ABS Labour Force, Dec 2014

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by  Australian Bureau of Statistics

N O T E S
FORTHCOMING ISSUES ISSUE RELEASE DATE
January 2015 12 February 2015
February 2015 12 March 2015
March 2015 9 April 2015
April 2015 7 May 2015
May 2015 11 June 2015
June 2015 9 July 2015
WHAT'S NEW IN THE For information regarding a refinement to the aggregate monthly hours worked series,
LABOUR FORCE refer to 'What's new in the Labour Force' on pages 5-6.
The information paper Questionnaires used in the Labour Force Survey, July 2014 (cat.
no. 6232.0) was released on 19 December 2014 and is available from the ABS website.
The paper describes changes implemented in the questionnaire in July 2014 and a copy
of the standard Labour Force questionnaire.
ROUNDING 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.
SAMPLING ERROR The estimates in this publication are based on a sample survey. Published estimates and
the movements derived from them are subject to sampling variability. Standard errors
give a measure of 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.
MOVEMENTS IN SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES BETWEEN
NOVEMBER 2014 AND DECEMBER 2014
Monthly
change 95% Confidence interval

Total Employment 37 400 –20 600 to 95 400
Total Unemployment –16 200 –53 800 to 21 400
Unemployment rate –0.1 pts –0.5 pts to 0.3 pts
Participation rate 0.0 pts –0.4 pts to 0.4 pts
David Kalisch
Australian Statistician
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LABOUR FORCE COMMENTAR Y DECEMBER 2014
NATIONAL ESTIMATES Australia's unemployment rate decreased 0.1 percentage points to 6.1% in December
2014 (seasonally adjusted). The number of unemployed persons decreased by 16,200 to
759,200 in December 2014 (seasonally adjusted).
In trend terms the unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.2% in December 2014. The
number of employed persons in December 2014 increased by 14,400 to 11,646,800 and
the number of unemployed persons increased by 700 to 770,900 in trend terms. The
trend participation rate remained at 64.7% in December 2014.
December 2014 saw the seasonally adjusted participation rate increase less than 0.1
percentage points to 64.8%.
The seasonally adjusted number of employed persons increased by 37,400 in December
2014 to 11,679,400. The employment to population ratio, which expresses the number of
employed persons as a percentage of the civilian population aged 15 years and over,
increased 0.1 percentage points to 60.8% (seasonally adjusted). In trend terms, the
employment to population ratio was unchanged at 60.7%.
EMPLOYMENT TO POPULATION RATIO, PERSONS, July 2013 to
December 2014
%
Trend
62.5
Seasonally adjusted
62.0
61.5
61.0
60.5
60.0
59.5
59.0
Jul Nov Mar Jul Nov
2013 2014
Seasonally adjusted full-time employment increased by 41,600 persons to 8,105,300
persons while part-time employment decreased by 4,100 to 3,574,100 persons in
December 2014. The increase in total employment resulted from:
(cid:132) an increase in female full-time employment, up 23,300 persons
(cid:132) an increase in male full-time employment, up 18,200 persons
(cid:132) an increase in female part-time employment, up 6,700 persons
(cid:132) a decrease in male part-time employment, down 10,800 persons.
Seasonally adjusted aggregate monthly hours worked decreased 7.7 million hours (0.5%)
in December 2014 to 1,597.8 million hours.
STATE ESTIMATES The largest absolute increases in seasonally adjusted employment were in Victoria (up
30,800 persons) and Queensland (up 22,500 persons). The largest absolute decrease in
seasonally adjusted employment was in Western Australia, down 7,000 persons.
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LABOUR FORCE COMMENTAR Y DECEMBER 2014 continued
STATE ESTIMATES continued The largest increase in the seasonally adjusted participation rate was in Victoria (up 0.4
percentage points), while the largest decreases were in Tasmania (down 0.6 percentage
points) and South Australia (down 0.4 percentage points).
The largest increase in the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was in Western
Australia (up 0.7 percentage points). The largest decreases in the seasonally adjusted
unemployment rate were in Queensland (down 0.7 percentage points) and Victoria
(down 0.3 percentage points). The ABS recommends using trend estimates to analyse
the underlying behaviour of the series.
