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Monthly Economic and Social Indicators

HISTORICAL SUPPLEMENT 1999

1.6a Youth Unemployment

Number (a) - '000

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Annual average

1977-78

127.4

119.5

115.1

110.0

112.3

1978-79

115.1

119.4

113.7

110.3

115.1

126.7

123.8

120.7

126.8

134.2

120.8

124.7

121.3

1979-80

123.6

125.8

126.2

125.6

119.6

117.6

117.3

116.4

112.8

119.0

123.8

124.2

120.6

1980-81

118.0

123.8

125.3

122.9

118.4

117.4

112.1

108.4

106.5

103.5

101.0

96.7

112.7

1981-82

107.2

101.8

102.4

103.4

107.4

110.6

112.8

115.5

111.2

114.4

118.9

118.3

110.7

1982-83

118.7

116.4

121.0

129.6

141.3

142.6

145.6

152.0

158.1

157.7

157.2

155.1

142.0

1983-84

159.4

157.3

163.1

159.2

150.3

150.4

144.2

147.6

146.2

146.3

138.6

141.8

150.0

1984-85

136.5

144.4

133.9

131.5

142.0

125.8

130.3

129.6

135.2

122.3

118.7

127.6

131.1

1985-86

121.3

120.5

122.6

115.6

118.2

116.2

122.7

121.1

123.5

125.4

123.6

120.2

120.9

1986-87

124.7

122.4

121.7

125.9

122.2

122.9

117.6

130.5

128.8

127.3

121.3

125.0

124.0

1987-88

121.6

118.2

109.9

118.3

113.4

112.9

109.4

103.3

106.3

104.2

103.0

102.1

109.9

1988-89

93.0

95.1

94.6

91.0

89.4

91.0

89.7

93.7

81.1

77.8

78.3

78.8

88.0

1989-90

76.6

78.6

82.4

80.4

73.7

78.3

82.4

79.8

81.9

85.8

89.3

90.6

81.6

1990-91

95.0

99.2

101.1

100.1

109.9

113.1

104.4

101.1

109.0

112.0

115.1

111.5

106.1

1991-92

115.2

115.4

116.6

119.1

120.8

120.2

122.4

124.4

126.4

120.4

129.5

131.9

122.1

1992-93

135.2

127.7

116.9

119.0

119.9

112.5

115.1

119.4

109.8

112.9

108.3

113.7

117.5

1993-94

108.5

112.4

112.4

111.2

107.4

111.4

110.1

113.4

115.3

109.9

106.8

106.7

110.7

1994-95

100.3

96.3

96.7

93.4

92.9

93.9

92.2

95.4

89.4

88.1

97.0

93.6

94.1

1995-96

96.7

94.5

90.8

92.6

99.6

88.8

93.3

88.5

90.4

93.1

91.8

89.8

92.4

1996-97

86.4

92.0

94.1

96.5

95.8

99.2

87.0

88.0

90.6

88.7

82.9

83.0

90.3

1997-98

85.4

83.8

83.6

86.1

86.1

85.1

88.5

81.2

94.3

82.9

86.9

82.5

85.6

1998-99

89.9

86.5

87.9

80.5

(a) 15-19 year olds looking for full-time work; monthly figures are seasonally adjusted.

Note: There is a break in the series in April 1986. Care should be exercised when making comparisons over periods within which this date falls.

Source: The Labour Force, ABS (6203.0)

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