a high degree of variability, which can lead to considerable revisions

to the seasonally adjusted estimates each month when seasonal factors are estimated.

For this reason, seasonally adjusted estimates are not currently published for the two

Territories. In addition, caution should be exercised in the interpretation of trend

estimates for the two Territories, particularly for the three most recent months, where

revisions may be relatively large.


TR E N D ES T I M A T I O N continued



Technical and Further EducationTAFE

seasonally adjustedSeas adj.

percentage pointspts

part timep/t

Labour Force SurveyLFS

full timef/t

estimated resident populationERP

catalogue numbercat. no.

computer assisted interviewingCAI

Australian Bureau of StatisticsABS

percentage%

thousands'000

DefinitionSymbol

42 SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONSSY M B O L S AN D

AB B R E V I A T I O N S

41 Estimates have been rounded and discrepancies may occur between sums of the

component items and totals. Estimates of movement shown in this publication are

obtained by taking the difference of unrounded estimates. The movement estimate is

then rounded. Where a discrepancy occurs between the reported movement and the

difference of the rounded estimates, the reported movement will be more accurate.

EF F E C T S OF RO U N D I N G

40 As well as the statistics included in this and related publications, the ABS may have

other relevant data available. Inquiries should be made to the Labour Force contact

officer on (02) 6252 6525, email [email protected] or to any ABS office.

DA T A AV A I L A B L E ON

RE Q U E S T

37 Users may also wish to refer to the following publications:

! Labour Force Survey Standard Products and Data Item Guide (cat.no. 6103.0).

This publication is a reference guide for users of Labour Force Survey data standard

products.

! Australian Labour Market Statistics (cat. no. 6105.0). This publication presents key

indicators of the labour market, articles on a range of labour market issues, and

information about the latest developments in the labour statistics program. For

further information about this publication, please contact Labour Market Statistics

on (02) 6252 7206.

38 ABS information about the labour market can be found on the Topics @ a Glance

page on the ABS website <http://www.abs.gov.au>.

39 Information about current publications and other products released by the ABS is

available from the statistics page on the ABS website. The ABS also issues a daily release

advice on the website, Upcoming Product Releases, which details products to be

released in the week ahead.

RE L A T E D PU B L I C A T I O N S

36 For further information, see A Guide to Interpreting Time Series – Monitoring

Trends (cat. no. 1349.0) or contact the Assistant Director, Time Series Analysis on

(02) 6252 6345 or email [email protected].


TR E N D ES T I M A T I O N continued



0.40.50.61.51.51.30.80.81.10.60.7ptsUnemployment to population ratio –

looking for f/t work

0.81.11.13.71.92.82.12.11.81.21.5ptsParticipation rate

1.01.31.54.93.53.52.13.12.52.11.9ptsTotal1.11.31.75.23.53.62.53.32.52.12.0ptsLooking for p/t work2.23.62.613.45.97.93.77.05.05.73.8ptsLooking for f/t work

Unemployment rate14.99.810.61.30.81.14.23.07.65.79.8'000Not in labour force11.48.28.10.90.31.03.42.25.54.47.0'000Labour force

8.15.46.00.60.30.72.01.74.94.04.5'000Total5.94.24.20.50.10.51.41.43.13.22.9'000Looking for p/t work5.53.44.30.30.20.41.40.93.52.33.2'000Looking for f/t work

Unemployed

10.37.67.30.80.30.83.11.94.94.06.3'000Total8.87.06.00.70.20.72.41.74.03.65.4'000Part time5.83.94.90.40.20.52.01.02.82.04.0'000Full time

EmployedAged 15–19 years




19.012.613.91.21.11.45.23.79.310.010.8'000Total9.77.46.20.70.40.72.51.95.05.45.5'000Looking for p/t work

16.110.112.40.90.81.34.53.38.48.49.2'000Looking for f/t workUnemployed


EmployedAged 15 years and over

PersonsFemalesMales

AUSTRALIA

ACTNTTas.WASAQldVic.NSW

To illustrate, let us say the published level estimate for employed persons aged

15–19 years is 700,000 and the associated standard error is 9,000. The standard error is

then used to interpret the level estimate of 700,000. For instance, the standard error of

9,000 indicates that:

! There are approximately two chances in three that the real value falls within the

range 691,000 to 709,000 (700,000 + or – 9,000)

! There are approximately nineteen chances in twenty that the real value falls within

the range 682,000 to 718,000 (700,000 + or – 18,000).