Seasonally adjusted estimates are not published for the territories.
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, STATES AND TERRITORIES, November 2014
and December 2014
SEASONALLY
TREND ADJUSTED
November December November December
% % % %
New South Wales 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9
Victoria 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.5
Queensland 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.1
South Australia 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.5
Western Australia 5.4 5.6 5.3 6.0
Tasmania 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.7
Northern Territory 3.8 3.6 np np
Australian Capital Territory 4.9 4.9 np np
Australia 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise
indicated
AGGREGATE MONTHLY Through a process of ongoing quality assurance, the seasonal adjustment of the
HOURS WORKED Aggregate monthly hours worked series has been refined to provide more reliable
seasonally adjusted and trend data over the entire series. Two specific refinements were
made to take account of the Labour Force supplementary survey program, and the
timing of Easter in 2014.
These two refinements have resulted in revisions to the seasonally adjusted and trend
Aggregate monthly hours worked series with the largest revisions occurring in April
2013, April 2014 and September 2014. Revisions to earlier periods back to the start of the
series in February 1978 were generally minimal.
For further details, refer to "What's new in the Labour Force" on pages 5-6.
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LABOUR FORCE
AGGREGATE MONTHLY Through a process of ongoing quality assurance, the seasonal adjustment of the
HOURS WORKED Aggregate monthly hours worked series has been refined to provide more reliable
seasonally adjusted and trend data over the entire series. Two specific refinements were
made to take account of:
(cid:132) the Labour Force supplementary survey program, and
(cid:132) the timing of Easter in 2014.
Since the October 2014 issue of this publication, all other labour force seasonally
adjusted series have included adjustments to account for effects of the supplementary
survey program. When the Aggregate monthly hours worked series was initially assessed
no significant supplementary survey effect was identified. However, with the
incorporation of additional observations and further assessment, the Persons not in the
labour force supplementary survey (previously conducted each September) has been
identified as having a statistically significant effect on the Aggregate monthly hours
worked series. An adjustment has been applied to remove this effect from the seasonally
adjusted series.
In 2014 Easter fell unusually late in April (Easter Sunday was on 20 April) and ANZAC Day
fell the following Friday (25 April). This combined with school holidays had two impacts
on the Labour Force Survey. First, obtaining responses was more difficult as
householders were absent due to the long weekends and holidays and the ABS extended
enumeration by one day to ensure that an acceptable response rate was achieved.
Second, the actual hours worked in the reference week reported for employed persons
may have been less than normal due to these holidays. While the derivation of the
Aggregate monthly hours worked series takes account of public holidays and school
holidays, further analysis confirmed that these adjustments did not sufficiently take
account of the unusually late Easter in 2014 and its proximity to ANZAC Day. An
adjustment has been included in the seasonally adjusted Aggregate monthly hours
worked series to account for this effect.
These two refinements have resulted in revisions to the seasonally adjusted and trend
Aggregate monthly hours worked series with the largest revisions occurring in April
2013, April 2014 and September 2014. Revisions to earlier periods back to the start of the
series in February 1978 were generally minimal.
The incorporation of these refinements to the seasonal adjustment of the Aggregate
monthly hours worked series has no implications for other labour force seasonally
adjusted series as these already include adjustments for effects of the supplementary
survey program and the timing of Easter. However, as previously advised, other
seasonally adjusted series will not have the adjustments for the supplementary survey
effects applied to periods prior to December 2013 until the next annual seasonal
reanalysis is undertaken in March 2015.
The Labour Force Aggregate monthly hours worked series are presented in the quarterly
Australian National Accounts: National income, Expenditure and Product (cat. no.
5206.0) and used in deriving several productivity measures including GDP per hour
worked and Gross value added per hour worked market sector. As a result of the
refinements made to the Aggregate monthly hours worked series, relevant Key national
accounts aggregates in publication tables 1 (trend) and 2 (seasonally adjusted) and
spreadsheet table 1 from the September quarter 2014 Australian National Accounts:
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WHAT'S NEW IN THE LABOUR FORCE continued
AGGREGATE MONTHLY National income, Expenditure and Product have been updated and are available from
HOURS WORKED continued the Download tab of this publication.
