This month’s focus is on Australia’s Labour Force and Demography.
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Labour Force and Demography |
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| Employed persons – Trend | Jun 2017 |
‘000 |
12 160.1 |
0.2% |
1.9% |
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| Participation rate – Trend | Jun 2017 |
% |
64.9 |
0.1 pts |
0.2 pts |
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| Unemployment rate – Trend | Jun 2017 |
% |
5.6 |
0.0 pts |
-0.1 pts |
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| Employment to Population ratio – Trend | Jun 2017 |
% |
61.3 |
0.1 pts |
0.2 pts |
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| Job Vacancies – Trend | May 2017 |
‘000 |
189.2 |
1.7% |
9.2% |
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| Estimated resident population – (Preliminary) | Dec Qtr 2016 |
‘000 |
24,385.6 |
0.3% |
1.6% |
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| Short-term overseas visitor arrivals – Trend (a) | May 2017 |
‘000 |
734.9 |
0.8% |
7.7% |
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| For unemployment and participation rates, the changes are given as percentage points. | ||||||
Source: ABS
