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EMBARGOED UNTIL 11.30 A.M. 11 JANUARY 1991 THE LABOUR FORCE, AUSTRALIA NOVEMBER 1990 W. McLENNAN Acting Australian Statistician AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS CATALOGUE NO. 6203.0 ® Commonwealth of Australia 1991 Prnted by R. D. RUBlE, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra PHONE INQUIRIES * about these statistics and the availability of related unpublished statistics - contact Heather Crawford on Canberra (06) 252 6525 or any ABS State office. * about other statistics and ABS services-contact Information Services on Canberra (06) 252 6007, 252 6627, 252 5402 or any ABS State office. MAIL INQUIRIES * write to Information Services, ABS, P.O. Box 10, Belconnen, A.C.T. 2616 or any ABS State office. ELECTRONIC * on DISCOVERY - key *656#. * on AUSSTATS - phone (06) 252 6017. SERVICES * on TELESTATS - phone (06) 252 5405 Main Economic Indicator inquiries, (06) 252 5404 Foreign Trade statistics inquiries. CONTENTS Table Page Graphs - trend series Labour force status of the civilian population aged 15 and over- 1. Original series, Australia 2. Seasonally adjusted series, Australia 3. Trend series, Australia 4. Marital status 5. States and Territories 6. State capital cities 7. Australian Capital Territory 8. Seasonally adjusted series, States 9. Trend series, States 10. Age 11. Aged 15 to 19 (single years), by attendance at school or a tertiary educational institution 12. Aged 20 to 24 (single years), by attendance at a tertiary educational institution 13. Participation rates, by age and birthplace 14. Birthplace 15. Born outside Australia, by birthplace and period of arrival Employed persons- 16. Full-time and part-time workers, by age 17. Hours worked 18. Employment/population ratios by age and marital status 19. Full-time workers who worked less than 35 hours, by reason 20. Part-time workers, whether preferred to work more hours, by age 21. Part-time workers, whether preferred to work more hours, by hours worked Industry- 22. Full-time and part-time workers 23. Status of worker 24. Age and birthplace 25. Hours worked 26. Occupation 27. Industry subdivision Occupation- 28. Full-time and part-time workers 29. Status of worker 30. Age and birthplace 31. Hours worked 32. Major and minor occupation groups CONTENTS--continued Table . Page Unemployed persons- 33. States, by age 31 34. Aged 15 to 19: duration of unemployment and school attendance 31 35. Age and whether looking for full-time or part-time work 32 36. Birthplace by age 32 37. Duration of unemployment and age, etc. 33 38. Age and active steps taken to find work 33 39. Industry and occupation of last full-time job and duration of unemployment 34 40. Industry and occupation of last full-time job-unemployment rates 34 41. Reason for unemployment 35 Unemployed persons who had worked full time for two weeks or more in the last two years- 42. Reason for ceasing last full-time job, by industry and occupation of last full-time job and age 35 Persons not in the labour force- 43. Age and marital status 36 44. Whether looking for work, etc. 36 Gross flows- 45. Estimates of labour force status and gross changes (flows) derived from matched records, July 1990 and August 1990 36 Family status of the civilian population aged 15 and over- 46. Summary table 37 47. Labour force status 38 All families, by type of family- 48. Number of family members, and labour force status 39 49. Number of children aged 0-14 present, number of dependents present and labour force status 40 Explanatory Notes 41 Technical Note 47 Supplementary and special surveys relating to the labour force 50 Glossary 51 PERSONS EMPLOYED FULL TIME: TREND SERIES The graphs on this page have been drawn to a semi-logarithmic scale to enable comparisons to be made of rates of change-See paragraph 49 of the Explanatory Notes. PERSONS Thousands 1961 1962 1963 1984 1985 L986 1967 1988 1989 1990 MALES AGED 15-19 Thousands FEMALES AGED 15.19 Thousands *325 300 *275 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1986 '1987 1988 1989 1990 1981 L982 1983 1984 1965 1986 1967 1968 1969 1990 MALES AGED 20 AND OVER Thousands FEMALES AGED 20 AND OVER Thousands 1900 ^ 1800 1700 1600 1500 1400 1300 '3000 1961 L982 1983 1994 1985 1966 1967 1968 1969 1990 1961 L982 1983 L964 1985 1966 1967 1988 1969 1990 UNEMPLOYED PERSONS LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME WORK: TREND SERIES The graphs on this page have been drawn to a semi-logarithmic scale to enable comnparnsonh to be made of rates of change-See paragraph 49 of the Explanatory Notes. PERSONS Thousands *800 *700 -600 /.Soo 1981 1982 1983 1984 L965 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 MALES AGED 15-19 FEMALES AGED 15-19 Thousands Thousands -90 90 -80 -80 -70 -70 60 60 /O ,- 50 1961 1962 1983 1964 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1981 1982 *1983 1[9 84 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 *1990 MALES AGED 20 AND OVER FEMALES AGED 20 AND OVER Thousands Thousands S400 .350 300 1961 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1961 L982 1983 1984 1985 1966 1987 1968 1989 1990 IIndicates break in series. Estimates for the period prior to April 1986 sic based on tse old definition. See paragraphs 14 and 15 of the Explanatory Notes. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR PERSONS LOOKING FOR FULL-TIME WORK: TREND SERIES PERSONS Per cent [20 1961 1982 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1990 MALES AGED 15.19 Per cent FEMALES AGED 15-19 Prcn r 3o 30 25 7 20 10 1961 1982 1963 1964 1985 1966 1967 1986 1989 1990 1981 1982 1963 1964 1985 1986 1987 1988 1969 1990 MALES AGED 20 AIND OVER FEMALES AGED 20 AND OVER Per cent Per cent r 20 20 10 ,J*,,, s 1981 1962 1963 1964 1985 1966 1967 1968 1969 1990 '01961 1962 196.3 1964 1965 1966 1987 1968 1989 1990 0 InIrdicates break in aeries. Estimates for the period prior to April 1966 are based on 'the old definition. See paragrapts 14 and 15 of the Explanatory Notes. PARTICIPATION RATE: TREND SERIES PERSONS Prcn MALES Per cent 71 181 69 67 65 63 61 59 57 55 1961 1982 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1990 1961 1982 1983 1964 1985 1986 1987 1968 1989 1990 MARRIED FEMALES (a) ALL FEMALES Per cent Per cent -54 f 54 52 SO5 18 1981 [962 1983 1964 *1965 *196 1987 1988 1969 1990 1981 *1982 -1983 1964 1985 1966 1987 1988 1989 1990 (a) Sec paragraph 32 of the Explanatory Notes. IIndicates break in aeries. Estimates for the period prior to April 1986 armb ased on the old definition. See paragraphs 14 and.1I of the Explanatory Notes. TABLES