QTPA Member Alert | ABS Labour Force, Australia, Mar 2012 (12/4/2012)
ABS Labour Force, Australia, Mar 2012
Employment over the past 12 months has increased 0 3%, with unemployment remaining steady at 5.2%.
MARCH 2012 KEY FIGURES
| Feb 2012 | Mar 2012 | Feb 12 to Mar 12 | Mar 11 to Mar 12 | |||||
| Trend | ||||||||
| Employed persons (‘000) | 11 459.2 | 11 465.7 | 6.5 | 0.3 % | ||||
| Unemployed persons (‘000) | 626.6 | 626.8 | 0.2 | 5.5 % | ||||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 pts | 0.2 pts | ||||
| Participation rate (%) | 65.3 | 65.3 | 0.0 pts | -0.4 pts | ||||
| Seasonally Adjusted | ||||||||
| Employed persons (‘000) | 11 447.3 | 11 491.2 | 44.0 | 0.3 % | ||||
| Unemployed persons (‘000) | 632.3 | 629.1 | -3.2 | 5.6 % | ||||
| Unemployment rate (%) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 pts | 0.2 pts | ||||
| Participation rate (%) | 65.2 | 65.4 | 0.2 pts | -0.4 pts | ||||
Employed Persons | Unemployment Rate | |||||||
MARCH KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
- Employment increased to 11,465,700.
- Unemployment increased to 626,800.
- Unemployment rate steady at 5.2%.
- Participation rate steady at 65.3%.
- Aggregate monthly hours worked increased to 1,613.9 million hours.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES (MONTHLY CHANGE)
- Employment increased 44,000 (0.4%) to 11,491,200. Full-time employment increased 15,800 (0.2%) to 8,080,400 and part-time employment increased 28,200 (0.8%) to 3,410,900.
- Unemployment decreased 3,200 (0.5%) to 629,100. The number of persons looking for full-time work decreased 3,100 (0.7%) to 447,500 and 181,600 were looking for part-time work.
- The unemployment rate remained steady at 5.2%. The male unemployment rate remained steady at 5.1% and the female unemployment rate decreased to 5.3%.
- The participation rate increased 0.2 pts to 65.4%.
- Aggregate monthly hours worked increased 9.5 million hours to 1,624.2 million hours.
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