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LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER): Trend
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE
Looking Looking
Full Part for f/t for f/t Participation
time time Total work Total Labour force work Total rate
'000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 % % %
MALES
December 2011 5 136.2 993.8 6 130.0 257.8 324.4 6 454.5 4.8 5.0 72.0
December 2012 5 193.7 1 002.6 6 196.3 281.5 353.3 6 549.6 5.1 5.4 71.7
2013
December 5 148.0 1 072.6 6 220.6 317.6 390.9 6 611.6 5.8 5.9 71.0
2014
January 5 150.8 1 077.9 6 228.7 315.8 389.6 6 618.4 5.8 5.9 71.0
February 5 157.7 1 081.0 6 238.7 313.4 387.9 6 626.6 5.7 5.9 71.0
March 5 168.2 1 081.4 6 249.6 311.9 387.2 6 636.8 5.7 5.8 71.0
April 5 180.0 1 079.7 6 259.7 312.4 388.6 6 648.3 5.7 5.8 71.0
May 5 189.7 1 076.9 6 266.6 314.2 392.0 6 658.6 5.7 5.9 71.0
June 5 196.0 1 074.3 6 270.3 316.7 396.9 6 667.2 5.7 6.0 71.0
July 5 199.0 1 073.6 6 272.6 319.1 401.9 6 674.5 5.8 6.0 71.0
August 5 201.6 1 075.2 6 276.8 320.8 405.7 6 682.4 5.8 6.1 71.0
September 5 205.5 1 078.0 6 283.5 322.4 408.4 6 691.9 5.8 6.1 70.9
October 5 211.1 1 080.0 6 291.1 324.6 410.9 6 701.9 5.9 6.1 71.0
November 5 217.8 1 081.2 6 298.9 327.4 413.0 6 712.0 5.9 6.2 71.0
December 5 224.7 1 081.0 6 305.7 329.9 414.1 6 719.9 5.9 6.2 71.0
FEMALES
December 2011 2 795.1 2 336.3 5 131.4 182.6 290.5 5 421.9 6.1 5.4 58.7
December 2012 2 840.2 2 377.5 5 217.7 186.7 297.2 5 514.9 6.2 5.4 58.7
2013
December 2 832.3 2 435.9 5 268.2 209.7 325.1 5 593.3 6.9 5.8 58.5
2014
January 2 831.0 2 442.6 5 273.7 214.0 330.3 5 604.0 7.0 5.9 58.5
February 2 834.5 2 446.0 5 280.5 217.2 334.8 5 615.3 7.1 6.0 58.5
March 2 842.1 2 446.8 5 289.0 218.9 338.1 5 627.0 7.2 6.0 58.6
April 2 850.8 2 447.6 5 298.3 219.5 339.9 5 638.3 7.1 6.0 58.6
May 2 857.6 2 448.5 5 306.2 219.9 341.8 5 647.9 7.1 6.1 58.6
June 2 860.4 2 450.3 5 310.7 220.5 344.6 5 655.3 7.2 6.1 58.6
July 2 859.1 2 454.0 5 313.1 221.3 348.6 5 661.7 7.2 6.2 58.6
August 2 856.3 2 459.3 5 315.6 221.4 352.7 5 668.3 7.2 6.2 58.6
September 2 853.7 2 466.1 5 319.7 220.2 355.5 5 675.2 7.2 6.3 58.6
October 2 852.1 2 473.9 5 325.9 218.6 356.9 5 682.8 7.1 6.3 58.5
November 2 851.5 2 482.0 5 333.5 216.9 357.2 5 690.7 7.1 6.3 58.6
December 2 851.7 2 489.4 5 341.1 215.4 356.8 5 697.9 7.0 6.3 58.6
PERSONS
December 2011 7 931.3 3 330.1 11 261.4 440.4 614.9 11 876.4 5.3 5.2 65.3
December 2012 8 033.9 3 380.0 11 413.9 468.2 650.5 12 064.5 5.5 5.4 65.1
2013