The real value in this case is the result we would obtain if we could enumerate the total

population.

The following table shows the standard errors for this month's level estimates.

LEVEL ESTIMATES

The estimates in this publication are based on information gained from the occupants of

a sample survey of dwellings. Because the entire population is not surveyed, the

published original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimates are subject to sampling error.

The most common way of quantifying such sampling error is to calculate the standard

error for the published estimate or statistic. For more information, see paragraphs 25 to

27 of the Explanatory Notes.

ST A N D A R D ER R O R S


S T A N D A R D E R R O R S

0.40.50.61.62.21.41.11.11.00.70.7ptsUnemployment to population ratio –

looking for f/t work




8.15.46.00.80.40.72.31.74.34.04.6'000Total5.94.24.20.60.10.51.51.42.83.33.2'000Looking for p/t work5.53.44.30.40.40.51.71.13.12.53.4'000Looking for f/t work

Unemployed


EmployedAged 15–19 years




18.912.513.81.30.91.45.43.99.19.911.1'000Total9.67.36.20.80.50.72.71.94.45.45.7'000Looking for p/t work

16.010.012.31.10.81.24.73.47.88.39.4'000Looking for f/t workUnemployed


EmployedAged 15 years and over

PersonsFemalesMales

AUSTRALIA

ACTNTTas.WASAQldVic.NSW

The following example illustrates how to use the standard error to interpret a movement

estimate. Let us say that one month the published level estimate for females employed

part-time in Australia is 1,890,000; the next month the published level estimate is

1,900,000 and the associated standard error for the movement estimate is 11,900. The

standard error is then used to interpret the published movement estimate of 10,000. For

instance, the standard error of 11,900 indicates that:

! There are approximately two chances in three that the real movement between the

two months falls within the range – 1,900 to 21,900 (10,000 + or – 11,900)

! There are approximately nineteen chances in twenty that the real movement falls

within the range – 13,800 to 33,800 (10,000 + or – 23,800).

The following table shows the standard errors for this month's movement estimates.

MOVEMENT ESTIMATES


S T A N D A R D E R R O R S continued

The estimation methodology used in the Labour Force Survey. Composite Estimationuses sample responses from nearby months as well as from the reference month toderive estimates for the reference month. This approach achieves gains in efficiency byexploiting the high similarity between the responses provided by the same respondent in

Composite Estimation

All usual residents of Australia aged 15 years and over except members of the permanentdefence forces, certain diplomatic personnel of overseas governments customarilyexcluded from census and estimated population counts, overseas residents in Australia,and members of non-Australian defence forces (and their dependants) stationed inAustralia.

Civilian population aged 15years and over

Persons aged 15–24 years enrolled full time at a TAFE college, university, or othereducational institution in the reference week, except those persons aged 15–19 yearswho were still attending school.

Attending tertiary educationalinstitution full time

Persons aged 15–19 years enrolled at secondary or high school in the reference week.Attending school

Persons aged 15–24 years enrolled at secondary or high school or enrolled as a full timestudent at a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) college, university, or othereducational institution in the reference week.

Attending full time education

Aggregate monthly hours worked measures the total number of actual hours worked byemployed persons in a calendar month. It differs from the actual hours worked estimates(and the usual hours worked estimates) since these refer only to the hours worked inthe reference week.

The methodology used to produce aggregate monthly hours worked means that theseare synthetic estimates. Seasonally adjusted and trend estimates of aggregate monthlyhours worked are available for the period July 1978 onwards.

