1.1
Employment
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Number
employed (a) – '000 |
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
3 414.9 |
3 498.6 |
3 522.0 |
3 581.1 |
3 602.5 |
Victoria |
2 719.9 |
2 796.4 |
2 820.1 |
2 843.0 |
2 862.1 |
Queensland |
2 215.3 |
2 254.8 |
2 284.3 |
2 287.2 |
2 320.0 |
South
Australia |
793.2 |
805.1 |
809.0 |
809.6 |
799.7 |
Western
Australia |
1 183.5 |
1 224.3 |
1 276.5 |
1 322.4 |
1 337.3 |
Tasmania |
236.1 |
239.1 |
236.1 |
233.7 |
232.9 |
Northern
Territory |
119.6 |
121.1 |
122.6 |
127.2 |
133.0 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
202.4 |
207.4 |
208.2 |
211.3 |
210.8 |
Australia |
10 884.9 |
11 146.9 |
11 278.8 |
11 415.4 |
11 498.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual
change – per cent |
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
0.7 |
2.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
0.6 |
Victoria |
2.4 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Queensland |
0.4 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
1.4 |
South
Australia |
0.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
-1.2 |
Western
Australia |
0.0 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
1.1 |
Tasmania |
-1.4 |
1.3 |
-1.3 |
-1.0 |
-0.4 |
Northern
Territory |
2.3 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
1.4 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
Australia |
0.9 |
2.4 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
Total full-time and part-time employed; annual average of monthly data. |
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australia,
cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015. |
1.2
Unemployment
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Number
unemployed (a) – '000 |
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
204.9 |
185.7 |
192.2 |
197.6 |
217.3 |
Victoria |
158.2 |
148.3 |
159.9 |
170.4 |
189.4 |
Queensland |
132.5 |
129.1 |
133.1 |
143.8 |
148.8 |
South
Australia |
45.0 |
46.3 |
45.6 |
49.5 |
57.8 |
Western
Australia |
61.9 |
55.9 |
53.5 |
61.3 |
68.1 |
Tasmania |
14.0 |
14.2 |
15.9 |
18.2 |
19.4 |
Northern
Territory |
4.2 |
3.6 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
7.5 |
7.6 |
8.1 |
9.1 |
8.4 |
Australia |
628.1 |
590.7 |
613.9 |
656.2 |
715.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unemployment
rate (a) (b) – per cent |
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
5.7 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
Victoria |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.7 |
6.2 |
Queensland |
5.6 |
5.4 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
6.0 |
South
Australia |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.7 |
Western
Australia |
5.0 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
Tasmania |
5.6 |
5.6 |
6.3 |
7.2 |
7.7 |
Northern
Territory |
3.4 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.7 |
4.1 |
3.8 |
Australia |
5.5 |
5.0 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
Annual average of monthly data. |
|
|
|
|
(b)
Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force.
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS),
Labour force, Australia,
cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015. |
1.3 Labour
force
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Labour
force (a) – '000 |
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
3 619.8 |
3 684.3 |
3 714.2 |
3 778.7 |
3 819.8 |
Victoria |
2 878.1 |
2 944.6 |
2 980.0 |
3 013.4 |
3 051.5 |
Queensland |
2 347.8 |
2 383.9 |
2 417.4 |
2 431.0 |
2 468.8 |
South
Australia |
838.1 |
851.4 |
854.6 |
859.1 |
857.5 |
Western
Australia |
1 245.4 |
1 280.2 |
1 330.0 |
1 383.7 |
1 405.4 |
Tasmania |
250.1 |
253.4 |
252.0 |
251.9 |
252.3 |
Northern
Territory |
123.7 |
124.7 |
128.2 |
133.4 |
139.1 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
209.9 |
215.0 |
216.2 |
220.4 |
219.1 |
Australia |
11 513.0 |
11 737.6 |
11 892.7 |
12 071.6 |
12 213.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participation
rate (a) (b) – per cent |
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
63.2 |
63.5 |
63.2 |
63.5 |
63.2 |
Victoria |
65.2 |
65.7 |
65.4 |
65.0 |
64.6 |
Queensland |
67.5 |
67.3 |
67.0 |
66.1 |
65.9 |
South
Australia |
63.2 |
63.5 |
63.2 |
62.9 |
62.2 |
Western
Australia |
68.3 |
68.4 |
68.8 |
69.1 |
68.2 |
Tasmania |
61.0 |
61.2 |
60.5 |
60.4 |
60.2 |
Northern
Territory |
73.0 |
72.5 |
73.6 |
74.1 |
75.3 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
72.8 |
73.2 |
72.5 |
72.6 |
71.2 |
Australia |
65.3 |
65.5 |
65.3 |
65.1 |
64.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
Annual average of monthly data. |
|
|
|
|
(b)
Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and
over. |
|
|
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australia,
cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015 |
1.4