December 7 980.3 3 508.6 11 488.9 527.3 716.0 12 204.9 6.2 5.9 64.7
2014
January 7 981.9 3 520.5 11 502.4 529.9 719.9 12 222.4 6.2 5.9 64.7
February 7 992.2 3 527.0 11 519.2 530.6 722.6 12 241.9 6.2 5.9 64.7
March 8 010.3 3 528.3 11 538.6 530.8 725.3 12 263.9 6.2 5.9 64.7
April 8 030.7 3 527.3 11 558.0 531.9 728.6 12 286.6 6.2 5.9 64.7
May 8 047.4 3 525.4 11 572.8 534.1 733.8 12 306.6 6.2 6.0 64.7
June 8 056.3 3 524.6 11 581.0 537.2 741.5 12 322.5 6.3 6.0 64.7
July 8 058.1 3 527.6 11 585.7 540.4 750.5 12 336.2 6.3 6.1 64.7
August 8 057.8 3 534.5 11 592.3 542.2 758.4 12 350.7 6.3 6.1 64.7
September 8 059.2 3 544.0 11 603.2 542.6 763.9 12 367.1 6.3 6.2 64.7
October 8 063.2 3 553.8 11 617.0 543.2 767.8 12 384.8 6.3 6.2 64.7
November 8 069.3 3 563.2 11 632.4 544.2 770.2 12 402.7 6.3 6.2 64.7
December 8 076.4 3 570.4 11 646.8 545.3 770.9 12 417.7 6.3 6.2 64.7
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LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER): Seasonally Adjusted
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE
Looking Looking
Full Part for f/t for f/t Participation
time time Total work Total Labour force work Total rate
'000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 % % %
MALES
December 2011 5 134.4 992.1 6 126.5 247.4 314.4 6 440.9 4.6 4.9 71.8
December 2012 5 198.7 1 002.9 6 201.6 282.2 353.1 6 554.7 5.1 5.4 71.8
2013
December 5 137.3 1 069.3 6 206.6 328.8 403.4 6 610.0 6.0 6.1 71.0
2014
January 5 141.0 1 069.2 6 210.1 319.9 392.6 6 602.7 5.9 5.9 70.8
February 5 159.1 1 081.4 6 240.5 310.5 385.6 6 626.1 5.7 5.8 71.0
March 5 169.0 1 100.4 6 269.5 298.0 373.8 6 643.2 5.5 5.6 71.1
April 5 185.9 1 082.6 6 268.5 313.7 389.9 6 658.4 5.7 5.9 71.1
May 5 193.9 1 061.5 6 255.4 316.4 390.2 6 645.6 5.7 5.9 70.9
June 5 184.4 1 077.3 6 261.7 321.9 404.2 6 666.0 5.8 6.1 71.0
July 5 217.0 1 065.7 6 282.7 323.3 409.1 6 691.8 5.8 6.1 71.1
August 5 204.0 1 078.5 6 282.5 316.4 396.6 6 679.1 5.7 5.9 70.9
September 5 191.7 1 080.2 6 271.9 320.6 406.5 6 678.4 5.8 6.1 70.8
October 5 199.2 1 081.5 6 280.7 317.4 410.4 6 691.1 5.8 6.1 70.8
November 5 222.9 1 085.3 6 308.3 335.3 425.0 6 733.2 6.0 6.3 71.2
December 5 241.2 1 074.5 6 315.6 333.1 407.1 6 722.7 6.0 6.1 71.0
FEMALES
December 2011 2 799.7 2 310.0 5 109.8 188.3 299.2 5 409.0 6.3 5.5 58.6
December 2012 2 830.3 2 372.9 5 203.1 188.6 298.5 5 501.6 6.2 5.4 58.6
2013
December 2 818.2 2 440.7 5 258.9 203.4 315.6 5 574.5 6.7 5.7 58.3
2014
January 2 820.9 2 452.5 5 273.4 229.8 342.2 5 615.6 7.5 6.1 58.6