Further information on the methodology used to produce the aggregate monthly hoursworked estimates is available on the ABS website in Information Paper: Expansion ofHours Worked Estimates from the Labour Force Survey (cat. no. 6290.0.55.001).

Actual and usual hours worked cannot be aggregated across time to produce eitherquarterly or annual estimates as they relate to only a single week in the month. Incontrast, aggregate monthly hours worked estimates are a true monthly measure, andmay be aggregated across time to produce both quarterly and annual estimates.

Aggregate monthly hoursworked

Actual hours of work refers to a specified reference period and includes:! hours actually worked during normal periods of work;! time spent in addition to hours worked during normal periods of work (including

overtime);! time spent at the place of work on activities such as the preparation of the workplace,

repairs and maintenance, preparation and cleaning of tools, and the preparation ofreceipts, time sheets and reports;

! time spent at the place of work waiting or standing by; and! time corresponding to short rest periods.

Excluded are:! hours paid for but not worked, such as paid annual leave, public holidays or paid sick

leave;! meal breaks; and! time spent on travel to and from work (excluding some self-employed).

For multiple job holders actual hours worked should equal the hours worked at all jobs.

Actual hours of work

Includes written, telephoned or applied to an employer for work; had an interview withan employer for work; answered an advertisement for a job; checked or registered with aJob Services Australia provider or any other employment agency; taken steps to purchaseor start your own business; advertised or tendered for work; and contacted friends orrelatives in order to obtain work.

Actively looking for work


G L O S S A R Y

For any group, persons who were employed or unemployed, as defined.Labour force

The matching of respondents who report in consecutive months enables analysis of thetransition of individuals between the different labour force status classifications, referredto as the matched sample. The transition counts between the different labour forcestatus classifications from one point in time to the next are commonly referred to asgross flows.

The figures presented in gross flows are presented in original terms only and do notalign with published labour force estimates. The gross flows figures are derived from thematched sample between consecutive months, which after taking account of the samplerotation and varying non-response in each month is approximately 80 percent of thesample.

Caution should be exercised when analysing these gross flows data due to:! the figures presented sum to approximately 80 percent of the population values as the

gross flows data are based on the matched sample only;! there is no adjustment applied to account for changes due to seasonal patterns

(referred to commonly as seasonal adjustment); and! the estimates of relative sizes of each transition class are subject to bias due to the

matched sample being a non-representative sample.

Gross flows

Employed persons who usually worked 35 hours or more a week (in all jobs) and thosewho, although usually working fewer than 35 hours a week, worked 35 hours or moreduring the reference week.

Full time workers

Flow estimates are a measure of activity over a given period. For example, aggregatemonthly hours worked is a measure of the total number of hours worked in a calendarmonth.

Flow estimates

Estimated resident population (ERP), is Australia's official measure of the population ofAustralia and is based on the concept of usual residence. It refers to all people,regardless of nationality, citizenship or legal status, who usually live in Australia, with theexception of foreign diplomatic personnel and their families. It includes usual residentswho are overseas for fewer than 12 months. It excludes overseas visitors who are inAustralia for fewer than 12 months. Refer to Australian Demographic Statistics(cat. no. 3101.0).

Estimated resident population(ERP)

For any group, the number of employed persons expressed as a percentage of thecivilian population in the same group.

Employment to populationratio

All persons aged 15 years and over who, during the reference week:! worked for one hour or more for pay, profit, commission or payment in kind in a job

or business, or on a farm (comprising employees, employers and own accountworkers); or

! worked for one hour or more without pay in a family business or on a farm(i.e. contributing family workers); or

! were employees who had a job but were not at work and were:! away from work for fewer than four weeks up to the end of the reference week; or

! away from work for more than four weeks up to the end of the reference week and

received pay for some or all of the four week period to the end of the reference

week; or

! away from work as a standard work or shift arrangement; or

! on strike or locked out; or

! on workers' compensation and expected to return to their job; or

! were employers or own account workers, who had a job, business or farm, but werenot at work.

Employed

previous months. For details see Information Paper: Forthcoming Changes to LabourForce Statistics, 2007 (cat. no. 6292.0).

