1.1 Employment
| |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Number employed (a) '000s |
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
3 511.8 |
3 543.5 |
3 595.0 |
3 617.9 |
3 712.2 |
| Victoria |
2 813.6 |
2 832.0 |
2 854.6 |
2 876.1 |
2 952.5 |
| Queensland |
2 271.0 |
2 284.6 |
2 300.4 |
2 322.7 |
2 344.0 |
| South Australia |
808.4 |
807.5 |
805.1 |
801.3 |
804.5 |
| Western Australia |
1 243.0 |
1 309.3 |
1 325.0 |
1 337.5 |
1 353.6 |
| Tasmania |
238.7 |
234.4 |
231.5 |
237.5 |
240.2 |
| Northern Territory |
121.4 |
125.6 |
128.8 |
131.0 |
133.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
207.0 |
210.5 |
210.3 |
209.8 |
209.7 |
| Australia |
11 214.9 |
11 347.4 |
11 450.8 |
11 533.6 |
11 750.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Annual change – per cent |
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
1.6 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
| Victoria |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
| Queensland |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
| South Australia |
1.0 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.5 |
0.4 |
| Western Australia |
3.2 |
5.3 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
| Tasmania |
0.2 |
-1.8 |
-1.2 |
2.6 |
1.1 |
| Northern Territory |
0.9 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
0.5 |
1.7 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
-0.1 |
| Australia |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
(a) Total full-time and
part-time employed; Annual average of monthly data.
Source: ABS, Labour Force, Australia, detailed – Electronic Delivery, Jan
2016, cat. no. 6291.0.55.001
1.2 Unemployment
| |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Number unemployed (a) – '000s |
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
191.6 |
188.5 |
212.5 |
220.2 |
226.9 |
| Victoria |
149.5 |
164.6 |
178.1 |
202.9 |
191.4 |
| Queensland |
131.4 |
139.7 |
142.3 |
159.0 |
157.3 |
| South Australia |
45.7 |
46.8 |
54.2 |
57.5 |
64.1 |
| Western Australia |
55.1 |
54.3 |
63.9 |
72.8 |
84.8 |
| Tasmania |
14.1 |
17.5 |
19.3 |
18.6 |
16.9 |
| Northern Territory |
4.7 |
5.5 |
6.9 |
5.5 |
6.0 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
8.2 |
8.3 |
9.1 |
9.2 |
10.3 |
| Australia |
600.3 |
625.1 |
686.5 |
745.6 |
757.8 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Unemployment rate (b) – per cent |
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
5.2 |
5.1 |
5.7 |
6.1 |
5.2 |
| Victoria |
5.3 |
5.6 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
| Queensland |
5.5 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
5.9 |
| South Australia |
5.3 |
5.8 |
6.8 |
6.8 |
7.3 |
| Western Australia |
4.2 |
4.4 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
6.4 |
| Tasmania |
6.4 |
7.1 |
7.7 |
6.7 |
6.6 |
| Northern Territory |
4.7 |
4.3 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
4.1 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
3.7 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
5.2 |
| Australia |
5.2 |
5.4 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
(a) Annual average of monthly
data.
(b) Number unemployed as a proportion of the labour force, trend terms, as at
December
Source: ABS, Labour
Force, cat. no. 6202.0
1.3 Labour force
| |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
| Labour force (a) – '000 |
|
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
3 703.5 |
3 732.0 |
3 807.5 |
3 838.0 |
3 939.1 |
| Victoria |
2 963.1 |
2 996.5 |
3 032.7 |
3 078.9 |
3 143.8 |
| Queensland |
2 402.4 |
2 424.3 |
2 442.8 |
2 481.6 |
2 501.4 |
| South Australia |
854.1 |
854.3 |
859.3 |
858.8 |
868.7 |
| Western Australia |
1 298.1 |
1 363.6 |
1 389.0 |
1 410.3 |
1 438.4 |
| Tasmania |
252.8 |
251.9 |
250.8 |
256.1 |
257.1 |
| Northern Territory |
126.0 |
131.1 |
135.8 |
136.5 |
139.9 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
215.3 |
218.8 |
219.5 |
219.0 |
219.9 |
| Australia |
11 815.2 |
11 972.5 |
12 137.2 |
12 279.2 |
12 508.3 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Participation rate (b) – per cent |
|
|
|
|
| New South Wales |
65.3 |
65.1 |
64.6 |
64.6 |
65.2 |
| Victoria |
65.1 |
64.8 |
64.5 |
64.9 |
64.7 |
| Queensland |
67.1 |
66.2 |
65.6 |
65.2 |
65.7 |
| South Australia |
63.3 |
63.1 |
62.1 |
61.7 |
62.2 |
| Western Australia |
68.6 |
69.4 |
68.1 |
68.7 |
68.8 |
| Tasmania |
60.8 |
60.4 |
59.7 |
61.3 |
60.7 |
| Northern Territory |
74.6 |
74.0 |
75.3 |
73.6 |
74.3 |
| Australian Capital Territory |
72.4 |
72.8 |
71.2 |
70.3 |
70.9 |
| Australia |
65.1 |
65.1 |
64.5 |
64.7 |
65.1 |
(a) Annual average of monthly data.
(b) Labour force as a proportion of the civilian population aged 15 years and
over, trend series, as at December
Source: ABS,
Labour Force, cat. no. 6202.0
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