February 2 834.2 2 444.7 5 278.9 220.4 337.1 5 615.9 7.2 6.0 58.6
March 2 850.9 2 439.4 5 290.3 216.2 343.3 5 633.6 7.0 6.1 58.7
April 2 844.9 2 452.0 5 297.0 214.3 333.9 5 630.9 7.0 5.9 58.5
May 2 860.1 2 445.4 5 305.5 219.3 339.6 5 645.0 7.1 6.0 58.6
June 2 867.1 2 449.7 5 316.8 219.4 341.6 5 658.5 7.1 6.0 58.6
July 2 866.0 2 455.4 5 321.4 223.7 350.3 5 671.7 7.2 6.2 58.7
August 2 855.1 2 458.9 5 314.0 223.6 351.4 5 665.4 7.3 6.2 58.5
September 2 837.9 2 470.5 5 308.4 223.5 358.7 5 667.1 7.3 6.3 58.5
October 2 861.9 2 454.4 5 316.3 217.0 366.1 5 682.4 7.0 6.4 58.5
November 2 840.8 2 492.9 5 333.7 210.1 350.4 5 684.1 6.9 6.2 58.5
December 2 864.1 2 499.6 5 363.7 218.4 352.1 5 715.8 7.1 6.2 58.7
PERSONS
December 2011 7 934.1 3 302.2 11 236.2 435.7 613.6 11 849.9 5.2 5.2 65.1
December 2012 8 028.9 3 375.8 11 404.7 470.8 651.5 12 056.3 5.5 5.4 65.1
2013
December 7 955.4 3 510.0 11 465.5 532.2 719.0 12 184.5 6.3 5.9 64.6
2014
January 7 961.9 3 521.7 11 483.5 549.6 734.8 12 218.3 6.5 6.0 64.7
February 7 993.3 3 526.1 11 519.4 530.8 722.6 12 242.0 6.2 5.9 64.7
March 8 019.9 3 539.8 11 559.8 514.2 717.0 12 276.8 6.0 5.8 64.8
April 8 030.9 3 534.6 11 565.5 528.0 723.8 12 289.3 6.2 5.9 64.7
May 8 054.0 3 506.9 11 560.9 535.7 729.8 12 290.7 6.2 5.9 64.6
June 8 051.5 3 527.1 11 578.6 541.4 745.9 12 324.4 6.3 6.1 64.7
July 8 083.0 3 521.1 11 604.1 547.0 759.4 12 363.5 6.3 6.1 64.8
August 8 059.0 3 537.4 11 596.5 540.0 748.1 12 344.6 6.3 6.1 64.6
September 8 029.6 3 550.7 11 580.3 544.1 765.2 12 345.5 6.3 6.2 64.6
October 8 061.1 3 535.9 11 597.0 534.5 776.5 12 373.5 6.2 6.3 64.6
November 8 063.7 3 578.2 11 641.9 545.4 775.4 12 417.3 6.3 6.2 64.7
December 8 105.3 3 574.1 11 679.4 551.5 759.2 12 438.5 6.4 6.1 64.8
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LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER): Original
UNEMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE
Civilian
population
Looking Not in aged 15 Looking
Full Part for f/t Labour labour years for f/t Participation
time time Total work Total force force and over work Total rate
'000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 % % %
MALES
December 2011 5 195.5 996.1 6 191.7 236.4 306.4 6 498.1 2 467.8 8 965.9 4.4 4.7 72.5
December 2012 5 259.2 1 005.4 6 264.6 270.4 344.5 6 609.1 2 525.0 9 134.1 4.9 5.2 72.4
2013
December 5 204.9 1 063.3 6 268.3 309.0 387.4 6 655.7 2 651.6 9 307.3 5.6 5.8 71.5
2014
January 5 141.9 1 031.5 6 173.4 344.9 417.8 6 591.2 2 730.1 9 321.3 6.3 6.3 70.7