Composite Estimationcontinued


G L O S S A R Y continued

Employed persons aged 15 years and over who want, and are available for, more hours ofwork than they currently have. They comprise:! persons employed part time who want to work more hours and are available to start

work with more hours, either in the reference week or in the four weeks subsequentto the survey; or

! persons employed full time who worked part time hours in the reference week foreconomic reasons (such as being stood down or insufficient work being available). Itis assumed that these people wanted to work full time in the reference week andwould have been available to do so.

Underemployed workers

The number of underemployed workers expressed as a percentage of the labour force.Underemployment rate

A smoothed seasonally adjusted series of estimates. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 33to 36 for more detail.

Trend series

Stock estimates are a measure of certain attributes at a point in time and can be thoughtof as stocktakes. For example, the total number of employed persons is an account ofthe number of people who were considered employed in the Labour Force Surveyreference week.

Stock estimates

A time series of estimates with the estimated effects of normal seasonal variationremoved. See Explanatory Notes paragraphs 28 to 32 for more detail.

Seasonally adjusted series

The number of fully responding dwellings expressed as a percentage of the total numberof dwellings excluding sample loss. Examples of sample loss include: dwellings where allpersons are out of scope and/or coverage; vacant dwellings; dwellings underconstruction; dwellings converted to non-dwellings; derelict dwellings; and demolisheddwellings.

Response rate

Employed persons who usually worked fewer than 35 hours a week (in all jobs) andeither did so during the reference week or were not at work during the reference week.

Part time workers

For any group, the labour force expressed as a percentage of the civilian population aged15 years and over in the same group.

Participation rate

Persons who were not in the categories employed or unemployed, as defined.Not in labour force

The non-market sector is an industry grouping comprising the following industries:Education and training; Public administration & safety; and Health care and socialassistance. Refer to Australian National Accounts: Concepts, Sources and Methods (cat. no. 5216.0).

Non-market Sector

The market sector is an industry grouping comprising the following industries:Agriculture, forestry and fishing; Mining; Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, water and wasteservices; Construction; Wholesale trade; Retail trade; Accommodation and food services;Transport, postal and warehousing; Information media and telecommunications; Financeand insurance services; Rental, hiring and real estate services; Professional, scientific andtechnical services; Administrative and support services; Arts and recreation services; andOther services. Refer to Australian National Accounts: Concepts, Sources and Methods(cat. no. 5216.0).

Market sector

The number of long-term unemployed persons, expressed as a percentage of the totalunemployed population.

Long-term unemploymentratio

The number of persons unemployed for 52 weeks or over.Long-term unemployed

The sum of the number of persons unemployed and the number of persons inunderemployment, expressed as a proportion of the labour force.

Labour force underutilisationrate

A classification of the civilian population aged 15 years and over into employed,unemployed or not in the labour force, as defined. The definitions conform closely tothe international standard definitions adopted by the International Conferences ofLabour Statisticians.

Labour force status



Usual hours of work refers to a typical period rather than to a specified reference period.The concept of usual hours applies both to persons at work and to persons temporarilyabsent from work, and is defined as the hours worked during a typical week or day.Actual hours worked (for a specific reference period) may differ from usual hoursworked due to illness, vacation, strike, overtime work, a change of job, or similarreasons.

Usual hours of work

For any group, the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of thecivilian population in the same group.

Unemployment to populationratio

For any group, the number of unemployed persons expressed as a percentage of thelabour force in the same group.

Unemployment rate

Unemployed persons who:! actively looked for part time work only; or! were waiting to start a new part time job.

Unemployed looking for parttime work

Unemployed persons who:! actively looked for full time work; or! were waiting to start a new full time job.

Unemployed looking for fulltime work

Persons aged 15 years and over who were not employed during the reference week, and:! had actively looked for full time or part time work at any time in the four weeks up to

the end of the reference week and were available for work in the reference week; or! were waiting to start a new job within four weeks from the end of the reference week

and could have started in the reference week if the job had been available then.

Unemployed



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