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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

1.2a Unemployed Persons

Original - '000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual average

1963-64

83.0

64.6

1964-65

52.4

53.2

67.3

55.5

57.1

1965-66

54.2

65.8

86.2

65.4

67.9

1966-67

78.6

75.7

108.7

100.3

90.8

1967-68

86.8

82.3

112.1

100.3

95.4

1968-69

81.1

81.8

112.2

95.9

92.8

1969-70

78.9

97.5

105.5

92.9

93.7

1970-71

78.2

85.7

116.8

107.7

97.1

1971-72

92.7

111.9

167.4

134.2

126.6

1972-73

144.0

154.9

182.9

132.5

153.6

1973-74

105.8

123.8

155.6

124.0

127.3

1974-75

140.9

226.0

333.2

288.2

247.1

1975-76

278.4

310.1

342.1

275.9

301.6

1976-77

292.7

281.5

372.3

353.8

325.1

1977-78

359.3

346.8

482.8

424.8

403.4

398.4

393.5

397.6

1978-79

380.5

398.3

387.3

370.4

372.8

444.6

449.9

458.1

428.4

420.6

400.1

393.0

408.7

1979-80

387.1

377.5

400.4

391.4

363.6

431.0

441.7

448.5

415.6

408.0

416.6

409.3

407.6

1980-81

387.6

394.5

407.6

378.5

359.6

435.7

433.8

427.7

413.3

379.5

379.3

353.7

395.9

1981-82

378.2

380.6

394.0

374.0

375.0

437.6

443.9

488.8

463.9

440.0

453.8

451.6

423.5

1982-83

453.4

461.4

509.1

540.6

555.2

677.5

694.6

750.1

733.9

709.3

720.5

693.2

624.9

1983-84

687.2

686.8

720.8

653.2

624.8

690.0

717.8

736.5

699.9

675.6

635.6

632.5

680.1

1984-85

594.9

604.0

620.8

578.4

571.2

627.4

657.7

674.1

672.8

615.3

609.1

607.6

619.4

1985-86

566.9

572.7

589.2

534.8

543.1

591.1

624.8

665.3

642.6

608.7

594.5

563.8

591.5

1986-87

596.1

597.6

633.1

591.0

584.2

655.8

670.7

699.7

702.8

652.0

635.1

603.1

635.1

1987-88

610.1

602.0

597.6

585.4

567.1

620.6

646.2

644.7

645.2

644.8

593.0

569.0

610.5

1988-89

518.8

538.7

554.5

507.9

488.4

563.3

592.0

597.7

545.9

515.0

517.3

475.9

534.6

1989-90

482.1

468.3

499.8

456.4

445.3

501.0

549.3

592.7

547.9

533.2

548.6

539.6

513.7

1990-91

567.0

584.6

625.0

603.1

625.8

700.8

763.3

807.5

818.7

849.5

805.4

757.7

709.0

1991-92

794.6

798.7

860.0

794.2

810.9

913.1

952.6

991.0

942.0

903.6

912.5

906.6

881.7

1992-93

917.7

898.3

917.2

893.7

886.1

979.9

1009.7

1043.8

979.8

921.6

923.5

914.5

940.5

1993-94

891.6

916.0

931.7

902.4

893.7

941.5

980.1

1006.9

949.2

883.2

849.9

839.2

915.5

1994-95

803.9

797.9

830.8

753.3

764.1

807.6

853.7

886.2

815.7

743.0

753.6

724.8

794.6

1995-96

709.6

721.9

763.3

738.9

736.8

748.6

831.7

856.6

810.9

793.0

758.2

730.5

766.7

1996-97

731.6

771.1

800.2

764.9

737.2

805.7

853.8

906.1

845.4

799.6

791.9

750.8

796.5

1997-98

750.9

764.6

793.0

736.4

736.8

763.6

816.9

842.5

802.0

736.8

738.5

735.6

768.1

1998-99

727.8

727.9

765.6

685.6

Note: There are breaks in the series in August 1966 and April 1986. Care should be exercised when making comparisons over periods within which these dates fall.

Source: The Labour Force, ABS (6202.0, 6203.0)

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