February 5 210.2 1 044.3 6 254.4 336.4 429.3 6 683.7 2 651.5 9 335.2 6.1 6.4 71.6
March 5 157.3 1 109.9 6 267.2 304.1 390.3 6 657.5 2 691.7 9 349.2 5.6 5.9 71.2
April 5 186.8 1 096.9 6 283.7 304.4 379.9 6 663.5 2 700.2 9 363.7 5.5 5.7 71.2
May 5 192.4 1 080.2 6 272.6 309.1 374.9 6 647.6 2 730.7 9 378.2 5.6 5.6 70.9
June 5 160.1 1 110.6 6 270.7 318.0 390.9 6 661.6 2 731.1 9 392.7 5.8 5.9 70.9
July 5 213.4 1 054.3 6 267.7 323.8 406.7 6 674.4 2 730.8 9 405.2 5.8 6.1 71.0
August 5 161.2 1 108.4 6 269.6 314.3 398.3 6 667.9 2 749.7 9 417.6 5.7 6.0 70.8
September 5 174.6 1 088.7 6 263.4 312.9 401.5 6 664.8 2 765.2 9 430.0 5.7 6.0 70.7
October 5 178.1 1 099.5 6 277.6 314.9 404.9 6 682.4 2 762.2 9 444.6 5.7 6.1 70.8
November 5 235.9 1 075.6 6 311.5 320.6 400.7 6 712.2 2 747.0 9 459.2 5.8 6.0 71.0
December 5 309.9 1 066.3 6 376.2 315.2 393.4 6 769.6 2 704.2 9 473.8 5.6 5.8 71.5
FEMALES
December 2011 2 845.8 2 317.3 5 163.1 189.5 295.3 5 458.4 3 770.4 9 228.7 6.2 5.4 59.1
December 2012 2 873.5 2 380.2 5 253.8 189.0 292.7 5 546.5 3 846.1 9 392.6 6.2 5.3 59.1
2013
December 2 858.3 2 444.2 5 302.5 202.7 307.9 5 610.3 3 952.5 9 562.8 6.6 5.5 58.7
2014
January 2 816.5 2 363.7 5 180.1 247.8 355.1 5 535.2 4 041.4 9 576.6 8.1 6.4 57.8
February 2 880.3 2 358.3 5 238.6 245.7 408.5 5 647.1 3 943.4 9 590.5 7.9 7.2 58.9
March 2 834.9 2 460.2 5 295.1 226.0 376.5 5 671.6 3 932.7 9 604.3 7.4 6.6 59.1
April 2 824.6 2 480.4 5 305.1 212.2 334.7 5 639.8 3 979.9 9 619.7 7.0 5.9 58.6
May 2 868.8 2 453.5 5 322.3 223.7 344.0 5 666.3 3 968.8 9 635.1 7.2 6.1 58.8
June 2 857.5 2 473.7 5 331.3 217.3 332.8 5 664.1 3 986.4 9 650.5 7.1 5.9 58.7
July 2 873.6 2 448.8 5 322.4 218.5 336.3 5 658.7 4 005.4 9 664.1 7.1 5.9 58.6
August 2 846.1 2 506.5 5 352.6 204.9 337.2 5 689.8 3 987.8 9 677.7 6.7 5.9 58.8
September 2 854.3 2 474.9 5 329.2 212.9 345.1 5 674.2 4 017.0 9 691.3 6.9 6.1 58.6
October 2 852.0 2 476.3 5 328.4 205.6 348.5 5 676.9 4 029.3 9 706.2 6.7 6.1 58.5
November 2 830.0 2 501.5 5 331.5 199.9 325.2 5 656.6 4 064.5 9 721.1 6.6 5.7 58.2
December 2 901.4 2 503.8 5 405.2 217.1 342.0 5 747.2 3 988.9 9 736.1 7.0 6.0 59.0
PERSONS
December 2011 8 041.3 3 313.4 11 354.8 425.9 601.7 11 956.4 6 238.2 18 194.7 5.0 5.0 65.7
December 2012 8 132.7 3 385.6 11 518.4 459.4 637.3 12 155.6 6 371.1 18 526.7 5.3 5.2 65.6
2013
December 8 063.2 3 507.5 11 570.7 511.7 695.3 12 266.0 6 604.1 18 870.2 6.0 5.7 65.0
2014
January 7 958.4 3 395.2 11 353.6 592.7 772.8 12 126.4 6 771.5 18 897.9 6.9 6.4 64.2