Long-term unemployed
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Long-term
unemployed (a) (b) – '000 |
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
34.3 |
33.5 |
31.6 |
33.8 |
42.2 |
Victoria |
23.0 |
21.3 |
22.1 |
21.3 |
28.6 |
Queensland |
15.1 |
18.8 |
17.4 |
21.8 |
25.7 |
South
Australia |
7.2 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
9.0 |
11.5 |
Western
Australia |
5.7 |
6.2 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
8.2 |
Tasmania |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
Northern
Territory |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
Australia |
88.5 |
91.0 |
89.0 |
96.7 |
122.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
unemployed (a) (b) – percentage of total unemployed |
|
New
South Wales |
16.7 |
18.0 |
16.4 |
17.1 |
19.4 |
Victoria |
14.5 |
14.4 |
13.8 |
12.5 |
15.1 |
Queensland |
11.4 |
14.6 |
13.1 |
15.1 |
17.3 |
South
Australia |
16.0 |
17.1 |
17.7 |
18.3 |
19.9 |
Western
Australia |
9.2 |
11.1 |
10.4 |
9.4 |
12.0 |
Tasmania |
17.4 |
15.7 |
18.1 |
19.7 |
24.3 |
Northern
Territory |
7.4 |
13.1 |
11.4 |
9.7 |
7.9 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
7.4 |
7.6 |
9.5 |
8.7 |
12.9 |
Australia |
14.1 |
15.4 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
17.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
Annual average of monthly data. |
|
|
|
|
(b)
Unemployed for 52 weeks or more and looking for full-time work. |
|
|
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australia,
cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015 |
1.5 Youth unemployment
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Unemployed
youth (a) (b) – '000 |
|
|
New
South Wales |
48.3 |
40.3 |
42.4 |
44.9 |
45.3 |
Victoria |
32.0 |
32.5 |
35.0 |
34.2 |
36.4 |
Queensland |
35.3 |
35.8 |
34.7 |
38.2 |
40.6 |
South
Australia |
11.3 |
11.1 |
10.1 |
11.1 |
13.2 |
Western
Australia |
14.9 |
14.0 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
15.4 |
Tasmania |
3.0 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
Northern
Territory |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
1.7 |
1.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
Australia |
147.6 |
139.6 |
142.5 |
150.8 |
159.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Youth
unemployment rate (a) (c) – per cent |
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
14.5 |
12.5 |
13.1 |
14.0 |
14.6 |
Victoria |
12.7 |
12.7 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
15.8 |
Queensland |
13.9 |
14.1 |
13.8 |
15.3 |
16.7 |
South
Australia |
14.9 |
14.5 |
13.8 |
15.5 |
20.3 |
Western
Australia |
10.8 |
10.3 |
9.6 |
9.8 |
11.6 |
Tasmania |
12.2 |
13.0 |
17.1 |
20.0 |
22.0 |
Northern
Territory |
8.7 |
7.3 |
9.3 |
14.2 |
10.4 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
7.7 |
7.3 |
8.0 |
10.2 |
10.6 |
Australia |
13.3 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
14.0 |
15.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
Annual average. |
|
|
|
|
|
(b)
15–24 year olds looking for full-time work. |
|
|
|
|
(c)
15–24 year olds looking for full-time work as a proportion of the full-time
labour force of the same age. |
Source:
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australia,
cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra, July 2015 |
1.6
Industrial disputes
|
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
Working
days lost – '000 |
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
39.9 |
31.9 |
125.2 |
26.8 |
27.4 |
Victoria |
29.8 |
53.3 |
71.8 |
102.6 |
28.8 |
Queensland |
19.5 |
53.0 |
64.8 |
63.3 |
11.7 |
South
Australia |
2.4 |
4.2 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
3.4 |
Western
Australia |
32.2 |
7.5 |
8.1 |
5.4 |
14.0 |
Tasmania |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
Northern
Territory |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
Australia |
126.6 |
159.7 |
293.1 |
207.6 |
89.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Working
days lost per '000 employees |
|
|
|
|
New
South Wales |
13.2 |
10.2 |
39.2 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
Victoria |
12.5 |
20.8 |
28.1 |
39.9 |
11.2 |
Queensland |
10.0 |
25.8 |
31.1 |
30.4 |
5.5 |
South
Australia |
3.4 |
5.8 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
4.7 |
Western
Australia |
30.9 |
7.1 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
11.4 |
Tasmania |
4.8 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.8 |
0.4 |
Northern
Territory |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
24.9 |
Australian
Capital Territory |
0.0 |
0.0 |
10.6 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
Australia |
13.2 |
15.9 |
28.8 |
20.2 |
8.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Source:
ABS, Industrial
disputes, Australia, cat. no. 6321.0.55.001, ABS, Canberra,
March 2015. |
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