February 8 090.5 3 402.6 11 493.0 582.1 837.8 12 330.8 6 594.9 18 925.7 6.7 6.8 65.2
March 7 992.2 3 570.2 11 562.3 530.1 766.8 12 329.1 6 624.4 18 953.5 6.2 6.2 65.0
April 8 011.5 3 577.3 11 588.7 516.6 714.6 12 303.3 6 680.1 18 983.4 6.1 5.8 64.8
May 8 061.3 3 533.7 11 595.0 532.8 718.9 12 313.9 6 699.4 19 013.3 6.2 5.8 64.8
June 8 017.7 3 584.3 11 602.0 535.3 723.7 12 325.7 6 717.5 19 043.2 6.3 5.9 64.7
July 8 087.0 3 503.1 11 590.1 542.2 743.0 12 333.1 6 736.2 19 069.2 6.3 6.0 64.7
August 8 007.3 3 614.9 11 622.2 519.1 735.5 12 357.8 6 737.5 19 095.3 6.1 6.0 64.7
September 8 028.9 3 563.6 11 592.5 525.7 746.6 12 339.1 6 782.2 19 121.3 6.1 6.1 64.5
October 8 030.1 3 575.8 11 605.9 520.5 753.4 12 359.3 6 791.5 19 150.8 6.1 6.1 64.5
November 8 065.9 3 577.1 11 642.9 520.4 725.9 12 368.8 6 811.5 19 180.3 6.1 5.9 64.5
December 8 211.3 3 570.1 11 781.4 532.3 735.4 12 516.8 6 693.1 19 209.9 6.1 5.9 65.2
ABS (cid:127) LABOUR FORCE (cid:127) 6202.0 (cid:127) DEC 2014 9
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LABOUR FORCE STATUS (AGED 15 YEARS & OVER)—New South Wales
TREND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Civilian
population
Total Unemp- Partici- Total Unemp- Partici- aged 15
Employed Total unemp- loyment pation Employed Total unemp- loyment pation years
full time employed loyed rate rate full time employed loyed rate rate and over
'000 '000 '000 % % '000 '000 '000 % % '000
MALES
December 2011 1 606.8 1 918.3 99.9 4.9 70.0 1 602.9 1 914.1 100.2 5.0 69.8 2 883.9
December 2012 1 628.6 1 945.0 107.3 5.2 70.2 1 628.6 1 946.8 101.9 5.0 70.1 2 922.9
2013
December 1 585.0 1 940.5 118.3 5.7 69.4 1 580.9 1 934.5 123.3 6.0 69.4 2 966.1
2014
January 1 586.5 1 943.6 115.1 5.6 69.3 1 587.9 1 936.5 117.9 5.7 69.2 2 969.6
February 1 590.7 1 947.8 112.2 5.4 69.3 1 588.5 1 946.2 111.0 5.4 69.2 2 973.1
March 1 598.2 1 952.3 110.6 5.4 69.3 1 598.3 1 960.4 98.5 4.8 69.2 2 976.6
April 1 608.1 1 956.8 110.7 5.4 69.4 1 607.0 1 965.4 109.0 5.3 69.6 2 980.2
May 1 618.7 1 960.3 112.2 5.4 69.5 1 614.9 1 952.4 119.5 5.8 69.4 2 983.9
June 1 627.7 1 962.4 114.1 5.5 69.5 1 622.4 1 957.6 118.7 5.7 69.5 2 987.6
July 1 633.8 1 963.6 115.7 5.6 69.5 1 657.5 1 968.2 113.5 5.5 69.6 2 990.8
August 1 637.0 1 965.0 116.5 5.6 69.5 1 635.4 1 967.6 115.8 5.6 69.6 2 993.9
September 1 638.6 1 967.1 117.1 5.6 69.5 1 632.9 1 968.1 115.7 5.6 69.5 2 997.1
October 1 639.7 1 969.1 118.2 5.7 69.5 1 630.0 1 959.6 114.2 5.5 69.1 3 001.1
November 1 641.0 1 971.1 119.6 5.7 69.6 1 643.9 1 976.7 125.5 6.0 70.0 3 005.1
December 1 642.0 1 972.5 121.1 5.8 69.6 1 648.0 1 973.9 121.6 5.8 69.6 3 009.1
FEMALES
December 2011 889.8 1 599.2 95.4 5.6 56.7 893.9 1 597.0 108.2 6.3 57.1 2 986.1
December 2012 908.5 1 632.0 85.9 5.0 56.8 904.1 1 627.4 88.8 5.2 56.7 3 026.1
2013
December 905.0 1 645.8 101.3 5.8 56.9 904.4 1 644.7 98.2 5.6 56.8 3 069.1
2014
January 905.4 1 648.4 101.1 5.8 56.9 889.7 1 653.4 102.6 5.8 57.2 3 072.6
February 907.6 1 651.6 100.8 5.7 57.0 910.4 1 647.8 102.2 5.8 56.9 3 076.1
March 910.7 1 654.5 100.4 5.7 57.0 917.9 1 657.1 101.2 5.8 57.1 3 079.6
April 912.8 1 655.2 100.4 5.7 56.9 915.1 1 659.5 99.8 5.7 57.1 3 083.4
May 913.3 1 654.1 101.2 5.8 56.9 914.3 1 650.5 98.8 5.6 56.7 3 087.2
June 911.5 1 651.9 102.7 5.9 56.8 909.7 1 656.8 100.6 5.7 56.9 3 091.0
July 907.4 1 650.1 104.6 6.0 56.7 905.0 1 646.1 106.3 6.1 56.6 3 094.3
August 902.6 1 649.6 106.4 6.1 56.7 905.2 1 652.9 106.8 6.1 56.8 3 097.6
September 898.1 1 650.7 107.6 6.1 56.7 899.3 1 636.5 111.1 6.4 56.4 3 100.9
October 893.7 1 652.8 108.1 6.1 56.7 894.2 1 658.9 107.1 6.1 56.9 3 105.1
November 889.7 1 655.4 108.2 6.1 56.7 884.0 1 660.2 107.4 6.1 56.8 3 109.4
December 886.5 1 657.6 107.8 6.1 56.7 887.6 1 659.1 105.9 6.0 56.7 3 113.6
PERSONS
December 2011 2 496.5 3 517.5 195.3 5.3 63.2 2 496.9 3 511.1 208.4 5.6 63.4 5 870.0
December 2012 2 537.1 3 577.0 193.1 5.1 63.4 2 532.6 3 574.2 190.7 5.1 63.3 5 948.9
2013
December 2 490.0 3 586.3 219.6 5.8 63.1 2 485.3 3 579.2 221.5 5.8 63.0 6 035.2
2014
January 2 491.9 3 592.1 216.2 5.7 63.0 2 477.6 3 589.9 220.6 5.8 63.1 6 042.2
February 2 498.4 3 599.4 212.9 5.6 63.0 2 498.8 3 594.0 213.2 5.6 62.9 6 049.2
March 2 508.8 3 606.8 211.0 5.5 63.0 2 516.2 3 617.5 199.7 5.2 63.0 6 056.2
April 2 520.9 3 612.1 211.1 5.5 63.1 2 522.1 3 624.9 208.8 5.4 63.2 6 063.6
May 2 532.0 3 614.4 213.3 5.6 63.1 2 529.2 3 602.9 218.3 5.7 62.9 6 071.1
June 2 539.2 3 614.3 216.7 5.7 63.0 2 532.1 3 614.4 219.3 5.7 63.1 6 078.6
July 2 541.2 3 613.7 220.3 5.7 63.0 2 562.5 3 614.4 219.8 5.7 63.0 6 085.0
August 2 539.7 3 614.6 222.9 5.8 63.0 2 540.6 3 620.6 222.6 5.8 63.1 6 091.6
September 2 536.6 3 617.7 224.7 5.8 63.0 2 532.2 3 604.6 226.8 5.9 62.8 6 098.0
October 2 533.4 3 621.9 226.3 5.9 63.0 2 524.3 3 618.5 221.2 5.8 62.9 6 106.3
November 2 530.7 3 626.5 227.7 5.9 63.0 2 527.9 3 636.8 233.0 6.0 63.3 6 114.5
December 2 528.5 3 630.1 229.0 5.9 63.1 2 535.6 3 633.1 227.6 5.9 63.1 6 122.7
10 ABS (cid:127) LABOUR FORCE (cid:127) 6202.0 (cid:127) DEC 2014